I am clearly not a model blogger...but I will try to be better! In my battle to cut the carbs out of my life, I lost this weekend. :insert frown face: It all started on Friday afternoon. A bunch of my co-workers thought it would be fabulous to go out to lunch as a group. Of course they wanted pizza, and of course it had to be my first week into my new lifestyle! Ack! Not wanting to be a spoil-sport or the odd woman out, I went along, and I made sure to eat all of my giant salad to try to fill up on something other than delicious pizza. I fail...I still ate all of my mini personal pizza. After that, I kind of said to hell with it and went on a carb binge. Rice with my curry, popcorn at Harry Potter, pasta, and Chinese food...all spread out over the weekend. Sunday night, I felt like a failure.
But the good thing about life is every day, you get to start over...so I did. I am back on track! Last night I made some low-carb no bake cookies...I forgot to take pictures, but they look a little like poo anyways, so no pictures needed. I used this recipe, but I added some 70% cocoa to make them a little closer to the traditional no-bake cookies I had growing up. They are so yummy! Still not super healthy, so I can only eat one a day, but perfect for when I am feeling carb-deprived.
On to today's menu...
Breakfast:
Natural Peanut Butter
Apple
Lunch:
Spaghetti Squash with parm cheese
Yummy no bake cookie
Dinner:
Chicken Thigh
Brussel Sprouts in butter
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Day Two
Day one was actually pretty easy I thought. I hope that cutting the carbs remains this easy. Yesterday, I bought some Coconut Flour and a Cookbook from Amazon. I am hoping that I can make some decent bread substitutes with the flour...maybe some crepe-like wraps will be in my future.
Meals for today:
Breakfast:
-Greek Yogurt (Fage 2%) mixed with natural applesauce and a handful of almonds. (BTW, great way to sweeten Greek yogurt, it was super yummy!)
Lunch:
-Leftover steak from dinner last night, and sliced cucumbers and bell peppers (red and green)
-Gala Apple with some natural sun butter to dip
Dinner:
-Spaghetti squash with meat marinara sauce
Meals for today:
Breakfast:
-Greek Yogurt (Fage 2%) mixed with natural applesauce and a handful of almonds. (BTW, great way to sweeten Greek yogurt, it was super yummy!)
Lunch:
-Leftover steak from dinner last night, and sliced cucumbers and bell peppers (red and green)
-Gala Apple with some natural sun butter to dip
Dinner:
-Spaghetti squash with meat marinara sauce
Monday, July 11, 2011
Day One
So today is the day I am changing my life. After a lot of reading and researching, it is so clear and obvious that if I want to be a leaner and thinner me, I need to look at changing my eating habits as a whole life change. No diets, no cleanses...just life-altering changes, what's so hard about that? So, here is the start of the change, by cutting the carbs, I honestly believe that I will lead a happier, healthier life.
Day One Measurements: (These won't be posted every day, but you gotta know where you started to know where you end up, right?)
Weight: 160 lbs
Chest: 35 inches
Waist: 28 inches
Upper hips: 38 inches
Lower hips: 40 inches
Today's Menu:
Breakfast:
-2 egg omelet with bell peppers, cheese, and bacon
-1 cup of herbal lemon tea
Lunch
-Big Ole Salad: Lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, and tuna. Topped with ranch dressing.
Snacks
-Almonds, Dried cranberries, cheese cubes
Dinner
-Skirt Steak marinated in soy and sesame oil sauce
-Steamed Artichoke with butter dip
What's missing? A couple things you will never find on this blog will be calorie counts or amounts. How much I eat will be how much it takes me to fill up. Counting calories has always seemed to have a negative effect on me. Whenever I started counting and tracking calories, I would start to see the numbers fall lower and lower. Sounds great if you are dieting, right? Isn't the best way to lose weight to reduce the calories you take in? I guess that would be true if the calories in/calories out idea was true, but from research, and my own personal experience, I never really lost a ton of weight when my calories dropped to 1,000 a day, instead, I would maintain, and maintain, and then get discouraged and eat a big, unhealthy burrito or something...then bam, 2 lbs up. So I am done...no more counting calories. I believe that my body will tell me when I need food, and when I do not need food...I just need to learn to listen to it.
Day One Measurements: (These won't be posted every day, but you gotta know where you started to know where you end up, right?)
Weight: 160 lbs
Chest: 35 inches
Waist: 28 inches
Upper hips: 38 inches
Lower hips: 40 inches
Today's Menu:
Breakfast:
-2 egg omelet with bell peppers, cheese, and bacon
-1 cup of herbal lemon tea
Lunch
-Big Ole Salad: Lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, and tuna. Topped with ranch dressing.
Snacks
-Almonds, Dried cranberries, cheese cubes
Dinner
-Skirt Steak marinated in soy and sesame oil sauce
-Steamed Artichoke with butter dip
What's missing? A couple things you will never find on this blog will be calorie counts or amounts. How much I eat will be how much it takes me to fill up. Counting calories has always seemed to have a negative effect on me. Whenever I started counting and tracking calories, I would start to see the numbers fall lower and lower. Sounds great if you are dieting, right? Isn't the best way to lose weight to reduce the calories you take in? I guess that would be true if the calories in/calories out idea was true, but from research, and my own personal experience, I never really lost a ton of weight when my calories dropped to 1,000 a day, instead, I would maintain, and maintain, and then get discouraged and eat a big, unhealthy burrito or something...then bam, 2 lbs up. So I am done...no more counting calories. I believe that my body will tell me when I need food, and when I do not need food...I just need to learn to listen to it.
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