matkensgirl2000
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The best working-out I ever did was when I met my SIL to work out. Not only do you have someone counting on you to show up, if you're nutso like me, you're kind of competing with them to lose weight/go longer on the ellipitical/lift more weights. Your food sounds right on track! Way to go!I hate getting up in the morning. I am the laziest person I know. I sit and knit 99% of my free time. sigh. BUT, I have a friend that goes to the zumba class and I told her I'd come with her once and now it's like I know SHE'S getting up counting on ME being there (and vice versa) so it's a little better. This is week 3 and it was easier this morning even though I stayed up too late last night!
Today was a good day. I had a crazy busy day at work - Zumba and then I had a good protein shake and a banana and then to work and lots of work - an apple, and a protein shake and some cottage cheese and celery for lunch. Snacked on wheat thins and a cheese stick and about to have homemade (lightened up) Chicken Pot Pie.YAY for being well within my calories AND working out AND having some wiggle room for wine after cub scouts!
Ded.i.cation. That's what that is.
How inspiring!! Thank you so much for sharing what works for you. You are just doing fantastic. Do you want to join our roll call? And welcome to the thread!!I know I'm late to the game, but I wanted to share what I have for breakfast, maybe it will give you another option.
Like I said this makes a pretty large shake, so either split it up, one part for breakfast and one part for a snack later or all for breakfast.
I've lost 75 lb. doing this along with lots of lean meats and veggies through out the rest of the day. Some complex carbs, but very little pasta (only when I need a plateau breaker-about once every few months-reason being is that it still hits your blood sugar much the same as white flour pasta), some whole wheat breads-making sure they are very low sugars or none, and most of what I do eat when it comes to breads are from Whole Foods so I know they are more pure than the grocery store typically carries. I know I sound like a total food snob to do organic, that or a hippie.
But, when I started on this journey almost a year and half ago I knew I had to start understanding what is in our food and how it reacts in my body (pesticides put on extra layers of fat to protect the body from the poisons they put into our body when we eat them on fruits and veggies-you can't rinse or cleanse most of them away), once I started understanding this and how hard I was working to get in shape and to be healthy.....it was a no brainer for me. No pressures on anyone else. We all have to figure out what works for us.
I love reading about others food ideas and workouts on here!
My workouts consist of an all over body weight workout three times a week and cardio three times a week. I did work with a trainer for the first couple of months to know what I was doing, but now do it all from home. I have my dumb bells, resistant bands, exercise ball and I have a elliptical and a recumbent bike. I've gone from wearing size 22/24 clothes to fitting into a Lauren size 12 dress the other day!!If I can do it, anyone can!!
I guess I should have stated what my goals are....My goal is a 100 pounds by the trip (it may not happen and that's okay, I'll still work towards it once I'm back) and I do this by workouts with weights three times a week, cardio for an hour three times a week. And by eating lots of lean meats and fruits and veggies. I do almost no sugar most of the time, no eating out since you don't really know what is in your foods and I never eat fast food, it's full of lots of things that make America fat, even the "healthier" things on the menu's. I limit most everything besides lean meats and fruits and veggies and the occasional complex carbs, it's not easy but can be done, especially sugar and white flour, pasta's, and potatoes. I realize what I do is not for everyone, but it does work for me. I've been at this for two years, but I had a time off for a little while (four months) when my mom was diagnosed with lung and breast cancer, so technically at it for a little over year and half.
That is quite a feat!! Congratulations!
Little steps, little steps!!
Love your motto...may adopt for myself.Yay for a t-minus!
My color didn't work either. Just thought it was me.
"Keep on swimming" Denise
Yeah, I'm not too worried about it being red...as long as it sticks out from the rest of the post, I'm cool.
You are going nice and steady!
? Are they feeling better?
) and you don't have time to do much after you eat (who wants to ride RNR after a big meal?).
Emily had a Geometry project to finish this evening and I had to help a little with that also. She chose something she "thought" would be simple and it ended up being much more complicated than she anticipated. lol. But, with some ingenuity and an extra pair of hands she got it done. Don't you just love school?? 
I cannot wait to go during that time again.
I decided Paleo it is. I feel really good doing it. So, back to grass fed meat (eggs are from hens that are grass fed too, no grain fed chickens for me), no grains, no legumes, no dairy (well, maybe some ghee or organic butter occassionally). Lots and lots of veggies. Not a ton of fruit. Mostly veggies with meat. Yesterday was my first 100% Paleo day. I made venison with mashed butternut squash. Today is an open house at the high school, so no work out.
) and I don't think I've ever weighed less than him (and I used to be a size 6/8) because he was REALLY skinny when we started dating.
