THE "F" WORD

I admit it. I drop a few "F" bombs in the gym while I'm training. But the "F" word I'm talking about today is not rude, it's FOOD! Ha! I can't take credit for that little rhyme. Props go to one of Chef Gordon Ramsey's new shows on the Food Network called The "F" Word. I used to watch the Food Network religiously when I was training for a competition. Talk about torture ... I work my butt off in the gym ... eat oatmeal, egg whites, and chicken breasts everyday ... then I watch chefs making rich creamy, savoury, sweet, and sticky food. And all I'm thinking is "Oooo I'm going to make that when the competition's done!" Yeah right! If you want to lose weight and keep it off, I'm sure you've all heard that 70 to 80% of your effort comes from eating the right foods ... and more importantly watching your portion sizes. Trust me ... it works ... I've experimented both ways ... eating the right portions AND eating too much. Just because almonds are good for you it doesn't mean you can eat a bowl full in one sitting every day. Also, dropping the fat = doing cardio! It was cardio day on Tuesday. My trainer gave me a little routine that I thought ..." Ok, this will be challenging but no worries ... I can handle it ... a little break from the hell he put me through the other day." Not quite! It was an hour cardio session and 10 minutes in, I knew I was in trouble. Thank goodness I had my Ipod on so I couldn't hear myself heavy breathing (no, it was not the sexy kind) ... I was literally gasping for breath! I was struggling ... so I decided to focus on "running strong" ... and it was working ... until I looked up at the TV monitor in front of me ... guess what was on ... the Food Network ... "F-bomb"!