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Baby Food???

I was all set to write my next post about my kryptonite when I walked past my coworkers desk and she was eating a jar of Gerber Graduates.  Not sure I believed my eyes, I sent my coworker on a drive by and I went by again, confirming she was eating baby food.  Honestly, I find the idea of eating baby food kind of logical for an on the go person who doesn’t have a kitchen or a fridge or a microwave and who doesn’t have regular access to a grocery store.  My biggest concern would be the nutritional make up of something that is formulated for a growing baby versus an adult female facing bone density loss, closely followed by how many you would have to eat.  But this particular coworker had come by my desk that same morning to  brag about her 5 lbs weight loss using weight watchers with only walking one time a week. Maybe I should have asked the secret to her success and I would have found out, its baby food, not actually managing your portions.  At its most basic level, weight loss is just putting less in your mouth than you are spending.  And I suppose baby food is an option but not for portion control.  To my understanding WW is meant for you to learn what a reasonable amount of food for your size is, not to starve yourself by eating baby food.   

 

This is my frustration with people in general, always looking for a short cut.  Is it really that difficult to eat a reasonable meal a few times a day and go for a walk 3-4 times a week?  Instead you choose to eat baby food and walk one time a week.  You complain about your weight but you picked up McD’s for lunch.  Am I perfect? God no.  The week that I ate over 10 packages of pop tarts proves that.  But am I willing to accept that I am going to put on weight because of it unless I get my behind to the gym for at least an extra 2 hours to deal with the extra 4,000+ calories I consumed.  Absolutely.  Hence the reason it appears to most that I live at my training center.   

 

So when you consider options for how to achieve your goal physique, be realistic.  Consider the effects of what you’re doing and feeding your body.  Can you really eat baby food for that long?  After all, there are only about 6 or 7 different flavors.   

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  1. FoLoMeJuly 20, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    While I completely agree with you, you haven't been to the baby food section of the grocery store in a while. They have more flavors than you can shake a stick at. And I can shake a stick at a lot of things. Aud

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