Day 39 - Pedometer

Today, I am feeling a little tired. I walked for an hour this morning followed by a twenty minute walk with the dog. Whew! That is a lot of work for a Saturday morning. I have learned that the only way to get rid of the pounds is to keep moving your feet. During my two walks I registered 8,732 steps on my pedometer.

My goal is to log at least 10,000 exercise steps (does not include regular steps) every day this week. I challenge  you to do the same. So get moving.

Tip:  Try using a bento box strategy. Put your food in plastic containers that have separate sections. I like the Glad plastic containers with 3 compartments. Fill the largest compartment with a vegetable, fruit or salad. Fill one of the smaller containers with a protein and the other section with a starch. Example: Last night I brought a bento box to a party. I filled the largest section with apple slices, one small section with a baby brie cheese wedge and the other section with fruit. I also brought a Jello Chocolate Pudding Cup for dessert. Presto! You will have a delicious WW points friendly snack to enjoy while your friends pig out on the BAD party food. 

Challenge: Plan ahead for social events. Start practicing your food strategy before the holiday party season.

Tip: Snack size items like Laughing Cow baby cheese wedges, bags of apple slices, cheese and carrots make it easy to bring your own snacks to a social event. No excuses.

Question: What should you do when you are not able to bring your bento box? Good Question - LOL 

Answer: Go for green. Look for food options like fruit, veggies and cheese. Stay away from processed foods and sugar. Worse case scenario...limit yourself to one bite or a taste. Last night my friend DH served some wonderful marbled cheese. I asked her to break off a small crumble for me to taste. She was happy to comply and support my WW efforts.

Be good to yourself and have a VEGGIE GOOD DAY,

FitandSlim4ever.