One more time I’m trying to change my lifestyle.
I realized last week that I’m running out of opportunities.
One method to reduce food consumption
is to take a picture of all the food—plated or unplated—you eat in a day’s
time. Near the end of the day you can calculate your food values, or maybe you
can realize when you’ve eaten enough.
But I don’t want to....
My doctor strongly suggested I cut
back on the consumption of carbohydrates. Another method to reduce my intake of
food blossomed out of that suggestion.
I’m photographing what I don’t eat.
For example, in a restaurant I’m
routinely served rice, potatoes, crackers, and bread I don’t need. I’ve decided
to photograph what I don’t eat. Yesterday, Sunday, I ate lunch in a group of
four. Two of us decided to leave off the bread. Here’s the picture.
Today my sweetheart parked his car 2000
steps away from the restaurant where we wanted to go for lunch. We walked, and
when we arrived we had salads. The server brought me three packages of
crackers. Here’s a picture.
I’ve tried to hide any brand
identification because I don’t want to cast an aspersion on these lovely
crackers—some of my favorites.
Calculating on my phone, I realized
that if I walked 10,000 steps more than my accustomed 4,000 per day and omitted
300 calories of carbohydrates each day, I can achieve my ideal weight within
one year.
I’d love for you to send comments here
or to post on Facebook what you didn’t eat.
~~~
Mary Lou Cheatham and Sarah Walker
Gorrell are the authors of Travelers in Painted Wagons on Cohay Creek.
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