Well, ladies, I did ok. I was also down by 1.4 when I weighed in (how about that, my twin? I weighed in on Wednesday when I remembered, and then came down and saw that you were 1.4 this week too -nice!! Of course, it took me 3 extra days to get there, but still...)
My biggest struggle is breakfast. I hate hate hate most breakfast foods and I can't stand the smell of reheated meats, so I could use some suggestions about what to do in the morning. I can't reliably eat eggs, but I can gag one down from time to time in a pinch. Dairy doesn't always agree with me, so I try not to eat too much of it, especially in the morning. When I'm doing a good job eating healthy, I have a few slices of lowfat deli lunch meat and a V8, but I really don't like lunch meat all that much, so it is hard to maintain that for more than a few days. What do I eat in the morning??
As for the exercise, I've done terribly at that one. I walk the kids around a bit, but it typically isn't very aerobic. But I guess at least I'm not sitting on my duff eating snacks, so the walks are good for something. I've done no stretching or pilates or yoga or strength training. Lots of things are very jiggly still.
But today I am doing taxes (by hand!) for the in-laws (can you say filing late? I can!) and I haven't had a single treat. I wanted to get out some Rolos I have left over from cookies I made awhile back, but then I had one dark chocolate covered almond and a can of V8 instead. I am inspired and encouraged when I read about the good choices you guys make, so keep posting!
Food plan:
Not a very good plan this week, I'm using up stuff that we have in the freezer, as they're getting to be a little overstuffed. But I'm serving veggies at every meal and filling half my plate with veggies, and I have a bunch of lettuce so that I can have salad every day. I need to get my act together and open the freezer and make a plan, rather than just reaching in, pulling out a mystery meat and serving that up for dinner. My to-do list is now 5 pages long, so I'm not sure my act will get together any time soon.
Not eating easily available Rolos?? You are a rockstar! Those are some of my favorites. That would be hard to resist for me. I'm so impressed.
ReplyDeleteCan you just eat a serving of some other meat at breakfast? As in, could you grill yourself an extra piece of chicken and cut it up and keep that in the fridge to eat some chicken pieces in the mornings? It's hard because you don't like eggs and try to avoid the dairy, so that really does keep you out of so many of the good protein options.