Move It! Measure It! Meditate!

Charting our daily movement.

Writing down or using an app for daily food measurement.

Finding a mantra to meditate on a positive thought.

Question for the today:

Net carbs = total carbohydrate count minus the fiber

Total carbs = no fiber counted

One cup of cooked broccoli, for instance, has 11.2 grams of total carbohydrate, and 5.1 grams of fiber. 

So, to calculate net carbs: 11.2 total grams carbohydrate (digestible and indigestible carbs) minus 5.1 grams of fiber (indigestible carbs) equals 6.1 grams net carbs (digestible carbs that elevate blood sugar) ….Diabetes website

There are varying opinions on both sides of the net and total carb count theories.  Ask your physician about your own personal journey.  Ask a nutrition expert or dietician what you should do.  Do your own research. 

But, remember this very important concept.

Over-eating sets us up to gain the weight back.  When we cut back on our portion sizes, read labels, measure, and eat mindfully with a slow pace...we will keep the weight off.  Quick fixes have bad results for the most part.  In my opinion, that is why the "DIET" industry keeps making so much money.

The weight-loss industry is a $40 billion

industry--as fat as those who've made it grow, because they couldn't control their eating habits.  www.businessweek.com

So, let's move our bodies...10,000 steps, 30-60 minutes of heart healthy exercise, daily yoga practice, meditation and quieting the mind with a positive mantra, sleeping well, and feeling better this last 90 days of 2018.