What are you more disciplined in...

What are you more disciplined in...

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Hey Maggie,
About what time shall I be there for that 6 layer chocolate cake?}(
WHO could resist that???? Not me, that's fo show!:9
 
I wish I could be more disciplined about my eating - but my husband and I live to eat! Food and wine is our number one budget expense. At first I started working out just so I could eat more. My husband has been gone on business for over a week now, and my diet has been so clean - but I know as soon as he gets back I will be cooking gourmet meals (it's just not that fun cooking for 3 picky eaters who don't appreciate it!)
If I was a single woman I would probably be 10lbs. lighter.

Tracy
 
Both, I've worked out 6-7 days per week for the last 20 years except during my 2 pregnancies, and food alergies force me to eat clean.

Tracy
 
I used to do Lean Bodies which was ultra clean eating & I was at my lowest fat percentage. Then Picky-Eater DH came along & cooking two different meals was extra work.

Not to mention, after so long of clean eating, once I readjusted to white breads, pasta, cheese, I becan to realize I missed good, southern, comforting, home cooking. But don't get me wrong, thats about 2-3 times a week for me as well. The sad thing is I am NOT a picky eater. I will eat ANYTHING!!!!

Marla:(
 
I picked fitness only because Im 5% better at that than eating...........but Im honestly crappy at both............but I had to vote because I didnt want to be a "party pooper"

Old joke but a goodie

"Im on the seafood diet. I see food and I eat it" BOOM BOOM

Marion









You have to stay in shape. My Grandmother started walking when she was 60. Today she is 97 and we don't know where the hell she is! - Ellen DeGeneres
 
Odd as it may seem, not enough of us make the connection between the numbers on the scale or the numbers on the size tag on our clothes (for those of us who refuse to own a scale) and what and how much we eat. If we spend so much time and effort on working out, hoping that will transform us into our ideal shapes, why are we not willing to give up our junk for the same reason? Then we complain and moan! I don't get it - gals, if you're too big, you gotta analyze what you eat!!!!!!
 
I'm with you, Marla. I used to be obsessive in eating clean (for me only--not intended as a criticism of others!! Everyone has to find what works for them). Then my bf came along--I taught him the value of eating fruits and veggies and modifying to low-fat; he taught me to love southern food!! I'm doomed. :)
 
Much better at working out. Another question - is there anyone out there who works out, eat what they want(including junk) and is ripped?
 
Tracy-

I'm envious of you! I'm a foodie who lives for trying new restaurants married to a guy who could eat every meal from a hot dog vendor.

My favorite food is anything from the sea, and he won't touch anything from the sea. He loves red meat and I don't eat it. So, even though he's nice about going out to eat with me, we rarely share dishes, and we prefer different restaurants.

It must be SO GREAT to live with someone who shares your hobby.

-Nancy
 
Soapbox time for Nancy again (bear with me, I can't help myself):

Several people have said that they wish they didn't like food so much.
But people who REALLY love food tend to be much slimmer than people who just think they love food. I mean, what about that new book about how french women eat? They adore food and deny themselves nothing.

My DH's Mom was a lovely lady and a great nursery school teacher, but she was an awful cook. Obviously, there are a lot of foods my DH won't touch as a result and he does not have a friendly feeling towards trying new foods. He is overweight. I have several friends with the same problem. Just look at their relationships to food and you will see that, though they are overweight, there are many, many foods they won't go near. They think they love food, but I don't think they do. They stick to the same "safe" foods and are very limited.

I truly love food and cannot deny that I live to eat. Occasionally I put on a few extra pounds, but nothing close to what my obese friends and my DH live with. That's probably because I am just as happy with asparagus vinegrette as I am with buttered potatoes. Okay, I admit it, I prefer the asparagus vinegrette. So, if I forgo buttered potatoes, I'm still happy and feel like I had a great meal.

Where I'm going with this: I think we all need to learn to love food more, not less. The whole "denial" and "discipline" mentality, which so many have mentioned here, does not work. You have to love what you eat, and clean, lean foods are yummy delicious. You may just need to spend a little time and concentrate on learning to love them. Maybe try cooking things different ways until you find the way that you like best. Order asparagus the next time you're at a restaurant and conjure up good thoughts while you are chewing it.

And eliminate the words "denial" and "discipline" from your vocabulary.

Climbing down off soapbox....

Thanks for indulging me guys. My DH doesn't listen, but maybe somebody here will.
 
Your hubby may yet have his "light bulb moment," and maybe something you say will finally penetrate (spelling?). OR, someone else will say what you have been saying, and it will register. It's sort of like reading numerous self-help books which say the same thing, and the message in one of them "takes." It's been said, "When the student is ready, the teacher appears." What Dr. Phil said in his Ultimate Weight Solution is not all that new - he took a lot of conventional wisdom and put it together. Could be that since HE wrote the book, more people paid attention. "If Dr. Phil said it, it must be true," kind of thing.
 
Nancy, I totally agree with you. I also love food, love to cook and never think of it as the enemy. That's when people start scarfing down a whole bag of Cheetos or a box of Oreos. They're not doing it for the taste or because they're hungry.

I eat mostly healthy foods but do not deny myself anything in moderation. I also prefer asparagus vinagrette over buttered potatoes but believe everything has a place. I have found that the easiest way for me to make healthy choices for myself and my family is to plan.

I think people need to have realistic health goals. If your goal is to look as ripped as Cathe, then you need to be willing to put the amount of work into it that she does. That includes not only finding the right fitness plan, but thinking about EVERY morsel you put into your mouth and how it can help you to achieve that look (provided, you've got the "right" genes, of course).

Personally, I'm not willing to put the amount of work that bodybuilders do in order to be as ripped as possible. I just want to feel healthy and fit.
 
Exactly, Susan. Thanks for understanding my point.

I also agree with your point about fitness goals. I, too, am just looking to lead a happy, healthy life, with the "happiness" part being every bit as important as the "healthy" part. :D
 
Nancy, I for one appreciated your words of wisdom. I have found for myself, that the times I am trying to "diet" are the times I end up eating more and obsessing on food.

What it boils down to for me, is that what I need to do to achieve my "ideal weight" and lose 8 lbs. is not worth the sacrifice I would pay in terms of enjoyment of food and life. I have been 10 lbs. lighter, and I have been 10 lbs. heavier, but in the end I am still the same person and my life isn't any better or worse- my husband won't love me more if I'm lighter (in fact he'd probably like me less because I'd be crabby from hunger) and I won't be a better mother to my kids.

(okay, now I'm getting warmed up and climbing on my soapbox... I know there have been threads along these lines in the past, but it's been awhile...)
I think our society has such a distorted view of how bodies should look. We are saturated by the media with images of perfect people and we forget what normal is. Those people are on tv/movies/magazine covers because they are exceptional - that's why they get paid lots of money. I think one of the best things we can do to ourselves is let go of the burden of trying to reach that unattainable goal (and let's face it, most of us aren't gonna ever look like Cathe!) Do I wish my thighs were thinner and stomach flatter? Sure. But I have a stubborn poochie stomach thanks to my genes and my 3 kids. Luckily, I'm blessed to have a husband who has a thing for round butts and big thighs. I'm not saying we shouldn't try to look great, but maybe we need to be more realistic in what we are trying to attain. I workout, eat lots, try to laugh everyday, and some day I AM going to be able to do big girl pushups.
Alright, now I'm going to run for cover.
Tracy
 
I have to agree! It's so hard to keep things in perspective and also to not have a distorted body image because you don't measure up to the perfection in the media.
 
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