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Breve lattes, chicken enchiladas, banana cream cheesecake. What do you do when your list of favorite foods looks like mine? How is dieting even possible? I know for me those two questions had taken me many years to answer. One word that rings synonymous to my dieting journey is "gradual". I had to take gradual steps to get where I am today. I remember when my favorite vise was vanilla lattes. Every afternoon Monday through Thursday I had that liquid dessert on my mind. When I found out how many calories were in just one pump of vanilla (20 calories of pure sugar!!!) I knew it was time to scale back. One thing I know about myself is that I am very calculated in the changes I make to my diet. I was shocked when I found out my medium latte had 4 pumps of syrup in it! That's an extra 80 calories. So gradually I started getting 3 pumps of vanilla, instead of 4. Then 2 pumps, then 1 and now it is none! I never thought I would ever drink a latte without any pumps of syrup. When I make gradual changes to my diet it is amazing to have a radically different lifestyle and virtually not notice the change at all. One of my favorite things when I do something gradual is to look back and remember what it was like before. To this day, I stand in amazement at what we can accomplish when we make gradual changes. What small change can you make for yourself that will make your life better in the next month? |
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I agree with you that gradual change is better and if you make changes this way they will stay with you. I think that is why when people go on diets they usually do not work because they are trying to make a major change in their life and people have a hard time with changes. If someone wants to change their eating habits to a more healthful diet I think the first thing they should do is keep a diary of what they eat. They will be very surprised of how often they eat during the day and what they are eating. Another is to investigage the food they eat like you did with you valilla lattes. I was amazed of the calories some of the food I was eating had, I thought of them as a diet food and they ended up having too many calories for me. Thanks for your thoughts it has reminded me how important it is to do things gradually to make them part of your life.