For some reason, I always forget how hard it is to eat balanced and well in the summer. There are the spontaneous ice cream shop visits, the late-night sleepovers, the amusement park food, and just the overall ease of grabbing something while you’re already out, doing all the fun summer things. It all adds up, and it has all added up to about 3 pounds to be exact.
Now that the hot summer days are truly here, I’m reminded of how uncomfortable it is to be overweight. I don’t know how I ignore that fact most days, but when a heat wave hits I am very aware of that truth!
There are definitely some trade-offs I could be doing. For instance, instead of grabbing a latte from a coffee shop, I could be making a lighter version at home. I could be enjoying a cold smoothie in the garden instead of hitting up the ice cream shop. I could be making our own pizza on sleepover nights instead of ordering out. I could be packing cold cut subs instead of ordering subway while we’re out.
There is also just a general balance in our eating habits that I could be keeping in mind. Like if we ate out yesterday, we should probably not eat out again today, right? Right.
It is summer break and so some of this is to be expected. It is good to be aware of it but I also still want to enjoy a lot of what I’ve mentioned here. There’s really just more balance that could be done and I will work on balancing it all out better in the weeks ahead.
Drinking enough water is something I have been missing, and I am going to work on that today! Now that it’s so hot outside, it should be a lot easier to drink more water. I’m going to take advantage of that and roll with it! We’ll call it my first baby step of trying to get back on track with taking better care of my health.
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