keepin’ it real

Well, school is going good so far!  I’m really enjoying my nutrition classes!!  I think I’m going to learn A LOT in my Nutrition Through the Lifecycle class!  I’m still dreading A&P lab, which isn’t till Thursday, so the dread increases considerably each day.  *gulp*

Anyhoo, in the interest of keeping things real I wanted to make a confession.

Confession of a nutrition student…I can’t count calories!!  Seriously, I think I’m unable to do it!  I swear any time I try to count calories I GAIN weight!  I don’t know what it is, but my brain is just apparently unable to do it.  In saying that I’m also announcing that I rejoined weight watchers today.  I’m a lifetime member from way back.  I’ve gained a bit of weight back (too many vegan cupcakes this summer!!!) and I KNOW that the program works for me, so that’s what I decided to do.  Plus my acid reflux is back with a vengeance and for me it’s weight related.  When my weight is up it’s bad, but when my weigh is down it goes away. 

I’m not one of those people that can just eat healthy and I’ll magically be at a healthy weight (if you’re one of those people that can…more power to you!  But most of us aren’t like that).  I’m someone that needs some structure.  A plan.  And weight watchers is easy and realistic for me and it works. 

That just goes to show that it’s not only the quality of the food you eat (which in my case is extremely healthy) but it’s also the quantity!  If you take in too many calories you are going to gain weight.  Yes, even if you eat healthy foods.  So now I will try to focus more on controlling my portion sizes.  And now that my broken toe is well on its way to being mended I’m going to try to get back into the swing of working out again.  I’m going to restart my p90x and I’m also going to start running again- I want to do the 10K at the Cowtown this year!!!

And now I’m going to go re-organize my office- Laura has inspired me!

Later gaters!