Along with going to the gym I'm also re-evaluating what foods are around my family. You can't work your actual butt off in the gym only to come home to a big mac and fries and see results (trust me I know this from personal experience). A typical day before I changed my ways would include a frappe in the morning on the way home from dropping Steven off at work. Since its the summer I usually order pizza or something of the like for lunch and then for dinner I would pick something up on the way home after Steven gets off after work. What's the numbers involved in this you ask? Well...
Grande mocha frappe with whipped cream
405 calories
91.6g of carbs
4.5g of fat
345mg of sodium
Domino's
2 slices of cheese pizza
580 calories
70g of carbs
22g of fat
1280mg of sodium
16 Parmesan bread bites
590 calories
57g of carbs
16g of fat
770mg of sodium
with garlic sauce
250 calories
28g of fat
160mg of sodium
Wendy's for dinner
Pretzel Burger
500 calories
56g of fat
45g of carbs
1590mg of sodium
Large Fries
500 calories
24g of fat
65g of carbs
540mg of sodium
All of this totals out to be 2825 calories, 258.6g carbs, 180.5g fat, and 4685 mg of sodium
These numbers alone are such an embarrassment but I'm sad to say that this probably isn't a completely accurate account of what I would eat on an average day. I'm pretty good about not have treats stuck in my desk or hidden around the house but I do snack during the day and especially at night. A little bit here and a little bit there on top of all the crap I eat during the day adds up in the end to gaining a few more pounds week in and week out.
My family has become accustomed to eating like this and its a really hard habit to break. Its also really easy for us to find excuses to not cook at home "Its hot out and I don't want to turn the stove on!", "Not everyone wants to eat a grilled chicken salad", "Steven won't eat the fruit that I have and I don't want to make more then one meal tonight", "I'm too tired/cranky/sad to cook for everyone". All of these or some sort of variation has been said by yours truly in the last couple of months. To me it all made sense and were honest, but the real truth is that they are just excuses.
Excuses have been a crutch of mine for a very long time. I have hidden behind them, but not any longer. The new me cooks every night whether its hot or cold out...no matter if I'm tired or sad. I make meals that are good for my whole family no matter their food preferences.
I met with a nutritionist recently and she gave me some guidelines on how many calories/carbs/proteins/fats I should be in taking daily. She called them guidelines because calling them limits makes a lot of people feel like they are restricting themselves from what they love. I really like this idea to tell you the truth. I'm a foodie at heart and I love to cook despite what I might have said earlier. The idea of never being able to make certain things is something I'm not willing to give up...I'm just not ready to think like that yet.
So here's to turning my back to fast food and looking forward to the many, many awesome meals that I will make in the future.
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