So I'm not sure if I ended up mentioning this in my post 2 days ago but I weighed myself again...grand total is 4.5 lbs. I know it doesn't seem like much at all BUT to lose weight at a healthy weight they say to lose 1-2 lbs a week. I've been doing this for about 4 weeks so I've lost about a pound or so a week. That's actually great! In the past when doing fad diets I usually lost weight much more quickly, but then I gained it back just as fast. This time I'm doing it right and it is coming off slowly but surely. Keep in mind I didn't actually start exercising regularly until a couple of weeks ago. So I'm happy! Won't weight myself now for another few weeks. Someone suggested I only do it once a month and while that sounds like a good idea I don't quite think I have the self-control for that.
I went food shopping at Trader Joe's again today and got some great stuff! I replenished my spinach and blueberries first of all. Then I bought whole wheat rolls...now every time I try to find a wheat roll they are filled with tons of ingredients and they always have at least 200 calories a roll. I've been eating my flatbreads and while they are 100 calories each they are lacking in taste. Well today I found trader joe brand whole wheat buns (real, fluffy buns) for 110 cal/each! Feel like I've hit the jackpot. My turkey burgers will taste so much better on one of those babies! I also bought some Nan (flatbread) which is great for making different kinds of pizzas & such. I then bought chipotle pepper hummus, granola bars, raspberry-filled dark chocolate squares, a frozen pizza, frozen hash browns (i think these are more breakfast-appropriate than potato pancakes), frozen panko-breaded tilapia and a curried shrimp frozen meal (trying to incorporate some fish into the diet!) Now just some notes, for anyone criticizing my choices of breaded fish, hash browns, frozen pizza or chocolate let me say this. I am a meticulous label-reader. Like, really. I will spend 10 minutes comparing 5 of the same item to try and inform myself of which one would be the absolute healthiest choice for me. Any chocolate I buy is dark chocolate first of all, with all-natural ingredients, and 2 pieces have to be under 100 calories. I also don't munch on these every day. They are for days when I really REALLY need chocolate and 2 pieces really does the trick. As for the frozen meals, I will only buy them from trader joe's. They have no preservatives and have all-natural "pronounceable" ingredients. I also only use them if I'm in a rush to leave and haven't prepared a meal already...they are great when I'm in that kind of a bind. The hash browns are surprisingly low in calories and I only eat 1 with some eggs in the morning...makes me feel like I'm eating breakfast at a diner or something. I also don't eat this every day. And as far as the breaded fish, panko breadcrumbs are substantially lighter and healthier than regular breadcrumbs, PLUS when I cook it I certainly won't be frying it! Only baked for me! I'm so glad that I have resources around me where I actually can buy things that fit my dietary needs as well as my budget.
I worked out today too, will document what I did and what I ate:
Breakfast:
-2 kashi multigrain waffles with a drizzle of sugar-free syrup
*I liked these better than the trader joe ones, and they were half the calories!
-1 strawberry greek yogurt
*so yum.
-1 cup of almond milk
*ick.
Snack:
-1 weight watchers chocolate caramel snack bar
*So I was out of the house for MUCH longer than expected today and didn't have any food with me. rather than letting myself starve I grabbed this bar because my mom had actually left it there by accident. I will now be leaving a couple granola bars in my car in case of situations like this. I really didn't want to eat it because there were so many processed ingredients in it but my stomach was growling like crazy and I had just worked out.
Lunch:
-1 home-made quesadilla: chicken breast marinated in tequila, salt and lemon on a crispy toasted flatbread with salsa and fat free cheddar cheese.
*Totally my own creation and it was so so good. The tequila added awesome flavor to the chicken, and at first I thought the liquor would add too many calories to the chicken but I ended up pouring out the majority of it (my dad would cry if he knew that).
-1 cup whole grain minestrone soup (campbells all natural light)
*i also only ate the grains and veggies and left the broth
Dinner:
-1 chicken breast, stuffed with a mixture of spinach, olives, turkey sausage and low-fat cheddar with roasted broccoli and mushrooms on the side
*This was good! I surprised myself totally with this! I just put the spinach, olives, and a couple pieces of sausage and the cheese in a blender until it was like a paste, spread it on a chicken breast than rolled that sucker up and put it in the oven for about 25 min. Came out fantastic
-1 sugar-free chocolate pudding cup
*a staple by now.
Dessert:
-2 pieces of raspberry-filled dark chocolates
*serving size is actually 4 pieces but I didn't need that much! These are good but I think I like the caramel wedges better.
Water:
-2 bottles
Gym:
-Treadmill: 30 min (weight-loss program) and Every 3 minutes I ran hard for 1 full minute.
-Elliptical: 20 min (random program, level 1)
-Track: 1 mile walking
Feeling good! I think I can probably cut out adding some "extras" to my meals...like I didn't need to have a yogurt with my waffles this morning and I didn't need to have a pudding with my dinner and THEN the chocolates. I need to stick with breakfast-snack-lunch-snack-dinner, and dessert only if seriously needed. Also, if I have a meal with chicken and vegetables, I don't need a side of anything else. I just have to train myself to not be constantly eating and sometimes when I'm bored it's really hard! But otherwise I know I'm doing great...I finally am starting to FEEL better now. I feel lighter, don't breathe heavy when going up steps etc. Really getting there! Next time I go to the gym will be sunday. :)
I went food shopping at Trader Joe's again today and got some great stuff! I replenished my spinach and blueberries first of all. Then I bought whole wheat rolls...now every time I try to find a wheat roll they are filled with tons of ingredients and they always have at least 200 calories a roll. I've been eating my flatbreads and while they are 100 calories each they are lacking in taste. Well today I found trader joe brand whole wheat buns (real, fluffy buns) for 110 cal/each! Feel like I've hit the jackpot. My turkey burgers will taste so much better on one of those babies! I also bought some Nan (flatbread) which is great for making different kinds of pizzas & such. I then bought chipotle pepper hummus, granola bars, raspberry-filled dark chocolate squares, a frozen pizza, frozen hash browns (i think these are more breakfast-appropriate than potato pancakes), frozen panko-breaded tilapia and a curried shrimp frozen meal (trying to incorporate some fish into the diet!) Now just some notes, for anyone criticizing my choices of breaded fish, hash browns, frozen pizza or chocolate let me say this. I am a meticulous label-reader. Like, really. I will spend 10 minutes comparing 5 of the same item to try and inform myself of which one would be the absolute healthiest choice for me. Any chocolate I buy is dark chocolate first of all, with all-natural ingredients, and 2 pieces have to be under 100 calories. I also don't munch on these every day. They are for days when I really REALLY need chocolate and 2 pieces really does the trick. As for the frozen meals, I will only buy them from trader joe's. They have no preservatives and have all-natural "pronounceable" ingredients. I also only use them if I'm in a rush to leave and haven't prepared a meal already...they are great when I'm in that kind of a bind. The hash browns are surprisingly low in calories and I only eat 1 with some eggs in the morning...makes me feel like I'm eating breakfast at a diner or something. I also don't eat this every day. And as far as the breaded fish, panko breadcrumbs are substantially lighter and healthier than regular breadcrumbs, PLUS when I cook it I certainly won't be frying it! Only baked for me! I'm so glad that I have resources around me where I actually can buy things that fit my dietary needs as well as my budget.
I worked out today too, will document what I did and what I ate:
Breakfast:
-2 kashi multigrain waffles with a drizzle of sugar-free syrup
*I liked these better than the trader joe ones, and they were half the calories!
-1 strawberry greek yogurt
*so yum.
-1 cup of almond milk
*ick.
Snack:
-1 weight watchers chocolate caramel snack bar
*So I was out of the house for MUCH longer than expected today and didn't have any food with me. rather than letting myself starve I grabbed this bar because my mom had actually left it there by accident. I will now be leaving a couple granola bars in my car in case of situations like this. I really didn't want to eat it because there were so many processed ingredients in it but my stomach was growling like crazy and I had just worked out.
Lunch:
-1 home-made quesadilla: chicken breast marinated in tequila, salt and lemon on a crispy toasted flatbread with salsa and fat free cheddar cheese.
*Totally my own creation and it was so so good. The tequila added awesome flavor to the chicken, and at first I thought the liquor would add too many calories to the chicken but I ended up pouring out the majority of it (my dad would cry if he knew that).
-1 cup whole grain minestrone soup (campbells all natural light)
*i also only ate the grains and veggies and left the broth
Dinner:
-1 chicken breast, stuffed with a mixture of spinach, olives, turkey sausage and low-fat cheddar with roasted broccoli and mushrooms on the side
*This was good! I surprised myself totally with this! I just put the spinach, olives, and a couple pieces of sausage and the cheese in a blender until it was like a paste, spread it on a chicken breast than rolled that sucker up and put it in the oven for about 25 min. Came out fantastic
-1 sugar-free chocolate pudding cup
*a staple by now.
Dessert:
-2 pieces of raspberry-filled dark chocolates
*serving size is actually 4 pieces but I didn't need that much! These are good but I think I like the caramel wedges better.
Water:
-2 bottles
Gym:
-Treadmill: 30 min (weight-loss program) and Every 3 minutes I ran hard for 1 full minute.
-Elliptical: 20 min (random program, level 1)
-Track: 1 mile walking
Feeling good! I think I can probably cut out adding some "extras" to my meals...like I didn't need to have a yogurt with my waffles this morning and I didn't need to have a pudding with my dinner and THEN the chocolates. I need to stick with breakfast-snack-lunch-snack-dinner, and dessert only if seriously needed. Also, if I have a meal with chicken and vegetables, I don't need a side of anything else. I just have to train myself to not be constantly eating and sometimes when I'm bored it's really hard! But otherwise I know I'm doing great...I finally am starting to FEEL better now. I feel lighter, don't breathe heavy when going up steps etc. Really getting there! Next time I go to the gym will be sunday. :)
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