Healthy Weight Loss

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by Thinker

Sounds to me like people who *really* appreciate fine wines, and I don't know any who are alcoholics.

So glad you said this Thinker

I don't think it's the "good" food that's made any of us too heavy...I know it isn't for me.

I can eat delicious meals and, as long as I don't bury things in cream sauce and butter regularly, that was never my problem.

What made me gain weight was quantity...and the crappy food I ate...donuts, chips, candy, sodas.

I fully intend to keep eating filet mignon, and fresh steamed asparagus with a little butter, and baked potato (although I've discovered plain greek yogurt is a fabulous replacement for sour cream) ...and I will probably periodically go out to eat my favorite mexican food....or bake a batch of cookies.

What I'm not doing anymore is eating fast food, drinking soda, eating potato chips, deep fried stuff, etc. But, let's face it, that was never the really "good" stuff anyway!

[Thinker]

Originally Posted by JustJo

So glad you said this Thinker

I don't think it's the "good" food that's made any of us too heavy...I know it isn't for me.

I can eat delicious meals and, as long as I don't bury things in cream sauce and butter regularly, that was never my problem.

What made me gain weight was quantity...and the crappy food I ate...donuts, chips, candy, sodas.

I fully intend to keep eating filet mignon, and fresh steamed asparagus with a little butter, and baked potato (although I've discovered plain greek yogurt is a fabulous replacement for sour cream) ...and I will probably periodically go out to eat my favorite mexican food....or bake a batch of cookies.

What I'm not doing anymore is eating fast food, drinking soda, eating potato chips, deep fried stuff, etc. But, let's face it, that was never the really "good" stuff anyway!

Word.

My weight came on post-T, and I'm not one of those who claim that T made me eat more. I call bullshit on that anyway.

For me, I gave up my career and moved to the other side of the country. With more time on my hands and stressors I was not prepared for, I decided to "add happiness" in the form of donuts for breakfast, ice cream on top of brownies (frequently), big subway-style sandwiches for lunch, and LOTS of eating out on the weekends.

I treated myself to that kind of crap before, but it was only from time to time because I was at work for 10 hours and sleeping for 9. When you give up a lifestyle like that, you have lots of time to discover new crap.......that tastes damn good!!

[Corkey]

I'm on a good pace of 2.4 lbs per week. 12 to go to hit one goal.

[Zimmeh]

Good Afternoon Everyone,

I finally hopped on the scale this morning. I weighed in at 168lbs with some of that being water weight from mother nature. I'm still watching everything I eat and I'm having oatmeal squares cereal as a snack. After my 401K meeting, I had a small amount of tuna, shredded mild cheddar cheese, a dash of basil, a dash of ground black pepper and half of a teaspoon of kraft olive oil mayo on a bed of baby spinach and a cup of sugar free peaches for lunch.

Have a great day,

Zimmy

[Thinker]

Originally Posted by Corkey

I'm on a good pace of 2.4 lbs per week. 12 to go to hit one goal.

Good luck, Corkey! Are you doing a formal plan or just making better choices? Sorry if you already posted that and I missed it...

[Corkey]

Originally Posted by Thinker

Good luck, Corkey! Are you doing a formal plan or just making better choices? Sorry if you already posted that and I missed it...

Well, being differently abled it's rather a crap shoot most days. The plan is to put less food in and walk, swim, Wii, and lift as often as possible. Some days I feel great, others not so much. I have a personal philosophy, all things in moderation. I read Jillian Michaels online and that helps at times when my will power is on the lacking side.

[PinkieLee]

Well hey there y'all

Man, we have had some awesome updates today. Y'all are rocking along... keep up the great work! This awesome group here continues to motivate me to keep on going... we can do this, YES WE CAN!

Well, last night's grilled dinner didn't happen. Instead, I came home from work to find my honey cooking up a big pot of taco soup. She even made the healthier modifications... and it was AWESOME! I had a big ol' bowl for dinner along with a garden salad and one for lunch today! Here is her recipe that she used:

Browned ground turkey with onion
add to the pot a can of each...
Low sodium stewed tomatos
No salt added corn
Ranch style beans
Kidney beans
1/2 - 1 packet of low sodium taco seasoning (depending on how spicy you like it)
1/2 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch
and a couple cans of water

Simmer for about 45 minutes.... VOILA! Let me tell you, it's even better the next day after all the seasonings soak in! Mmmmm!

I can't tell y'all how excited I am for all the positive changes that are happening with so many of y'all. THANK YOU for sharing this journey with us!!! Tonight, gym time it is! I've downloaded some booty shakin' music to keep me going... IT'S ON

Tomorrow is my weigh in day. We shall see!

[JustJo]

Hello healthy friends

Been meaning to tell you all about a new fav product. I love butter...margarine scares me...and I know I'm supposed to be eating more olive oil. I already cook with EVOO and use that in my salad dressing, but sometimes I want a little of that buttery yumminess.

So...happy me...I found a product by Land O Lakes that is half butter, half olive oil. It comes in a tub and stays soft straight from the fridge, and has enough of the butter flavor to be satisfying, with only half the saturated fat, plus some of the EVOO goodies.



This morning is off to a good start. Breakfast was the most delicious omelet....2 eggs, sauteed onion and fresh spinach (with some of the butter/olive oil mix above to sautee them in) and a slice of meunster cheese.

It was heaven.

I also had a can of V8, and black coffee....so I've got 3 servings of veggies plus some protein and calcium under my belt before 9 a.m.

Here's the best part....it was so delicious that I didn't even miss the toast!

[Zimmeh]

I love the Land O' Lakes butter! I use the canola oil based one and even then, it is only half a teaspoon.

Your omelette sounded yummy!

Zimmy

Originally Posted by JustJo

Hello healthy friends

Been meaning to tell you all about a new fav product. I love butter...margarine scares me...and I know I'm supposed to be eating more olive oil. I already cook with EVOO and use that in my salad dressing, but sometimes I want a little of that buttery yumminess.

So...happy me...I found a product by Land O Lakes that is half butter, half olive oil. It comes in a tub and stays soft straight from the fridge, and has enough of the butter flavor to be satisfying, with only half the saturated fat, plus some of the EVOO goodies.



This morning is off to a good start. Breakfast was the most delicious omelet....2 eggs, sauteed onion and fresh spinach (with some of the butter/olive oil mix above to sautee them in) and a slice of meunster cheese.

It was heaven.

I also had a can of V8, and black coffee....so I've got 3 servings of veggies plus some protein and calcium under my belt before 9 a.m.

Here's the best part....it was so delicious that I didn't even miss the toast!

[justkim]

Another 3 lbs. gone...
Did and upper body workout and still feel as though someone swung me around my arms...
I am going on an average 4 times a week... this includes my hour with my trainer on Wednesday's...

I made some chicken breast earlier in the week using 2 different marinades, one was a chipolte pepper and the other was garlic pepper and grilled them... They turned out awesome! I cooked them slowly so that they wouldn't come out burned I also rubbed the grill with peanut oil so they wouldn't stick.
I also made Turkey chili and put it in individual containers and froze them so that I have ready made stuff for lunch.

I hope everyone is doing well on their journey... keep up all of your hard work!

[Zimmeh]

Good Morning Everyone,

I talked to a friend yesterday who is a nutritionist and I told him that I am trying to cut back on how much sugar I consume. He told me about adding honey to plain Greek yogurt instead of buying the pre-sweetened version. I am having a 6oz bowl of plain Greek yogurt with one teaspoon of honey and it tastes better than the other stuff. I am also having an 8oz glass of Chocolate soymilk and a cup of coffee.

I picked up a box of Nature Valley Granola Bars to have for a snack and they were on sale at Publix for a $1.99. Fiber Choice makes a weight management fiber supplement and I bought those to!

Have a great day!

Zimmy