Changing my life

This term I had to take a health/PE class as part of the requirements for my degree. I was dreading this class more than any other I have taken or have yet to take. I'm almost 40 years old, why do I have to take a PE class?!?!?

Three months later and I feel like a new person, this class changed me! I have struggled with my weight all my life. I've tried fad diets, fasts, diet pills and belonged to several gyms. None of it has stuck with me or worked for very long.

That is the great thing about this class, it taught me how to change my life so that I can be successful and make a permanent life change. I learned how to have an effective work out that will maximize my weight loss and muscle gain (the more muscle you have, the more fat you burn). I learned how to eat better. I learned that it's better to make several small changes, than change everything at once. I learned that using fake sugar is actually worse than eating real sugar.

That's right, fake sugar is worse than real sugar. Fake sugar tricks your brain. When you eat something sweet, your brain thinks it's getting some carbohydrates that it can use to turn in to energy. When you eat fake sugar, your body isn't really getting those carbs and then it feels deprived and in the long run, you end up craving even more sugar. Not to mention that fake sugar is a processed, chemical sweetener, created in a lab, NOT made from anything in nature.

I am a Splenda girl. I used to use up to eight Splenda's in my coffee every day. I am PROUD to say that as of this week, I am down to using ONE Splenda in my coffee a day. ONE! That is HUGE for me. By the end of next month, I will be drinking my coffee black! 

Another thing I bet you didn't know, fat is good for you. Yep, that's right and if you think that it's OK for you to eat a diet that has NO fat in it, you are wrong. There are certain vitamins (A, D, E and K) that are fat soluble and without lipids those vitamins won't be absorbed in to your body. My favorite fact about fat and why it's healthy for you to eat things that contain fat, fat makes you feel full. As long as you eat foods that contain healthy fats, rather than foods that contain saturated and trans fats, you are doing your body good!

I am also proud to say that after 10 weeks of class, I am down 5 pounds and have lost 2% body fat and several inches off my body. I FEEL FANTASTIC!

For the first time in my life, I am making healthy, long lasting changes and I'm super excited!