My Best Friend

I know we all have that best friend that isn't the best influencer in our lives. These friends are always there for us when we need them, and for the most part they over look our faults while we over look theirs. Well, when it comes to my eating habits, carbs seem to be my best friend. Now, healthy living has at least two-parts: eating healthy and exercise. Balance between the two is an art that, for me will always be a work-in-progress. I find that when I work out, my best friend, carbs wants to hang out a lot more than usual! I am burning calories and my body is saying, 'Man, this is great! I feel great and I want to share this with my best friend!' But what I really need is protein, not such a great friend, but reliable and a little more stable than carbs.

Word to the wise: develop balance in work-out efforts and eating habits. Make friends with fruits, vegetables and proteins, otherwise you will struggle with carbs like I do!

Portion Size

Who says you can't eat a Smashburger with avocados and cheese? Or Smashfries (French fries with rosemary and olive oil)? I enjoyed the food slowly, ate what I needed and tossed the rest. Wasteful? Maybe, but I decided that it's better to train myself to let food go, then to keep this crazy idea that I have to finish what is on my plate, alive. That was a trick my parents used to make sure I was eating enough when I was younger and needed the calories. I am now a grown woman with a different activity level and metabolism, I can't just eat everything on my plate all the time because my parents are not feeding me anymore!  Eat slow, enjoy your craving and toss the rest. Get over this 'I have to eat it all' mentality and take a little more control over your eating habits.