Rule #10

“How critical is this step in terms of weight loss?  After all, sugar is only 4 calories a gram; fat, which I have not eliminated altogether, is 9 calories.  What’s up with that?In short, the 4 calories of sugar may have a more powerfulweight0gain effect once they’re in your body.  By now I think you know you shouldn’t go hog wild with high-fat cheeses, meats, or bacon.  You should learn to think of sugar the same way-as a luxury.  This represents a big change in thinking about sugar calories by the medical and nutritional big shots.  For years, The American Heart Association fought the “sugar is just as destructive as fat” theory tooth and nail.  The believed –and advocated along with the government- the low-fat gospel.That changed with the obesity epidemic.  Sixty percent of the population is now overweight, 30 percent of whom are obese.  With that came the skyrocketing rates of type 2 diabetes.  Health authorities and some controversial journalists began asking: if we have been on a low fat diet binge for so long, why are we getting so porky?”

Well there's Bob's 2 cents for today.  I've been told my blogs are being missed lately, and I'm so sorry.  I've had a lot going on at home and at work and just haven't budgeted the time to keep up.  Hopefully that can change in the coming weeks.

I'm not going to lie I've been struggling lately as well.  Not horrible and not binging, but KNOWING I should've made better choices.  Emotional eating is still a HUGE downfall for me and all I'm going to say is it's not near as bad as it used to be so I consider that progress.

Tonight for dinner, I plan to cook.  Last night I made tater tot hotdish because it was fast and easy, but I know it wasn't super nutricious.  I have some green bell peppers that need to be used up so I think tonight will be Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers (black beans, quinoa, tomatoes, onions, etc). 

OH!  I have to share with you something I'm so so so proud of!  Last night we enjoyed some chocolate pound cake (healthy substitutions in place: yogurt vs. butter) for my daughter's birthday and my son decided he would rather eat more carrots and hummus than the chocolate cake.  I'm normally very proud of my children's eating habits/decisions, but I was BEAMING last night!  They always make sure they tell me when they are making a healthy choice and I always congratulate them for making a smart/healthy decision.  It was even music to my ears the one day Izabella came home with her sandwich I'd packed her lunch untouched and said "Mommy I don't like 'bread-y' lunches, can you stop giving me sandwiches".  Today we all took the same things for lunch....leftover tater tot hotdish, an orange, and the kids had a half a piece of chocolate cake (mommy opted out on that one).

Anyway, it's Tuesday and life is getting better than last week! Happy TUESDAY!