Day 8 – One of my favorite breakfast meals is Yoplait yogurt (cherry pomegranate flavor) topped with a spoonful of Grape Nuts cereal. It’s nutritious AND delicious. It gives me the energy I need to get my day started out right. They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is also said that we should eat our biggest meal at breakfast because our bodies have plenty of time throughout the day to expend energy and burn off the calories, whereas later in the day, our bodies can tend to be more at rest. I agree with that philosophy; however, so far, I have not been able to follow that model. I feel like my dinners are more calorie-laden than my breakfasts. Anyway, what I’ve been doing so far has been working, so I’m sticking with it—for now.
One thing I have changed is the type of foods I put into my body. When I think about all of the garbage that is on grocery store shelves, it makes me want to cringe! All of the “processed this” and “artificial that” and steroids and such have no benefit to the human body whatsoever. The only people who benefit from them is—you guessed it—THE MANUFACTURERS.
As much as possible, I’m trying to consume all‑natural and organic foods, and nothing that is processed or canned. This is harder to accomplish than one might think. There is a lack of availability of healthy foods, particularly in the Black community. When we do find a store with a half-way decent selection, the prices can be astronomical. This means I have to drive far out sometimes to get the healthy foods we need, and so be it. I have to keep reminding myself that I AM WORTH THE TRIP, and so are you!
I can only do the best I can for my family within my limited resources, but having an awareness of the ingredients we put into our bodies is a vital first step toward losing weight and being healthy overall.
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