Losing Again

Okay, I have started losing again. Changing from WW Flex Plan to Core Plan has re-motivated me. According to Core, I choose healthy, wholesome foods from 10 different categories:

• vegetables and fruits
• whole grain cereals that do not have added sugar, nuts, or fruits
• lean proteins
• non-creamy soups
• whole wheat pasta, brown rice, potatoes, and grains
• fat-free dairy
• healthy oils
• sugar-free beverages
• condiments that are listed on the Core List

Then if I get hungry between meals, I can eat as much as I need of the approved snacks. Then I need to ask myself before and after I eat, "Am I in my Comfort Zone?" I need to never get to either extreme - too hungry or too full. So far this week, I have not been at either extreme.

I have not had time to think about eating so I have not had any cravings. I do have cramps in my legs. I don't know if this a dietary deficiency or a need to change my shoes or to change my exercises. I am going to add more stretching to my routine to see if that helps.

Switching to Core

I have been slack at entering my points on th eFlex Plan so I have decided to switch to the Core Plan. According to the plan, I focus on eating wholesome foods: fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and fat-free dairy. For snacks, I can eat fat-free milk, fruits, veggies, 94% popcorn, or WW fruities. Or I can choose from the 35 point allotment for the week. I have a way of monitoring my comfort zone regarding how hungry I am. This teaches me the basics of healthy eating. Of course, as with all good diets, I need to drink at least 8 glasses of water daily.

So far today, I have been satisfied with my eating. I have not been too full or too hunry and I did not feel the need to snack between meals except when I had yogurt and that pickle at the end of school.

Ihave also felt pretty good about having lost that extra weight from Thanksgiving.

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I was impressed with this blog about the effectiveness of water on weight loss. There were many articles on several different aspects of weight loss. The first one that I read was called "Drink Up The Best Weight Loss Diet - Water."

I hadn't thought to compare water retention to metabolism. When one starves him/herself, the body goes into famine mode. So the more that one goes without eating, the more the body wants to hold on to its fat stores and the slower its metabolism becomes. Apparently, the same thing happens with water. If I don't drink enough water (which most Americans don't), my body wants to hold onto its water. So if I am feeling bloated at the beginning of my moon cycle, does it stand to reason that I need to increase my water intake?

I did not know that if the body did not have enough water, the kidneys would turn their functions over to the liver. The liver which metabolizes fat puts that function to the side to take care of retaining water in the body. One more reason to buy a bottle of water at lunch instead of a diet soda. Hmmm ...