All I ever hear from my trainer when we are talking about weight loss is, “Eat more vegetables.” It’s like a broken record. But, I know he is right. Remember when you walked into the grocery store years ago, the vegetable selection was based on season, as it should be. Well, as you know, all that has changed. You want Okra in January, you can find it (like anyone wants Okra in January, or any other time). You can probably find a pumpkin in May if that’s what you want. The point is, there is no excuse for me, or any of us, to not be eating enough vegetables. And, I have to say, I feel better when I do.
I have been on Weight Watchers a few hundred times over my life and the one thing that any Weight Watchers member knows is that vegetables are free. Free. No points! What does that tell you? Nothing’s better than free.
So, please join me today in adding more vegetables into your life. I am trying to do the same. Salads for lunch with some chicken. I packed them all at once this week just like the experts say and I have to admit that it worked really well. Since I am a party of one, I buy a rotisserie chicken at the beginning of the week and use it for several meals for salads or dinner. I added a baked potato last night and I was very proud of myself. Am I losing weight? No! But I have to say that I am trying very hard to become more health conscious. I know the older I get the more important the nutrition piece of the puzzle is for me. I have to keep my energy up for all the fun I am having!
I love vegetables and try to eat a good variety but I struggle more with fruit. It’s not that I don’t like it but it doesn’t excite me. You’ll now be thinking that vegetables do! It’s just that they are easier to incorporate in everyday meals. I suppose I should snack more on fruit instead of those little carbohydrate treats that sneak their way in to my mouth. Like you I joined WW over and over and the very fact that I did demonstrates the fact that it just didn’t suit me. I am now a member of a great group at Slimming World and it works better for me.
At the end of the day, we all know what to do. It’s doing it that is the difficult part?
You said a mouthful, pun intended!
Vegetables are also good for your digestive track! It was fun meeting you at #BlogHer17. I really like your blog. So full of hope and inspiration.
Hope is all we have, right? And vegetables. Lots and lots of vegetables. Happy to meet you too. Tahnks for reading.