Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Week 2
I lost 2 pounds this week. I passed up all kinds of goodies this week. Dan made me the BEST Mother's Day meals! Dessert (the hardest thing for me to give up) was fruit parfait's. So yummy! This losing weight thing is not easy :(
Thursday, May 6, 2010
1 1/2 weeks
Okay, so I lost 1 pound. Big Deal. However, I must note that about 4 weeks ago I decided to eat less meat. When I got on the scale one week ago, I was 10 lbs lighter than I was 4 weeks ago! So, I guess losing an additional pound this week is good, right?! So, all in all instead of losing 40 lbs, I have 30 lbs to lose.
This week was hard. My commitment was to eat no sugar. I failed. I did have Cold Stone on Friday night. I got a medium size and didn't finish it. That's the bad part of this week. The good part was I'm running 4 miles twice a week! I'm trying to slowly increase my speed and one day each week my mileage. It's tough, but I've done it before, so I know it will come easier as I keep at it. I learned a few things this week as I paid more attention to what I eat...First...there are so many "rules" on how to eat. This gets so overwhelming at times, don't you think?! I mean who in the heck has time to eat 5-6 small meals each day?! I don't! I find that I eat very light in the morning (another rule tells you this should be your biggest meal of the day...not possible for me, this is a crazy time of day!), a nice meal after the gym for lunch. I do have a protein shake in the afternoon and then eat later in the evening...around 6:30 or so. Sometimes I will have a fruit shake late in the evening. My thoughts are, you have to do what works best for YOU! It really comes down to calories in/out.
My favorite thing this week are my homemade bean quesadillas. My neighbor gave me the best home made tortilla recipe with sprouted wheat. They are amazing! They are completely fat free and loaded with whole grains and flax. Sounds like cardboard, doesn't it?! They aren't! I need her permission to share them with you :) I also put on my amazing refried bean recipe I shared with you a couple of weeks ago and sprinkle a very small amount of cheese. I have had this for lunch all week. Sounds boring but I crave them, so I'm going to eat them until I don't anymore! It has really helped me to cut back on meat. I find that I crave more beans. I make sure I combine whole grains when I eat beans as to ensure I'm getting whole proteins.
My goals this week...DRINK MORE WATER. This is so hard for me!
Also, not eating after 7 p.m. I find that most of the bad food, like sugar, happens in the evening.
Good luck to me! Please share any tips that have helped you lose weight, I'm open to suggestions!
This week was hard. My commitment was to eat no sugar. I failed. I did have Cold Stone on Friday night. I got a medium size and didn't finish it. That's the bad part of this week. The good part was I'm running 4 miles twice a week! I'm trying to slowly increase my speed and one day each week my mileage. It's tough, but I've done it before, so I know it will come easier as I keep at it. I learned a few things this week as I paid more attention to what I eat...First...there are so many "rules" on how to eat. This gets so overwhelming at times, don't you think?! I mean who in the heck has time to eat 5-6 small meals each day?! I don't! I find that I eat very light in the morning (another rule tells you this should be your biggest meal of the day...not possible for me, this is a crazy time of day!), a nice meal after the gym for lunch. I do have a protein shake in the afternoon and then eat later in the evening...around 6:30 or so. Sometimes I will have a fruit shake late in the evening. My thoughts are, you have to do what works best for YOU! It really comes down to calories in/out.
My favorite thing this week are my homemade bean quesadillas. My neighbor gave me the best home made tortilla recipe with sprouted wheat. They are amazing! They are completely fat free and loaded with whole grains and flax. Sounds like cardboard, doesn't it?! They aren't! I need her permission to share them with you :) I also put on my amazing refried bean recipe I shared with you a couple of weeks ago and sprinkle a very small amount of cheese. I have had this for lunch all week. Sounds boring but I crave them, so I'm going to eat them until I don't anymore! It has really helped me to cut back on meat. I find that I crave more beans. I make sure I combine whole grains when I eat beans as to ensure I'm getting whole proteins.
My goals this week...DRINK MORE WATER. This is so hard for me!
Also, not eating after 7 p.m. I find that most of the bad food, like sugar, happens in the evening.
Good luck to me! Please share any tips that have helped you lose weight, I'm open to suggestions!
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