Breathe

Take a moment to breathe! We are half way through our second week of Pound Pinching! How exciting! I bet you are finding that making healthier food choices are getting easier. I know it is for me. I am craving less sugar, and am satisfied with less food. I am thirsty a lot and have been filling up on lots of water. It is said that you need half your body weight in ounces of water each day. So I weigh around 155... I need about 75 ounces of water. (More because I am a nursing mom though!)
One of our groupies had this to say last week and I thought it was important that everyone see it.
" The thing that's helped me the most is monitoring my eating habits and really listening to my body. I'm discovering that not only do I not require nearly as much food to be full as I thought I did, but I also know about when I need to stop eating too. Don't be so busy enjoying your food that you can't hear yourself saying stop! That's the biggest thing that helped me lose weight this week."
-Rachel
Thanks for sharing that Rachel. How true it is. I get so busy sometimes loving whatever I am eating that I think "I need to eat all of this, it is soo good!" After which I feel lousy and uncomfortable that I stuffed my face so full. I have to remind myself "leftovers!" I can eat whatever I love so much at my next meal or snack. There is no reason to overfill myself.
For me it is a consistant thing that I talk to myself. I have to remind myself of healthy choices and not let my mind overrun what I have worked so hard for. (To lose the weight)
I tell myself this often:
Nothing tastes as good as being healthy, strong and fit feels!