Can I do better with my food consumption?

I am a garden growing, water drinking, vegetable loving, home made food maker. I don't use many processed foods and make most of my meals from scratch. I want to be healthy and take care of my body, but in many ways I think that I can do better.

Here is what I am doing:

1. No Sweets Challenge

I am taking a no sweets challenge. I have decided not to have sweets for one year. Everyone that I have talked to, excluding my husband, has informed me that I am definitely starting this at the wrong time of year. We just celebrated Halloween and other great, treat, holidays are on there way. In fact every day for the past 2 weeks (this is when I started this challenge), I have had the opportunity to have some sort of sweet. The empty calories and fat that I have avoided absolutely blows my mind. Doughnuts, cookies, pounds of candy, and soda are among the things that were available to me. I have not had one. I was not aware of how many treats that I really do eat. I most likely would have eaten at least one per day for those 2 weeks.

Here are some websites with more information about sugar:

Calorie Count Sugar Facts

Sugar - Get the Facts

2. Enough is Enough

For most of my life, at least a couple times a week, I have eaten meals until I am stuffed or really full. I am starting to realize, sometimes enough is enough. My goal is to pay more attention to the portions that I eat and to be satisfied after eating, not satiated.

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Conclusion:

My goal is not necessarily to loose weight, but I want to be healthy and take care of my body. Obesity is a huge problem in our world today. According to the CDC, Utah's rate of obesity has jumped from less than 10 % to over 20 % since 1985. Obesity is having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 30.

There are great websites availible for more information regarding obesity. Here are a few:

Obesity in America
CDC Obesity Data

CDC obesity data map Check out the map at the bottom of this page

I am all about making better food choices and staying healthy and becoming healthier.