My “no compromises.”
I realize that if I want to lose weight, I’ve got to give up somethings I enjoy. I’m willing to do that to some extent. Here are things I won’t compromise on:
- Fat free dairy (exception: skim milk), if you’ve ever tried any fat free dairy product you know it is vile. I can do low fat, but not fat free.
- Pizza Thursdays . . . although admittedly I could have one slice instead of two and get veggie.
- Popcorn chicken days at work, they only happen about once a month, so it’s not a big issue. Other than that I don’t really eat the school food.
- Friday drinks, I vow to only have one vodka tonic, but it is a necessary calming/venting ritual with my fellow teacher friends.
- Anything my mother/mother-in-law make for me. I know I should suck it up and tell them that broccoli/noodles/anything covered in butter isn’t really healthy and I don’t want it, but I value the relationship I have with them too much to get bogged down in something like that. I can always nibble a little, be polite about it and try and pass it off to the dog or something.
- Real sugar. Splenda is kinda gross and scares me. I don’t add sugar to things very often anyways.
If those things keep me from having a perfect body, I think that’s a price I’m willing to pay.
January 15, 2009 at 6:07 pm
There is no such thing as a perfect body in my opinon….we just try to improve what we can and hope that we are doing the right things with exercise and eating to help us reach our goals. Genetics does play a role, but our daily choices will determine our long-term success. The things you won’t compromise on don’t seem like big things…but added together over time they may very well slow down your progress. I hope not, but they might. That’s a trade-off you might have to be willing to accept.
January 21, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Hee, I wasn’t into nonfat milk for a long time, but now I drink it and even 1% seems too thick for me. I agree with the Splenda - my friend drew out its molecular structure and it essentially spits out free radicals into your system - no bueno!
January 28, 2009 at 7:45 am
One of my friends is getting her doctorate in chemistry and she said the same thing about splenda, plus I think it tastes kind of nasty.