After reading up on all the different ideas and posts in my personal learning network regarding my independent learning plan, I realized that I have had a poor diet in recent months. Not only have I been eating boat loads of cooked and red meats, I have been consuming much too much sugar. Soda pop, candy bars, etc. are items that especially have hindered me from having a remotely healthy diet. This week, none of that changed! I focused more on learning about how to eat healthy and what a healthy diet looks like as opposed to putting a healthy diet into place. While I did eat less cheeseburgers, and I saved myself some money by cooking 90 percent of my meals, I did not lay off the candy or soda. At this point, if I am learning about nutrition and can keep those things to a consumption moderation, I will be happy. One food group that I did eat more of this week is healthy fats. Each day while reading blogs and twitter posts, I read how important healthy fats can be for a diet. They can be found in avocados and nuts primarily. This week, with every lunch from Monday to Thursday, I ate a handful of almonds as “dessert”. I ran out of the salted ones, and will now turn to the can of unsalted almonds that I have in the cupboard. I know that I rely heavily on salt to season my food, so this will be good to attempt to lower my reliance on salt to enjoy my food. Overall, I am happy with what I learned and accomplished this week. For every lunch meal, I ate a very balanced dish of eggs, english muffins, and peanut butter. It was satisfying, filling, and easy to make. The worst part about cooking for every meal is having to wash so many dishes! Even though it takes a while to wash all the dishes, I do not mind it that much. I can put on some music and have a little dance party in the kitchen while getting the dishes clean! I look forward to improving my diet in the coming weeks. I do like to make sure I eat enough food because I do not want to lose weight. However, it is important to eat the right types of food so I do not gain the wrong type of weight.
10 Comments
2/23/2020 03:21:34 pm
Brent, I also struggle weekly to keep my sugar consumption down. I make it a goal every week to cut it out, but then I find myself in an endless loop of allowing myself a little which then leads to a lot. I struggle with moderation and always seem to go all out when it comes to eating poorly. I have became obsessed with nutrition in about the last year and a half, so I look forward to hearing more of your findings.
Reply
Brent Barge
2/23/2020 03:37:37 pm
I have found that avoiding sugary snacks, especially when you are used to eating them, is very tough. Until it becomes a lifestyle, the temptation to eat it will remain and be strong.
Reply
2/23/2020 03:58:51 pm
With getting married in less than five months I have been trying my best to eat healthy. I absolutely love anything chocolate so I've been on a struggle bus. I'm glad that you're starting to improve your eating habits. As for washing dishes, that is one reason why I don't like cooking because I don't like the mess you have to clean up afterwards. If I didn't have to do the dishes I wouldn't mind taking the time to cook healthy meals. I can't wait to hear more about your progress!
Reply
Brent
3/1/2020 06:02:09 pm
Maybe it is time for the both of us to invest in a dishwasher!
Reply
Kaitlyn Y
2/23/2020 04:56:45 pm
I really like this article. I have a bad habit with my sweet tooth and my bf gets on me all the time about how much sugars contribute to weight gain. Ugh!
Reply
Brent
3/1/2020 06:02:55 pm
Sugar is the silent killer! Too bad candy bears and sweet drinks are so delicious!
Reply
Brent,
Reply
Brent
3/1/2020 06:03:58 pm
Thank you for the comment! I like to think that I am constantly improving myself, and this is a primary area to do that!
Reply
3/1/2020 01:11:35 pm
I admire your persistence for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. When I was starting college I was addicted to pop and sweets. I drank pop almost every meal while living in the dorms. It took me years to finally quit drinking pop/too sugary drinks. I understand the struggle. I will say though that getting off lost of sugar has helped me so much! Your topic is awesome! I look forward to reading what you post next!
Reply
Brent
3/1/2020 06:05:13 pm
A couple years ago I worked at a restaurant so I was sipping on pop all the time during every shift. I am down to probably one pop a week now! Thanks for the comment!
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
March 2020
Categories |