Well, I haven’t quite lost 100 pounds, but as of today I have officially lost 25 pounds since September! Woo-hoo! I’d say most of that probably comes from the few months before the holidays I spent focusing on healthy eating, then from the beginning of February up until now. It’s so exciting because not only am I beginning to feel the results, but I’m slowly beginning to see some results! Yay! I’m not writing this post to toot my own horn, but I did want to share with you the foods, etc. that I’ve come to love as a part of a healthy lifestyle. Yummy!
Whole grain breads...
Almond butter (which is funny because I don't like peanut butter, but this is awesome on a banana or on a multi-grain waffle with jelly)...
Almond milk...
Spinach (I don't buy lettuce anymore because this is so delicious and much more healthy as salad or on a sandwich or burger)...
Frozen yogurt (I think I actually prefer this over ice cream!)...
Turkey! Ground turkey, turkey sausage and breakfast sausage - just as good as beef and so much healthier!
Lots of fruits and veggies...
Yogurt! I love Yoplait's Pineapple Upside Down Cake and Kroger's French Apple Pie.
Oats - my new go-to breakfast!
Go-to breakfast: 1/2 cup of dry oats (cooked makes about 1 cup) with 1/4 cup almond milk, 1 tablespoon of flaxseed and 1 tablespoon of honey. SOOOOO good!
Nuts and seeds: here we have pumpkin seeds, mixed shelled nuts and ground flaxseed.
Beans! Kidney, black eye peas, chickpeas (great on salads and in indian dishes), navy, black, pinto and great northern.
Whole grains: whole wheat flour, barley, quinoa, couscous, and brown rice.
More whole grains - this time in pasta!
Even more whole grains (see a pattern here?) - tortillas and english muffins (great for burgers)
Awesome snack - pita chips (and veggies) with hummus.
I drink LOTS of water - about 140 - 160 ounces per day!
A pedometer is a great way to track your steps ( aim for about 10,000/per day for weight loss) - and it's so motivating (it really challenges me to go further).
It would definitely be difficult to exercise without my music!
Roxie helps a lot too - she loves going for walks and could go on forever.
I think focusing on not putting too much crap into my body has been a big motivator for me. Just thinking about what certain foods can do to your body is motivation enough not to eat it. I think many people don’t focus enough on what their bodies really need versus what they want or have come to love because of our society. We eat way too many processed foods and don’t get nearly enough of what we need. I’m still totally guilty of it - drinking diet sodas that are full of chemicals, eating Splenda (chemicals) in yogurt and in my baking, not eating a lot of organic foods (which aren’t pumped full of pesticides and/or preservatives). If we made more money, we would do all of our shopping at our local co-op , which has nothing but local, organic, free-range, and healthy food. Unfortunately, we’re not able to do that. But, I figure that as long as we are making better choices where we can, we should be good-to-go. I know that I’m eating so much healther than I used to, and that’s what’s really important. Hopefully my choices will continue to help me in my weight-loss endeavors!
Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by Hollie
Filed under: 101 Goals, Weight Loss
I just want you to know how very proud of you I am!!!!!! You have actually motivated me to eat more healthy too! I mean I do eat healthy but have a tendency to grap treats like a chocholate marshmellow anything or something that ‘oooogs’ me out. While I may not gain any weight because of it (because I usually give up something else during the day that is nutritious), I am defeating my purpous.
The beans are GREAT foods. They give you energy galore. Beans and rice make perfect protein. Another good food is vegetarian refried beans in a whole wheat tortilla with a little bit of cheese and you have a nutritious home made burrito. There are so many possibilityies!
I just want you to know how proud I am of you and you are motivating me to keep my weight where I want it! GOOD FOR YOU!!!!!!!! LOVE YOU!!!!!!!
PS; Where do you get that almond butter? :-)~
Oooops! Sorry for all my typo’s (blush). I was hurrying ; typing this at work.
(blush)
Hollie! I’m so proud of you. Just so you know, I keep up on everything you put on this blog. Your blog is my homepage! I’ve gained a few pounds this winter, but I’m starting to walk a lot too. I’ve been walking to work and home from work, which is about 16000 steps a day! I wore a pedometer the first day. 5000 of those steps are from work.
One thing I wanted to comment on though is I heard that 10000 steps a day is for maintaining your weight and 11-13000 is for weight loss. I could be wrong!
Keep up the good work girlie, and I miss you!
Way to go Hollie! I haven’t weighed recently, but did do some clothes shopping this weekend and was able to buy a size smaller than normal!!! Isn’t it so gratifying to be able to see and feel the results and not just a number on a scale?!? I think it is, anyway. Keep up the fantastic work!
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