> I definitely am not eating enough vegetables and too much starch, which I know I have to change.
To reemphasize this, for some people, eating carbs will never fill them up! I am one of those people for sure, I'll eat cookies until I am physically ill, but I will never be satiated!
Think about this question: Which can you eat more of, twice baked potatoes stuffed with goodies, or just steak?
Next time you sit down for a meal, eat the 10oz sirloin first, before the potatoes. Then wait a few minutes and see how you feel!
Also make sure to avoid "healthy" foods that are anything but.
Bananas are a good example of this. Aside from some potassium, they are no more healthy for you than a candy bar! Granola bars are another great example of "healthy" food that leaves you feeling hungry! (I don't know about you, but I've never been "filled up" from granola bars! I know people who can be, but I am not one of them!) Finally, anything with the word "juice" in it should be avoided!
Finally, realize that your environment is one of the single largest factors in helping you achieve your health goals. Everyone says it is motivation, but hell, odds are you are plenty motivated. Feeling like crap and wanting not to is damned good motivation. But following through, ah, there is the hard part!
Environment matters. I got rid of all snack food from my house. All of it. Eating at home now involves zero willpower. My fridge has nothing but raw food that I need to cook. I have will power for all of the 5 minutes I am grocery shopping each day. If I am too lazy to cook my food, I go hungry, it is that simple. Each day on the way back from work I buy exactly the food I need to cook the meal for that day. (And yes, guests get used to this! "Sorry we have exactly the right amount of this awesome home made food!")
To reemphasize this, for some people, eating carbs will never fill them up! I am one of those people for sure, I'll eat cookies until I am physically ill, but I will never be satiated!
Think about this question: Which can you eat more of, twice baked potatoes stuffed with goodies, or just steak?
Next time you sit down for a meal, eat the 10oz sirloin first, before the potatoes. Then wait a few minutes and see how you feel!
Also make sure to avoid "healthy" foods that are anything but.
Bananas are a good example of this. Aside from some potassium, they are no more healthy for you than a candy bar! Granola bars are another great example of "healthy" food that leaves you feeling hungry! (I don't know about you, but I've never been "filled up" from granola bars! I know people who can be, but I am not one of them!) Finally, anything with the word "juice" in it should be avoided!
Finally, realize that your environment is one of the single largest factors in helping you achieve your health goals. Everyone says it is motivation, but hell, odds are you are plenty motivated. Feeling like crap and wanting not to is damned good motivation. But following through, ah, there is the hard part!
Environment matters. I got rid of all snack food from my house. All of it. Eating at home now involves zero willpower. My fridge has nothing but raw food that I need to cook. I have will power for all of the 5 minutes I am grocery shopping each day. If I am too lazy to cook my food, I go hungry, it is that simple. Each day on the way back from work I buy exactly the food I need to cook the meal for that day. (And yes, guests get used to this! "Sorry we have exactly the right amount of this awesome home made food!")