It's The Little Things

Since I started blogging again about my life improvements, its been about the small changes. Well, its the little things that seem to matter most.

Each week for the last month, I've made a point to change something about my food habits whether it's eating, shopping, and/or moving more. This week, I'm trying to cut back on the breads. I'll be adding pure grains for breakfasts during the week next week but overall, I've kicked out the "white stuff" such as bread, crackers, and chips (lemme tell ya, this is a BIGGIE!). I'm also making a point to have more fruits and veggies...I'm up to 3-4 servings a day of each of the recommended 5 each. Not too bad.

Each change I make, as well as staying on top of the new habits, contributes a bit to my overall weight journey. I have friends or co-workers saying "I know you're on a diet, but...". I feel I have to keep explaining that I'm not on a diet, I'm just making better overall choices. I still eat chocolate (still working on the moderation part!), I still have soda (while it's Diet Coke, I've cut back to 1 every week or two), I still love and will continue to eat out with friends AND I am not counting calories. My food choices right now created a cut in my daily caloric intake just because I'm eating less sugary foods and smaller amounts.

I've also been making a point to pack a breakfast and lunch for work to help avoid the over eating issues. The main thing I have noticed is I'm not starving in between meals as much as I thought I would which is making the new habits easier to maintain.

Now, let's see what the next month brings!