Since when does family dictate how much weight you should gain or put on??? Since the dawn of the ages. Especially for European girls like me who get fed some of the most greasiest, richest and fatty foods. Today I looked at what I ate and although I didn't eat the best like usual (instead of lunch I had a muffin and a skinny hot chocolate), I didn't just automatically think that I could eat lunch and then have a high calorie dinner. In the old days I wouldn't have cared about that muffin or hot chocolate (which would have been full of fat and a lot larger serving) and would have had whatever took my fancy for lunch and dinner on the nights where I am rushed. However life has taken a back seat a little and while my family might still cook foods coated in oil and have rich and highly fatty foods, I no longer have the appetite for them. I walk past my "old favourites" without batting an eyelid. This coming from someone who was born 8 pounds 2 1/2 ounces and grew to be 6 foot tall. Just because our genetics and mother's good old fashioned home cooking are around as we grow up, doesn't mean that as adults we need to continue our behaviour. As adults we have the power to change the way we do things, put a stop to the attitudes passed down from generation to generation about feeding your children until they burst. No longer do I desire a second helping of spaghetti like I did as a child, no longer do I literally scoff my food to the point of not chewing anything and certainly do I not cook any of the dishes my mother makes. This is simply a mantra to myself "I do not want to be like her when I reach her age" and although menopause might give me a little bit of a run for my money, I am going to hedge my bets that I can sustain the lifestyle I have now adopted as "the right way" to live.
Although I didn't do any work in the gym today, I did however go for a walk whilst my daughter was doing her soccer training. It was a short walk but exercise nonetheless. How hard is it really to change your habits??? Not that hard, it just takes discipline and willpower. I've got it, have you??
Until next time,
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