Today's Meals: May 13, 2016

Meals for May 13, 2016

Deep S breakfast: The usual 3 scrambled eggs with veggies, today's were broccoli, green pepper, mushrooms, and spinach. Pan fried radishes. Green tea.

S Lunch: 1 can tuna fish mixed with 1/2 mashed avocado. 1/2 on a flax wasa cracker, and the other half over some lettuce with cheese. Green pepper slices. 1/2 vanilla 000 yogurt (Oikos from Dannon) with 1/2 cup mixed berries. Couple small pieces Treeces (Recipe in the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook page 378).

E Dinner: Made a yummy E soup with veggies, chicken, and rice. Will be sharing the recipe in a bit. 1 slice Ezekiel bread with 1 wedge Laughing Cow Cheese (there new asiago flavor is yum). Lettuce and tomato salad.

Snack: What was left of the soup with a container 000 vanilla with 1 tbs peanut powder mixed in. Half a bag skinny girl popcorn.

Weekly Weight In: May 13, 2016

Well, we came to the end of the 100 day challenge in the one Trim Healthy Mama Facebook group I am in. I shared a couple of before and after collages in the group and thought I would share them here too.

While I did find these comparisons impressive, I had already lost 20 some pounds when this challenge started. Here are the side by side pics of my total weight loss thus far (yes, I did share the pictures last week, but I think they are more impressive when seen side-by-side).

I really am excited by the results. The Trim Healthy Mama plan really does work and it makes such sense. If you have never heard of it before, it is quite simple. I will say, it really is imperative that you have the book and understand the plan and the reasoning behind it. The low down is, you need to separate your "fuels." Our bodies need to use the fuel we give it, and when we eat both carbs and fats together it doesn't get to use it all and it gets stored as fat. When we eat every 3 hours, making sure to eat healthy meals that focus on either fats or carbs, our bodies have the chance to use all the fuel and then they have to use the fat that is stored. At least this is my understanding. The sisters who wrote the books explain it so much better. 

I had mentioned back in January that I would be sharing my meals, and I just haven't been getting around to it. I decided I need to start doing that. And it will start with a yummy new recipe the girls and I just created this evening. I will also share my meals each day, mentioning what kind of meal they are and what is included, though I won't be including the recipes in those posts. I will have separate posts for any recipes I come up with, and I will share links to any recipes I use that I have found on the internet. If the recipe comes from the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook, I will share the page number where it can be found. 

Anyhow, I hope these posts will be of some help. 

Seeing as this is a Weekly Weigh In post, I guess I should share my weight loss info too.

I started out at my heaviest weight ever: 263.9

Last week I weighed: 220.7

Current weight: 217.8

Weight loss from last week: 2.9

Total weight loss: 46.1

Weekly Weigh In- May 7th 2016

Okay, so I know the title of the post is "Weekly Weigh In" even though I have not been posting weekly. I apologize for that. The good news is, I have not been gaining weight during this absence. I have stayed faithfully on the Trim Healthy Mama plan and have lost a decent amount of weight. I am LOVING this plan. It makes so much sense and I am not deprived at all. I am eating healthily and feeling so much better. 

So, are you ready to see the progress thus far? 

I started out at my heaviest weight ever:

When I look back now, I can't believe I had let myself get that heavy. 

Here I am now.

So, anyway, I am down 43.2 pounds since December 28th, 2015. I still have a ways to go, but I am so happy with my progress so far. 

Weekly Weigh-In January 13th, 2016

I found this Wednesday Weekly Weigh-In Linky over at From the Desk of Adena F last week. 

I have been fully on the Trim Healthy Mama plan for a couple of weeks now, and I am quite encouraged by the results. I have been eating 100% on plan. I finally found some Lavash bread, which is on plan and tried adding that into my meals a couple of times. Unfortunately, I think that is what caused me to feel bad on Sunday night. I was gassy and my stomach was hurting. I decided to stop eating it and go back to eating almost exactly what I ate the first week. I plan to add the Lavash bread in again in a couple of weeks to see if I have the same reaction. I'm sort of hoping not, because the wraps I made for lunch were delicious. 

I have exercised all but one day this week. I was going to exercise in the evening on Sunday, but as mentioned above, I wasn't feeling well, so I passed. We have been to the Y a few more times since last week. We went on Saturday, Monday, and again tonight. I have been using the treadmill for 20 minutes plus 5 minutes cool down, the recumbent bike for 10 minutes plus 5 minutes cool down, the hand bike for 5 minutes the first time, and 10 minutes this past time. I have also started some weight training, but don't ask me what all the exercises on those machines are.

The Winter Whiteout at the Y starts next week, so I will be able to share about that next week.

I know I promised pictures of my meals, but at this point I am a bit tired and want to get to bed and I don't really want to grab the pictures from my phone. I will try taking pictures with the camera this week, if I can find the batteries. 

Here is my beginning weigh in:

And my weight from last week:

And here is this week's weight:

Down 2.2 pounds from last week

Total weight loss from December 28th: 7.3 pounds

Weekly Weigh-In January 6th, 2016

I found this Wednesday Weekly Weigh-In Linky over at From the Desk of Adena F. This fits in well with my other challenge in my one Trim Healthy Mama Challenge Facebook group, so I will be sharing my updates on Wednesday. 

I have been fully on the Trim Healthy Mama plan for about a week now, and I was thrilled when I stepped on my Wii Balance Board and discovered I had lost 5.1 pounds. That is 5.1 pounds in just one week! I couldn't believe it. I am not expecting that rate to continue, but it sure has given me another boost of motivation. 

Along with eating on plan, I have been exercising almost every day. In the morning I exercise on the WiiFitU using one of my routines, and at night I use the Free Step on the WiiFitU to step while we watch our show. The hubby has also gotten us a membership at the YMCA, so we went there to exercise this past Monday. I have to say, that was way out of my comfort zone, but I did end up enjoying it. I spent 25 minutes on the recumbent bike and 15 on the treadmill. Neither of which I had used before. I have also signed up for their Winter Whiteout Wellness and Weight Loss Challenge. It runs from January 18 through March 13 and I am looking forward to the extra motivation and help.

I will share pictures of some of my favorite meals next week. I am hoping to add a bit of variety into the dishes I prepare, as I have been eating a lot of eggs or oatmeal for breakfast, and a lot of salad for lunch and dinner. 

Here's a little looksie. 

I made this yummy meal tonight for dinner. Cheeseburger with sauteed mushrooms on a bed of lettuce and spinach leaves with green beans on the side. Doesn't it look tasty.

Here is my beginning weigh in:

And my weight from Monday:

Down 5.1 pounds!

Turning My Life Around in 2016

I can not believe it has been 2 years since I posted here. Poor neglected blog. Unfortunately, my last post was about turning my life around in 2014, and it didn't happen. It also didn't happen in 2015. What did happen is that I gained more weight. I am so upset and disappointed in myself right now. But, it is a new year. A new year means a new start. I am going to put the past behind me and start fresh. Not only that, if I mess up one day, or one week, I am going to remember that it does not mean my entire year is ruined. As the Bible reminds us in Lamentations 3, verses 22 and 23:

"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."

The Lord is merciful and gracious. I need to remember that. He doesn't give up on us, and I can not give up on myself.

I also need to remember the promise in Philippians 4:13:

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

This year is about me getting healthy. "Healthy" is my word of the year.

There are some things I want to get back to and some changes that are going to be new. I have started reading the Trim Healthy Mama book that I was given early last year. I had read a small portion of it last year, after a friend gifted me the book. However, I tried to start without fully understanding the plan, plus I wasn't able to get all the different foods needed. It's not that there are a whole bunch of fancy foods needed. In fact there are those who follow the plan without any special ingredients. I just didn't know that at the time. This week I discovered there is a Trim Healthy Mama group for those who are following the plan without any special ingredients. I also found a Trim Healthy Mama who had a blog titled Gwen's Nest and shares a Quick Start Guide. I am hoping these new resources will help me to stay faithful this year.

Here are my goals for this year.

• I am going to drink my green tea regularly. Just once a day for now.
• I am going to make sure I drink at least 8 cups of water each day.
• I am going to stay as close to on plan as I can when it comes to the Trim Healthy Mama plan.
• I need to exercise at least 5 times a week.

So, what are your goals for the new year?

I will be sharing monthly updates on how my goals are going, plus I am hoping to share a weekly update, but I am not going to promise that. The weekly update will share what I have been eating during the week and what my weight has been doing (hopefully going down). My monthly posts will also share pictures.

Turning My Life Around in 2014

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Really? 7 months since I posted here? How can that be? I just reread all my posts from 2013 and am so disappointed in myself. I have stopped juicing and exercising and have just about reverted to my previous diet. I know I have gained weight back, I just don't know exactly how much as I haven't gotten on the balance board recently. I did get on it for a while a month or so ago when we got the WiiFit U and I was getting active again and losing weight. But I think I am back to where I was this time last year. So very frustrating.

The new year is drawing near and I guess it is time to refocus. There are some things I want to get back to and some changes that are going to be new.

Here is what I would like to get back to:

• I am going to drink my green tea regularly, at least once a day, preferably twice.
• I am going to make sure I drink at least 9 cups of water each day.
• I am going to go back to eating eggs with veggies for breakfast with a half a grapefruit (or another fruit) on the side.
• I am going to go back to eating salad for lunch.
• I need to exercise at least 5 times a week.
• I am going to try really hard to juice for my dinner meal at least 3 days out of the week to start with. In fact, I just found out about All About Juicing's 21 Day Juicing Challenge and I am going to attempt one juice a day from January 11th through the 31st. 

Along with bringing back these healthier eating goals, I am also going to be getting wheat out of my diet and keeping it out. I have been eating wheat-free off and on since the beginning of November. I slipped a bit at Thanksgiving and then the week before Christmas and Christmas itself was a disaster when it came to eating wheat-free. It was a disaster in two ways. First, I gave in to way to much wheat, a sub, pumpkin roll, cookies, sausage rolls, dinner rolls and I am sure there were more. Second, by giving it to these temptations I was painfully reminded of my big reason for going wheat-free in the first place. My tummy has been killing me. And I haven't seen to keep completely wheat-free since then (pizza yesterday, grrr).

I will be sharing some details about why I am going wheat-free later this week, but I will share that reading the book, Weeding Out Wheat by Luke and Trisha Gilkerson has made a huge impact in my life.

So, what are your goals for the new year?