A picture is worth a thousand words…and alot of them are “YIKES!”
Hello buddies…hope your all well. Again I apologize for not being on here very much. Life is busy, and with the time change seems even busier for some reason. So here’s the scoop…You saw my title and may be wondering what that means, I will tell you. I got my hubby to take some pictures of me in my bra and undies…get your mind out of the gutter now, this is for visual motivation people!!! He took a front view, side view and rear view of moi.
Again from my title, “YIKES!” came to mind when I saw the pics. I seriously don’t feel the way I look, I mean I thought I looked better than that but pictures don’t lie…can’t say the digital camera adds ten pounds, wish I could but I’d be lying, it’s more lol !!!So I had doubles made and on them I traced how I want my body to be, compared the two sets and what a difference.
I told my dietician what I did and she said if it works and helps….go for it. Ok, now to my dietician. She has shown me what a portion is on some foods I eat. For instance, pasta. I am only to eat HALF a cup of cooked pasta, can load the tomatoe sauce on and the rest of the plate is to be veggies. At night when my munchies attack to have a mint, brush my teeth or have some liquid (I’ve been drinking low calorie hot chocolate and it curbs my taste for sweets). This works for me so well because if I do start to eat, it can get ugggggly! And here’s the kicker for me. I have flax oil in my shakes, have had it for years. She said don’t bother. It’s good for people with high blood pressure which I already knew because it keeps the arteries all nice and clean but for someone with no heart conditions, don’t bother. I’m to have salmon for my omega fats instead. It has the highest quality omega’s. She said all that oil is just adding calories I don’t need. Go figure! I’m eating the good quality canned salmon, easier than buying fresh and it’s just the same for the good fats.
So anyhoo, if you need some motivation and just can’t seem to get it…Get some pictures of your body with your scivvies on…I was asking my hubby where I should put them up so I can see them often, we started joking around that I would put them on the fridge and we would get company one day…There I would be running to the kitchen in slow motion and yelling “NOOOOOOOOO” while diving for the fridge door!
Wish you all a fantastic Friday and a great weekend! Luv ya!!
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Enjoyed the blog very much. That is one picture no one will will be able to take if I am still consious. I love those portion sizes: potato = size of computer mouse, cheese= 3 dominoes. AAAHHH Have a great weekend. Hug, Marge
Pictures are certainly a wake up call. A book that helped me quite a bit is The Portion Teller. Sounds like you’ve got a good thing going. Hope you have a great weekend.
I don’t even want to think about seeing those kinds of pics of myself! Uh uh, no way no how! LOL! I hope it works for you and thank you for sharing yor doc’s thoughts with us! Glad to see you back!
Oh lord, you are waaaaaaaaaaaay braver than me!! Good luck on your eating plan, sounds great!
Hey, at least you would get a good sprint in to the fridge and up the metabolism! That’s great you are seeing a dietician. I’ve always wanted to see one. Keep us up to date on your progress girl.
Great idea with the pics. I am not a big fan of oils. But I do like hemp seed. It has ALL the omegas. In fact I have to get some. But salmon is awesome because you get so much protein with that great fat. Shannon you are doing great and your priorities are right where they should be! Great job! *hugs*
LMBO about you running and diving at the fridge….that would be my luck!! I have my B&A pictures up on a full lengeth mirror on the back of my bedroom door. So I see it as Im dressing in the morning…Not semi nekid ones though, Im not ready for that horror just yet…The dietician thing is great! Keep it up girl!