I'm on a roll
Guess what? Another good night last night! No snacking when I did not have to! Ya dude!!!!!! Today is going to be another good day. I can feel it in my bones.
Something about making healthy changes to your eating lifestyle. What I have discovered is that is no good to give up your favorite foods-you can still eat them just do healthier swaps. For example:
For pizza, I homemake the dough making it 1/2 whole wheat (doing full whole wheat makes it REALLY thin). I also make the sauce (just sautee some onions with some italian seasoning and add a can of crushed tomatoes, instant easy sauce and no preservatives!). It makes a huge difference and is so easy!
One of my favorite things is cereal. Instead of eating the sugary stuff I used to, I now eat cereal with a high fiber content (my favorite brand is Kashi-they did not ask me to endorse them). I measure my cereal out, and then I load it with fruit. Yum!
Instead of using beef for meatloaf, I use extra lean ground turkey. I love it very much!
If you want applesauce get the unsweetened. It doesn't need the extra sugar anyways!
Instead of sour cream use lowfat plain yogurt. They are very similar in taste.
Measure everything. If you want to lose weight it is imperative you measure- portion size was my problem. I like to feel like I have a lot to eat. I trick myself by cutting up stuff smaller (like carrot sticks-I cut them so they are skinny) or cut apple slices smalle so you get 4 or 5 slices out of a wedge. It automatically seems like you are getting more! And, when you have meals, load on the veggies. Veggies are the lowest calorie items out there. Load the veggies and lesson the bread or pasta (not that it is off limits, it is just higher in calorie). I like to get as much calorie bang for my buck as I can. One book I consult daily is the CalorieKing. I love that book. It is very helpful.
Record everything you eat. I never really wanted to do that, because I thought it was too annoying, but I find it more effective to physically take a pen and paper and write it down, then to even use an online calorie counter. You remember calorie counts for foods better. I notice that I do best and don't over eat when I write everything down.
Swops and portion size control, and food journaling are key to weightloss. Hope this helps for all of you trying to do this weightloss thing too!
Something about making healthy changes to your eating lifestyle. What I have discovered is that is no good to give up your favorite foods-you can still eat them just do healthier swaps. For example:
For pizza, I homemake the dough making it 1/2 whole wheat (doing full whole wheat makes it REALLY thin). I also make the sauce (just sautee some onions with some italian seasoning and add a can of crushed tomatoes, instant easy sauce and no preservatives!). It makes a huge difference and is so easy!
One of my favorite things is cereal. Instead of eating the sugary stuff I used to, I now eat cereal with a high fiber content (my favorite brand is Kashi-they did not ask me to endorse them). I measure my cereal out, and then I load it with fruit. Yum!
Instead of using beef for meatloaf, I use extra lean ground turkey. I love it very much!
If you want applesauce get the unsweetened. It doesn't need the extra sugar anyways!
Instead of sour cream use lowfat plain yogurt. They are very similar in taste.
Measure everything. If you want to lose weight it is imperative you measure- portion size was my problem. I like to feel like I have a lot to eat. I trick myself by cutting up stuff smaller (like carrot sticks-I cut them so they are skinny) or cut apple slices smalle so you get 4 or 5 slices out of a wedge. It automatically seems like you are getting more! And, when you have meals, load on the veggies. Veggies are the lowest calorie items out there. Load the veggies and lesson the bread or pasta (not that it is off limits, it is just higher in calorie). I like to get as much calorie bang for my buck as I can. One book I consult daily is the CalorieKing. I love that book. It is very helpful.
Record everything you eat. I never really wanted to do that, because I thought it was too annoying, but I find it more effective to physically take a pen and paper and write it down, then to even use an online calorie counter. You remember calorie counts for foods better. I notice that I do best and don't over eat when I write everything down.
Swops and portion size control, and food journaling are key to weightloss. Hope this helps for all of you trying to do this weightloss thing too!
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