The Lies We Tell Ourselves

• “This is a blueberry Poptart. It’s a fruit.”
• “I don’t have time to keep track of the food I eat.”
• “I don’t know how to eat healthy.”
• “I’ll start my diet tomorrow.”
• “I have a slow metabolism.” 

Would you trust a friend who lied to you? I wouldn’t either. Yet we lie to ourselves all the time. We tell ourselves we’re eating a serving – but we slowly and insidiously increase that amount. I can’t think of an actual restaurant that serves one serving of any food. The portions in restaurants are huge. If you’re cleaning your plate at a restaurant, you’re eating too much. Isn’t that sad? Couldn’t restaurants save money by making their portions at least a little smaller? Must be they couldn’t, otherwise they would.

How many calories do you eat every day? Could you venture a guess? I couldn’t when I started this. For the first few days, just as a matter of awareness, maybe, Tony and his team at the F.A.S.T. Diet have you keep track of your calories without restricting them at all. THAT was an eye opener. Not in a good way.

There are so many calories in things you wouldn’t suspect – sesame oil – 1 tbsp is about 200 calories. That’s crazy! Don’t get me started on the coffees I used to get - VENTI. Now, on the rare occasion I do get them, I get a tall. Then I usually regret it because the milk gives me a stomach ache and I just wasted a bunch of calories I could’ve used to actually chew something.

If you want to focus on losing weight and you’re the least bit like me, you’re going to need some help. They’re not paying me for free advertising but I believe in these people. They have a program that’s based on common sense and accountability – they’ve been called “weight-watchers without the wiggle room.” It doesn’t matter what state you’re in – you can do it if you have a computer and/or a cell phone. You can do it for the price of Weight Watchers, which you will probably save (and then some) by cutting out most of the fast food you’re eating right now. If you want to try it, or just ask some questions, this is the website: F.A.S.T. Diet.

Some people can do it on there own. Whether you can or not, I highly recommend a book like this: Diet Minder at Amazon. It’s a log of what you eat every day, the exercise you do and the water you drink. They’re about $5 cheaper at Amazon than anywhere else (Amazon isn’t paying me either!). You can use an app or do it online at places like My Fitness Pal or Choose My Plate but that doesn’t make you remember the calories of the foods you eat the most – which is, I think, vital to your success. Most of all, it’s vital to get on the path of telling yourself the truth every day. The truth isn’t always easy or fun, but it’s the only way to get what you really want.