Good Lifestyle

Like so many others, I didNew Year's Resolutions It did not exceed the first weeks of the year. These resolutions implied to abandon the impossible (that is, sugar) or to do the impossible (that is to say regularly).

But last year was an exception. Not only did I put and maintain resolutions for the first month of the year, but I followed a healthy eating plan for the first time in my life.

Why I decided to reduce

I like food and eat nicely healthy for the most part, with the exception of consumption probably too much sugar and bread. I rarely deprive myself, however. I'm not one to follow a diet, but I'm on occasion.raw food Detox every few years when I feel that I need to reset my body.

The treats are my tastes when I feel upset. At the end of last November, I was crying the loss of a loved one and I appeared with a lot of chocolate for several weeks. I picked up some extra pounds and feltlethargic. I knew I had to implement changes to feel normal again.

The food plan I followed

Since the new year is the perfect time to implement changes, I decided to follow the book by Celia HaweYoga for weight loss: the actual thinning plan of 4 weeks for the body, mind and spirit, a holistic restoration and exercise plan that I had discovered a few months before. Hawe was a yoga instructor at the Findhorn Foundation, a pioneering spiritual and sustainable ecologist, based in Northeast Scotland.

The book takes a spiritual approach forlosing weight And combines a healthy food plan, a daily yoga routine and a daily meditation practice. The purpose of meditation is to discover all underlying emotional reasons why we could stand on excess weight in the first place.

The food plan is mainlyvegetarian, with casual weekend meal, composed of fish and chicken. There is no red meat, caffeine, alcohol, sugar and cheese. I did not realize how difficult it would be to give up some of these foods.

I had trouble with the intense fragiles

As the program has specific dishes, I found myselfPrepare my own meals Three times a day, which took a lot of time and energy. If I were not prepared, I would encounter unexpected obstacles. For example, lunch consisted of a baked potato with hummus. In order to save time, I thought I could pick up a potato in the oven of a coffee during my lunch break, but I ended up spending more time and money that I had planned to follow a decrease.

Overall, the thing I struggled with most wasPortion sizes, especially for breakfast. The servings of meals have all been measured. Some breakfasts, for example, included portions of 25 grams of cereals or oats. Having never measured portions of my life, many of the meals felt ridiculously small and let me feel deprived as I adjusted. A breakfast was composed of two tablespoons of Greek yogurt with a homemade dried fruit compote. I likeGreek yogurt And remember to cheat by adding an extra couple of tablespoons!

Another thing I struggled with was the lack of meat and eggs. Ordinarily, I can do days, and even a week or two meatless, but I found myself as being extremely lamb. One of the dinners consisted of tuna steaks and I do not remember tuna never tasted so good!

In addition, I found the lack of caffeine difficult, especially since it was winter. I tend to drink tea,CoffeeAnd hot chocolate in the colder months to stay warm. For me, there is something particularly soothing a cup of hot and milky cellar. I finished by default to the solid hot water, which is something that you can easily do at work or at home, but it is not quite easy to walk.

Like chocoholic with sweet teeth, I struggled withoutsugar. Although I may have been allowed to two snacks a day, which consisted with fruit cakes or rice, sugar desires took some time to replace. The Granola bars were another culminating point and I am definitely gone to the sea on the days when they were in the meal plan.

The more I stayed for a long time, the more I am invested. On a transatlantic flight, I brought my own pita bread sandwiches. I felt simultaneously private and virtuous to stick to the plan. I ended up being more rigorous on the food plane as the yoga plan, but the evenings I have made the time for yoga felt foster.

I came across many challenges

In winter, I tend to meet friends for a coffee or dinner. But by following this particular diet, meet friends became difficult. For starters, all restaurants do not have strong vegetarian offers. Even those who make a lot of cheese or refined white bread and pasta. It is also incredibly difficult to abstain from eating with so much temptation, so I minimized socialization.

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At one point of the month, I visited an aunt who is a maestro in the kitchen. Even though I asked her to do nothing, she had prepared stuffed pulked packages stuffed with axes. I arrived at the smell of delicious aromas of delicious through the house and I had to take advantage of all my meeting to say no, even if it offered me several times during my visit!

Less attempting, but more depressing, was when a work colleague told me that diet plans never worked for her and asked if I was sure I would certainly lose weight. As was the first time I followed this plan, I was sincerely safe. These first months seemed pretended that excess weight clings stubbornly to my hips while delicious temptations continued to convey. It was not until the end of January that the extra books began to melt. My swelling of the belly has disappeared and looked at great clothes that had already been too tight. I started to feel turned on and my skin was even brilliant. It was definitely not a quick solution. It took time, investments and work.

My results were invigorating

While losing weight can feel like an end goal in itself, as part of this program, I won a lot more than losing some extra pounds. I revealed myself that I could stick to a health goal. I kissed the healthier means of eating and abstained from processed food, loaded with calories and sweet. I even invested in my emotional well-being by spending time doing yoga and meditating.

By focusing on myself, rather than others, I had the opportunity to connect with myself.

I found that I continued to stay cooking and eat healthy beyond January. Although I do not be as vigorous as I, after this challenge, I am convinced that I can create another health objective for myself if I wish it. The decision to invest in us is a choice we make constantly and that I always learn how to do. However, I found that such an investment will pay larger dividends that we can not imagine.