What Do I do Now?

First - Sorry about the lack of posts last week. Had a virus that caused a computer problem. It is now fixed. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Now, lets get down to brass tacks. Did you screw it up at thanksgiving? If you did, I want you to forget it about it right now. Start focusing on how you will control calorie intake this week, and how you can exercise some more. It is human to err. If you focus on failure you will have a hard time being sucessful.

Drinks

16 ounces of sweet tea is 300 calories

1 cup of egg nog is 450 calories

Turkey

Six ounces of mixed, untrimmed white and dark meat is 450 calories.

Thanksgiving Pie

Alright, are you ready for this? Have you had enough calories yet? A slice of pecan pie is 650 calories and pumkin pie 450 calories!!!! Cut only a very thin slice.

Thanksgiving Continued

1/2 cup of cranberry sauce is 200 calories.

2 small rolls with butter is 300 calories.

Are you starting to see how this all adds up? DO NOT THANK GOD BY OVEREATING UNHEALTHY FOOD!

Thanksgiving Gravy

Giblet gravy is 300 calories per cup.

Thanksgiving Potatoes

Continuing on our theme - 1 cup of mashed potatoes is 350 calories. So, 1 cup of stuffing, 1 cup of candied yams, and 1 cup mashed potatoes is 1100 calories!!! Tommorow, we will add on gravy.

Thanksgiving Candied Sweet Potatoes

Continuing on the Thanksgiving theme: 1 cup of candied sweet potatoes is 400 calories!!!!! Have this only in small amounts.

Thanksgiving Stuffing

Ok guys. One cup of home-made stuffing has 400 calories!!! I hope you remember this while dishing it up. For more info see the following site : http://www.dietbites.com/article1175.html

More About Chips

They aren't good for you anyway! You know that. I want to illustrate how many calories are in them. One handful is about 1 ounce. One ounce of chips is 150 calories. In the average 99 cents bag from a gas station, the serving size will be listed as one ounce. The number of servings per container will be 3.5 (most bags are 3.5 ounces). Now you do the math - 150x3.5 is 525!!!! 525 calories for a small bag of gas station chips. Now, purpose in your heart to stay away from this garbage!

What is the better choice?

How many calories is this? The answer is 150 for both.

Sweating!

Quit avoiding sweat! Every day in my practice, I come across patients who don't lose as much weight as they would like. They are losing alright, but not at the optimal rate. When I question them about their eating, they usally are restricting calories adequately. They take their meds as prescribed. Then they usually claim to be exercising. When I question them more closely, it is usually the case that they are taking slow strolls a couple times a week. In most cases they don't sweat much. They don't even need to take a shower when they are done!

Look - if you don't need a shower when you are done, your heart rate is never getting high enough to burn extra calories. Come on folks - wake up! Is your hair more important than your weight? I know it takes some time to wash it and fix it up. I have news for you - it is worth the effort!!!!! When you exercise hard and get a good sweat going your weight will drop more quickly, your inches go down faster, and your health improves dramatically. It makes you live longer and in better health. Is your hair more important than that?

Outside of your relationship with God, I want weight loss to be mission number one! Let's get on this job with great purpose and fervor.

Watch Portion Size

In this picture you see something you should not be eating - a Kit Kat bar. The sad part is that on the label it says a serving is 200 calories. Underneath this it says there are three servings per package!!!! THAT IS 600 CALORIES. Read the label carefully. Make sure you know the number of servings in a package.