Discipline the Diet

I need to make a confession.....I love food. Sweet food. Lots of chocolate. Help!!!!!

I just celebrated my birthday this month (February 3rd) and I'm still celebrating. That's right....more sweets. But guess what? I DID gain weight. Of course who wouldn't after Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and then a birthday. I'm not surprised. But I realize I need to discipline my diet. Not only because of my weight, but because of my overall health.

Chocolate may work for good mental and emotional health for a minute, but the physical says "control yourself girl". I do have health issues of which I have shared before, I battled with cancer. So I realize the importance of sustaining a healthy diet.

Again, I love my sweets. Cookies, cake, ice cream, you name it. Any dessert? Yes, please! And yes I love soda, Pepsi please! But again, discipline is the key. Why am I sharing this? Because I realize I'm not the only person having this battle. Look around you. Many are suffering from all types of health issues brought about by the way we eat. Too many sweets? Diabetes. Too much salt? Hypertension. Smoking and drinking? Cancer. I know, I know. I have my weaknesses too. That's why I'm writing this. Discipline the diet.

I recognize that during the pandemic I did more snacking. Way more snacking. Not because I was hungry, just 'because'. Potato chips while watching tv. Ice cream. Cookies. Double the pleasure....ice cream on top of cookies. See where I'm going? Mind you, I'm not over 200 lbs (no offense to anyone, but I'm short), but I do weigh too much for my size. I'm only 5 feet tall. I won't tell my weight (laugh). But again, discipline the diet.

I'm sharing this not to try to preach to anyone (but myself). I'm only sharing that I know what it feels like to be bored and reach for that bag of chips. I know what it feels like to feel the loneliness and call for that pizza. And please don't let there be any chocolate in the house!

The sense of depression, anxiety or stress can steer you in the direction of overindulgence. I get it. It's easy to do. That is why I make PURPOSEFUL attempts to balance my intakes. Like I said before, I love Pepsi. So now I try to balance my intake with equal amounts of water. Sometimes I make it, sometimes I don't. But I keep trying. Instead of potato chips and cookies, I get trail mix. I love fruit, anyway, so that isn't hard to incorporate. I don't use sugar or salt on anything. I use a sugar substitute for my coffee and tea, and other spices to flavor my foods. But again.....discipline the diet.

Along with controlling my diet, I tried dancing exercises for seniors. It was fun but soooo very tiring. I only made it through 1 video. Exercise is important too. I gotta get back to moving this body about.

Well, I just wanted to share my thoughts and feelings with you all. I'm at that stage of life where I can't quite do like I used to do, but I'm still able to do something. I still love my sweets, but I'm learning how to discipline these taste buds. Who would've thought that what we eat affects how we feel? I know there's all types of medical studies on this topic, but I'm just sharing MY thoughts as a normal, average person.

Discipline the diet and feel better. Discipline the diet and look better. Discipline the diet and live better!

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