Sometimes I find myself thinking of my body as a naughty child who will unpredictably do something mean — like putting on a couple of pounds when I expected better behavior!\u00a0 We\u2019ve all experienced that phenomenon of mysterious weight gain and plateaus when we have been diligently following the plan.\u00a0 Don\u2019t despair and don\u2019t give up!\u00a0 There is a reason for weight fluctuation, even if you can\u2019t see it from the outside.<\/p>\n
Focus instead on the things you can control and the results you can see.\u00a0 You are in charge of the type of fuel you give your body.\u00a0 If you avoid sugar, transfats, and high glycemic foods and eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, and lean meat in reasonable quantities, your health will improve and you will lose weight.\u00a0 If you exercise regularly you will become stronger and all that blubber your autopilot saved for a rainy day will\u00a0 eventually be burned up.\u00a0 The scale isn\u2019t the only indicator of how you are doing, or even the best one. How do you feel? How has your energy level changed?<\/p>\n
If you are worried that you are doing something wrong and causing the weight gain, there is an inexpensive and easy diagnostic tool.\u00a0 It\u2019s called a pencil. Start writing down everything you eat, (every single bite!) when, and where.\u00a0 After a few days look over your food diary and see if\u00a0 you can find a pattern.\u00a0 It may be that you are eating more than you thought, or that you have started eating a new food that is more calorie dense and is sabotaging your efforts.<\/p>\n
Regardless, if you are doing the right things for your body, it will start cooperating.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be discouraged and never give up!<\/p>\n
Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n
Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sometimes I find myself thinking of my body as a naughty child who will unpredictably do something mean — like putting on a couple of pounds when I expected better behavior!\u00a0 We\u2019ve all experienced that phenomenon of mysterious weight gain and plateaus when we have been diligently following the plan.\u00a0 Don\u2019t despair and don\u2019t give…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":423,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[35,77,15],"class_list":["post-2003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-encouragement","tag-low-glycemic","tag-scale","tag-weight-loss"],"yoast_head":"\n