Healthy Weight Loss

[Medusa]

Dinner tonight = baked chicken with BBQ-style spices and steamed asparagus with szechuan sauce.

Win!

[Rockinonahigh]

Dinner was bison chili...no chips but I sprinkled some lo fat chedar cheese and choped sweet onions over mine.

[Cowboi]

Originally Posted by ruffryder

I love this post Syl!! Walking and added jogging leads to running and added minutes and miles. That is recommended when new to running. I'm one that walks/jogs/walks/jogs. Feels great!

I get daily challenges and can share them here also. Anybody feel free to partake to the ones you can and that will benefit you personally.
Todays is share a healthy breakfast idea. I actually did this the other day talking about yogurt and fav flavors. Someone said add granola. That sounds great and gives it a crunch. Yesterday I was up at 630 as it was gonna be a long day at work and I wasn't sure when I'd get lunch or if I would so I made coffee and grabbeda special k bar and some yogurt to Munch on on the way to work. I also had bottled water throughout the day. I think one should have snacks like this on hand like breakfast bars, yogurt, apples, raisins, nuts..something fast and healthy on the go. Fav breakfast bar?

Qat pancake

I use use 1/2 cup of dry oatmeal (not the microwave kind)
3 egg whites
1 pack of splenda
stir
pour into a hot skillet sprayed with pam
reduce to med heat and put the lid on
cook till it starts to get brown, and flip and repeat.
You can use a small amount of sugar free jam or sugar free syrup.

[Cowboi]

Day 2
Preworkout supplements
Chest and triceps
post workout protein shake
treadmill


Im having grilled tenderloin and some greens for dinner



My legs are so sore from yesterdays workout I could barely walk this AM!!!
Keep up the good work my friends!!

[sylvie]

Good Morning everyone - it's early...
and i'm on my way to work, 12 hour day for me...
Just wanted to check in and post, so i hold myself accountable to this today..

When i work 12 hour shifts, it's an excuse day for me to "not" exercise..
i will either merge my 2 breaks and get my walk in today on break, and if that isn't possible, i will do some up and down the stairs time on my break..

If i can't do either of those for cardio, i will do 30 mins of treadmill when i get home.. 2012 is about 'not' making excuses for me.. & following through on my goals..

Also, this morning, my clothes feel looser today, tomorrow is weigh in..
That loose clothes feeling helps motivate me for another great day today, and being gentle and good to myself, foodwise, exercisewise & mindwise...

i got this..
Happy Hump Day Healthies ♥
Hope you all have an amazing kind of day!
And if anyone posts a challenge, i'll see to it when i am home, unless i can log in from work at some point today.. See ya's tonight, xx

PS - working on some things for challenges to add to the list ya's have started, yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay US!

[JustJo]

Good morning healthies

I love the challenge idea....so I'm gonna' be pushy and do one for today...

Today's challenge.... TWICE today...when you normally wouldn't...go drink a glass of water.

Hope you all have a great day!

[Zimmeh]

Good Morning Everyone,

Today is our shipment day at L'Occitane and I am looking forward to it. I come home with my arms hurting from shipment and my arms are becoming more defined. It felt so good wearing my new size 11 junior skinny jeans out to dinner lastnight

My favorite breakfast bar are the Odwalla ones, then Fiber One bars.

Breakfast yesterday for me: Chobani Strawberry yogurt and coffee
Lunch: Chik-Fil-A grilled chicken sandwich
Dinner: Two small slices of pizza

Snacks: One Godiva peppermint truffle and two Hershey Kisses.

Breakfast today: Nutella on Flax and Fiber sandwich round with a 6oz cup of coffee

Zimmeh

[princessbelle]

Morning!!!

Oh i love that challenge Jo!!! I for sure need to drink more water so that is right up my alley!!!!

Today's weight i was down another 1.4 pounds. So on day three i'm down right at 3 pounds. It feels wonderful!!! I know the mind has a lot to do with how you feel physically. But, i'm psyched and when i walk i feel lighter and healthier and i have more energy.

I ate a little bit of low fat low carb popcorn last night around 8 and this morning did not wake up with low blood sugar like i did yesterday. This morning i've already had a fat free yogurt and a piece of low fat wheat toast with a tsp of peanut butter. I feel so much better today!!!!!

Thanks for the challenge Jo!!!!!

Hooray for a wonderful Winner Wednesday!!!!!

[PinkieLee]

Belle.... popcorn has always been my saving grace! I get the 94% fat free butter or the 94% fat free kettle corn. Even on WW, I can eat the whole bag. Cause admit it, they are days that I wanna do just that!

[PinkieLee]

Good morning y'all

I sure do love coming in here, and seeing so much enthusiasm on this journey! It really helps when your motivation might be a lil' low, to see your friends kicking it into high gear ~ it makes me wanna do MORE!

I haven't gotten much exercise in lately. D's mom has been in the hospital for over a week now, and between working 2 jobs, trips up to the hospital & basically just trying to keep 2 households running smoothly while she's not home, I've been exhausted. But, I have been pretty good at eating healthy.

Yesterday's lunch was a salad from Subway with turkey meat and lots of veggies. Last night's dinner was a 1/4 of a veggie muffalatta, a cup of vegetarian french onion soup and fresh fruit for dessert.

Breakfast today was a breakfast jack from Jack in the Box ~ no worries it's under 300 calories. Lunch will probably be Subway again. And dinner will probably be some kind of soup & salad or fruit. I've got plenty of yogurt, string cheese & apples for snacks, too.

So I emailed the instructor for the belly dancing classes yesterday, and I got a return email first thing this morning. She was happy to see me so excited.... and said I can pop into any class I want. She even sent me a flyer for a show they are doing in a few weeks. The beginners classes will be starting over the first week in February, so I'll be starting then. Until then, I'm buying that DVD that Medusa had suggested to me awhile back, so I can see what I'm getting myself into Wish me luck y'all!

[princessbelle]

Originally Posted by PinkieLee

Belle.... popcorn has always been my saving grace! I get the 94% fat free butter or the 94% fat free kettle corn. Even on WW, I can eat the whole bag. Cause admit it, they are days that I wanna do just that!

Wow you know i glanced at the kettle corn but didn't venture too near it at the store. I'll look into that, thanks for the head's up. What i got was low fat and wasn't bad. The funny part was we could only have 1/3 of the bag each. So Bully had 1/3, i had a 1/3 and the other third is in a plastic container on the counter.

Now THAT was will power.

Oh and this morning my son brought in krispy kreme donuts. We walked right by them and had our low fat peanut butter toast and low fat yogurt. I'm so proud!!!!!!

[PinkieLee]

Originally Posted by princessbelle

Wow you know i glanced at the kettle corn but didn't venture too near it at the store. I'll look into that, thanks for the head's up. What i got was low fat and wasn't bad. The funny part was we could only have 1/3 of the bag each. So Bully had 1/3, i had a 1/3 and the other third is in a plastic container on the counter.

Now THAT was will power.

Oh and this morning my son brought in krispy kreme donuts. We walked right by them and had our low fat peanut butter toast and low fat yogurt. I'm so proud!!!!!!

Krispy Kreme.... girl, y'all have some major willpower right there! GOOD FOR YOU!

Yeah, the 94% fat free popcorn (even the kettle corn) is pretty low in calories. Instead of splitting up the big bag, y'all could always get the 100 calorie small bags... that way your portion has already been set up for you.

The kettle corn is my favorite! After I switched to the healthier one, I can barely eat the regular popcorn, because it's too greasy. Same thing with when I switched from regular potato chips to the baked ones.

[Gemme]

I love, love, love the 94% fat free kettle corn. I have some now in the pantry. And Pinkie's right. The 100 calorie bags are awesome; just heat and eat.

I was inspired by Pinkie yesterday and I did some research on belly dancing and burlesque classes. Sadly, burlesque classes are in Dallas. THAT won't be happening. Bummer. But I did find a couple of places not too far away that had belly dancing and the rates were reasonable enough to not break the bank. Also, I found a place called Brass Ovaries Pole Dancing. They are way far south of me, though, so most likely won't do that but I like that the option is there. Also, I'm finding that some of the studios have had classes listed on Groupon.

For those that don't know what Groupon is, it's a site where businesses allow you to buy packages from them at discounted rates. For example, 40% of an 8 week package of belly dancing classes. I wish I'd seen that one earlier. I missed out on it, but I did find a place....again, far south....that offered one and two month packages for really reasonable rates and the times were workable with my schedule, so I may wind up driving down there anyway.

It's good to have options!

I shall endeavor for this morning's challenge! I've been drinking filtered water from a water bottle the past few days and I've definitely consumed more water than normal, but today I will make an effort to log that H2O consumption in order to make sure I comply with the challenge.

[Medusa]

Hey all!

Happy New Year!

I was under my WW points yesterday by about 12 and was very happy about that. Didn't work out last night because my elliptial stint the night before left my quads and calves are still pretty achy. I'll walk on the treadmill tonight for 30 minutes or so.

Breakfast this morning:

Fruit smoothie made with orange juice, banana, and fat free yogurt.

Midmorning snack:
1 tillamook cheddar cheese snack (only 2 points!)
6 reduced fat triscuits
1 snack-size V8

Lunch:
Salad from US Pizza which contains:
lettuce
grilled chicken
olives
mushrooms
onion
green pepper
mozzerella cheese

I leave off the bacon bits and pick off most of the olives and all of the mushrooms. The dressing is TO DIE FOR but I only use half because it's super fat loaded (which is why it's good)

Dinner tonight:
breakfast for dinner!
Eggbeaters omelet with onion, green peppers, shaved ham, fat free cheese, basil, and red peppers
1 slice of wheat toast

Late night snack:
either a 60-calorie pudding cup or carrot sticks with a bit of ranch

As you can see, I don't cut out ALL fats because it usually leaves me feeling deprived. I also load up on water and chew gum from the time I wake up until I go to bed to keep my mouth busy.

I have a double whammy going on because I am also quitting smoking which makes for munchie-time.

Best of luck to all!

[starryeyes]

Hey all!! Day 3 of being back on track with WW. It feels great but wow, I have the headache from h-e-l-l. This always happens to be in the very beginning when my body is screaming for caffeine and sugar. I did give in a little last night and used some weeklies on peanut butter and yogurt. It's all good tho!

This morning I has a light English muffin with a fried egg and 6oz of light n fit vanilla yogurt. 7 points and all filling foods. Yaya!

This afternoon I am running around working, so I will probably get some sushi, or subway if I don't have time between assignments.

Also, I will be kicking ass (well, my ass) and taking names when I run stairs at the beach this afternoon!

Dinner will be brown rice, lean turkey and veggie bowl.

I also bought the snack size WW fudge bar ice cream! 1 point! Ya :-)

Have a good day all!!

[Medusa]

I also have the headache from hell!

My coworker, "Princess" (our BFP hat model), is also wanting to get in better shape and has been complaining of a headache for the last couple of days. We figuredf out that cutting out sodas, tea, and most of our refined sugar was the culprit after reminiscing about our weekly runs to Chili's to share a red velvet molten lava cake.

Those once a week runs were costing us $5 a piece and almost 500 calories. EACH. Even though we were sharing!

[princessbelle]

Wow Medusa, 500 calories!!!! Isn't it amazing when we figure out what we were consuming???? My weakness is/was potato chips. Barbeque omg i love them. I found some Special K chip/crackers. They are so yummy and only 19 carbs for 16 and i'm not eating more than 5 or so with my salads. Big difference and nice when i need a crunchy snack. I'm finding pickles are good for the crunchy urge as well. Even though they are full of Na so i'm keeping it to just one per day.

I don't have a headache cause i'm not cutting out my coffee just down sized from about 8 cups a day to about 4. But, wow my tummy is rolling and not a happy camper.

I'm thinking it's all the probiotics in the yogurt i'm eating. My tummy along with my blood sugar are trying to figure out what in the world my head is doing to them.

It's a process, they will adjust....or else!!!

[Rockinonahigh]

Originally Posted by Medusa

I also have the headache from hell!

My coworker, "Princess" (our BFP hat model), is also wanting to get in better shape and has been complaining of a headache for the last couple of days. We figuredf out that cutting out sodas, tea, and most of our refined sugar was the culprit after reminiscing about our weekly runs to Chili's to share a red velvet molten lava cake.

Those once a week runs were costing us $5 a piece and almost 500 calories. EACH. Even though we were sharing!

Being as I have almost but not quite quit sodas,cause if I totaly quit I crave em bad even after a fue days so I allow myself to drink a samll glass fo soda when I really want one.. the trick is to load the glass up with ice for less soda,getting back to the subject of a headache...drink some water to help increase the fluid in your body.I was told this buy a nurse that when we dont have enough water the vessels constrict wich can cause headaches.Works for me..really.

[Rockinonahigh]

Bell..I wish I could eat yogurt but it has to many carbs in it,cause I dearly love the stuff.

[Medusa]

WATER!

On the subject of water, I keep reusable water bottles in the fridge at home and usually bring 3 of them a day with me to work. They are 16 ouces each so I know that if I get through them, I'm on track with what I will drink at night with dinner.

Water is KEY to weight loss. Especially if you are loading on protein. You need water to flush your body and keep your kidneys healthy. This is one reason I don't do full force Atkin's diets anymore. I did Atkin's about 10 years ago and lost 100 pounds but ended up doing some scary damage to my body that took a while to work out. Your kidneys get really pissed off when they flush continuous protein so make sure you are hydrating your ass off!

Also, it really is true that drinking a huge glass of water before a meal will help you cut down significantly on your food intake. It also aids digestion and makes for happy bowels. We LOVE happy pooping!