That pesky New Years Diet resolution

How's it going for ya?

Hopefully well and you've lost weight and you're on your way to fabulousness.

This entry is to help you stay on track and also to motivate you to keep going. For the procrastinator, time has value so, start now.

Did you ever wonder what a portion size actually looks like?

According the the United States Department of Agriculture, yes the USDA...

On your plate:

• A serving size of fruit, vegetable, or legume looks like a scoop of ice-cream.
• A serving size salad is about the size of your fist or a tennis ball
• A serving of dried fruit is about the size of a golf ball.

AND you guessed it, what we like most of all, MEAT...well (ahem):

• A serving size is about the size of a deck of cards, all 52 stacked, not layed out.

Just like the picture. Mmmm Hmmm.

Now you ask yourself: What tha?

Just kidding.

A good question would be:

How do I shop at the my local market, grocery store or SUPERSIZED MEGA STORE and avoid all the baaaaaaaaad stuff?

• Well, you probably know that corn syrup isn't good for you right?
• You probably know that too much salt (over 1500 mg per day) is not serving your body well.
• You probably know that fried food and fast foods should be eaten sparingly, right?

Yea, you know that last one but it's so hard to not drive around "THAT" buiding, knowing in 2 minutes...okay who are we kidding...15 minutes, you will have a tasty meal?

YUM...just the thought, right?

Well, I'm not here to enable so, lets think about that meal...

It probably has a burger, fries and a drink.

How far off am I? DID YOU SUPERSIZE?!?

• OK now how much salt and fat is in that burger?
• Those fries...where did they just come from?

A deep fryer....grease & salt.

• And the drink...lemme guess, a soft drink?

High fructose corn syrup, some food coloring and oh yea...a bunch of chemicals that you can't say 10 times really quick.

So I went off course a little, on purpose, so you can realize when you take the easy road...that one that goes around that lil ole restaurant and a bag-o-food pops out...you're really not getting alot of nutrition or energy food, just a gut full of ....well...you tell me when you sit on that throne...nah, on second thought.

Let's get back to the grocery store.

So, how to shop before you drop?

Have you ever noticed all the nutritious foods are on the outer edges of the store?

All the hidden food glued and sealed away from your sight, in a plastic bag, cardboard box, a can, are in the those aisles where you can't find anything anyway?

Does it make more sense to shop where you can see your food? Also that you can choose to add a pinch of salt, flavoring, sugar, etc to as you prepare your food instead of wondering what you just did to yourself after that meal?

Nike has a saying: Just do it!

Now getting back to that resolution.

I challenge you to shop and eat responsibly. Eat food you recognize to be more free from those chemicals, dyes and coloring.

You know what I mean:

fruits, veggies, nuts, grains like oatmeal. some dairy, eggs. meat, sparingly of course.

And drink water.

While you do these things, I bet a few things occur:

• You probably will be more energetic.
• You'll probably feel better about what you're eating...
• And you'll probably feel healthier,
• you'll feel better about your choice,

Remember:

Just do it today.

Tomorrow will be a today...

Just do it today.

One day at a time.