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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello Everyone 
Saw a Dietician yesterday -- and she talked about Self care -- Food, salt, sugar and water
How much water do you drink a day ??
How much salt do you have a day ??
Sugar -- how much a day ?? do you have fruit and veges everyday , salad
she has challenged us to eat mor heathlier in the month of Apri
Who is going to join me or have some wonderful hints and tips to share
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Yes I think I need to bemore organised than I am @Former-Member, @Determined which will b a good goal
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I do like to have an adequate supply of fruit, meat and veg in freezer @Shaz51 would love to have a good cook up.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
I love all of those things also @Former-Member @Shaz51
So far so good though with the new diet.
All the party food in the kitchen at the moment (s2 birthday party tomorrow) is messing with my determination and cravings so see how long it lasts lol
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
ohhhhh happy birthday to S2 @Determined, you can relax for half a day my friend xxx
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Unknown userMember
An extra lap or three around the oval in exchange @Determined?
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
I am quite pleased with myself tonight @Former-Member
When dropping S1 off for youth group they were short a driver for progressive supper night so I offered to help before considering all the yummy food that I would be seeing.
Well other than some home made South African saussage I was able to resist all the brownies, icecream, and other nice smelling party food 😊
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Well I may have done well last night but it was a diet fail today. Dominos pizza for lunch with lollies and chocolate mudcake (birthday cake)
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Just a bump in the road @Determined persistent changes yield results.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Sounds like you need a special occasions clause @Determined ..... three teaspoonsful of anything that is normally considered “contraband”.
I find that helps you to join in the sense of occasion, and not feel deprived either, without going overboard.
It’s a mouthful of soft drink, it’s a heaped tablespoon of birthday cake, it’s a half a slice of a small pizza, it’s a party-sized sausage roll .... so you know you can have all that, along with carrot and celery sticks with dip, some olives, strawberries, watermelon .... and not beat yourself up over it.
Its also hard for anyone else, especially the kids, to pick up that you’re “dieting”. Instead it shows them how everything is on a continuum .... and you are choosing to operate at the mid to healthy end of the food scale.
I hope that helps. I know it’s only one way of doing things, but it works for me.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Not beating myself up too much, @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope, my excuse is it would have looked odd eating fish and lettuce while everyone else was indulging lol
Had scrambled eggs for dinner so that was a bit of a save 😁
I definitely noticed a big difference in how tired I felt after eating all that so that was a positive that I can see a clear immediate benefit in not eating all that on a regular basis.
And it is important to join in with the family on special occasions, the children particually need that... cant be square all the time.
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