Oct 15 2008
How to Fight Back
Guess I’m not the only one out there with a bad habit or two to battle. A couple of good suggestions have come in for fighting off the evening munchies.
1) Set time limits. No snacking for three or four hours before bedtime.
2) Make any evening snacks yogurt or fruit. (Guess that means stay away from the refined sugar. . .)
3) Exercise to combat the effects.
I have a friend who, right now, is good at talking the talk, but she can’t seem to get it together to walk the walk. She would like to change some of her bad eating habits (chocolate muffins for coffee break, snacks at her desk . . .) but she is allowing the everyday stress and strain of life to push her into eating more and exercising less.
Instead of helping her, I feel that she is pulling me into some bad habits. I have to fight the mindset that “one little brownie won’t hurt” or “I’ll do better tomorrow.” I know none of us are perfect, but I need to be better than I am.
My exercise routine is holding up right now, so that’s good. In fact, tonight I plan to add a couple minutes to my elliptical workout duration. The treadmill is going strong as well. If I could just add a little free weight routine I would feel pretty good about it all.
Any simple free weight exercises to recommend?
