You know - just because you're on a diet doesn't mean you can eat! Even my hubby is getting into the diet and helping me think of great ideas. Its easy - lean meat, veggies and a small amount of carbs. An example - last night, I fried up some 93% lean hamburger with sauteed onions, red & green peppers and mushrooms - then I boiled some potatoes and mashed them up. I laid the hamburger mixture over the potatoes with a side of green beans and it was yummy ! Not to mention filling. It is all about portions too, about 5 oz of meat.
Another great idea - I eat a lot of eggs these days and Tera Busker (my trainer and owner of Fitness To Go) suggested using whites only too. Cut the fat and only eat the good protein. So for lunch, I eat an egg scrambler. I sauteed (in EVOO) onions, peppers & mushrooms and add a 2 full egg/2 egg white mixture and cook it all up and once again, you have a great, yummy and filling lunch or dinner that is easy.
Like my title, I've found a love for peppers and onions. It has been fun cooking with fresh veggies and I can't wait to grow all kinds of veggies this summer in my garden. So I'm looking for healthy recipes - do you have one? Please email or comment with one. Tera just gave me one last week that I've already tried twice. It is oatmeal pancakes & this is the recipes: 1/2 cup whole oatmeal, 1/4 cup apple sauce & 4 egg whites. Mix well in a blender. It makes 2 large pancakes and once again - YUMMY! I put a couple of tablespoons of real maple syrup and enjoy! I suppose you could use applesauce or peanut butter as well. You've gotta try it!
I haven't told you about Thanksgiving, I did well. I ate lots of turkey, my wild rice stuff (which turned out good) and then a small amount of scalloped corn, stuffing and mashed potatoes (no gravy). I was satisfied and I didn't wreck my diet! Then I went in to get weighed yesterday and it was a HIGH FIVE MOMENT! I am now down to 165.8lbs which is 13.2 lbs. Do you know how long it took me to loose that much weight the last time I lost a lot of weight? I was also down 3.6 lbs of fat and my muscle mass stayed put. This was an awesome moment because I didn't let Thanksgiving beat me!
How was your Thanksgiving?
I will leave you with a few ideas for good protein snacks to have in your house all the time. Hard Boiled egg, low fat cottage cheese, low fat natural lunch meats like turkey, yogurts and nuts like raw almonds! Just a few tips the next time you reach for that high cal snack, reach for a high pro snack!
TTFN................................
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving!
You may think I’m nutz for starting a serious diet program right before the holidays. I think I am. How the heck am I going to make it through Thanksgiving and Christmas and all those parties without eating all that yummy, once a year, can’t wait to eat yourself silly foods?? I love cookies and all that heavy food that comes with those big dinners. BUT – its only for one year, right?
I'm staying at a friend's house tonight and for the next couple of days with my kids up near deer camp. My kids are too little to stay at deer camp and there really isn't that much room. My friend is watching the boys while I go hunting. Then tomorrow, we are going to do the big Thanksgiving meal at deer camp. Just like I've been doing for years. We will have it all; the turkey, the stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, all the good stuff. I even had the request to make my famous green bean casserole. One of my favorites. So - what is a person on a very strict diet suppose to do???
I think my number one advice for a holiday meal or a party is bring something that you CAN eat. I made a variation of wild rice stuffing. I substituted bread crumbs for brown rice and skipped the butter. I added ground turkey and some celery and onions. I will let you know how it turns out. I can eat the turkey and I will eat up on the turkey - white meat of course - then I might have a little mashed potatoes, the wild rice stuffing and then I suppose I should have some veggies of some sort too! I will let you know how it goes.
Here's a few other tips: It is OK to splurge on your very favorites, but don't let your family decide what you should splurge on. Your splurges are way too precious so put some thought into it before you dish up. Also, don't starve yourself. If you have a late afternoon dinner between football games, eat your good high protein breakfast, have your snack, then eat a light lunch. If you starve yourself, your insides are going to get all messed up. If you keep eating normal then when you do eat that huge meal, it won't be such a shock!
And don't remember, get some exercise in! Even if it is just a walk.
I'm going to get up at 4am, drive out to deer camp, eat my high pro-low carb breakfast, get all my heavy clothes on (because its going to be cold tomorrow)and tromp out to the woods to sit in my deer stand for a few hours, or maybe just a couple.
Talk to you after Thanksgiving...hope you and your family have a happy Thanksgiving!
I'm staying at a friend's house tonight and for the next couple of days with my kids up near deer camp. My kids are too little to stay at deer camp and there really isn't that much room. My friend is watching the boys while I go hunting. Then tomorrow, we are going to do the big Thanksgiving meal at deer camp. Just like I've been doing for years. We will have it all; the turkey, the stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, all the good stuff. I even had the request to make my famous green bean casserole. One of my favorites. So - what is a person on a very strict diet suppose to do???
I think my number one advice for a holiday meal or a party is bring something that you CAN eat. I made a variation of wild rice stuffing. I substituted bread crumbs for brown rice and skipped the butter. I added ground turkey and some celery and onions. I will let you know how it turns out. I can eat the turkey and I will eat up on the turkey - white meat of course - then I might have a little mashed potatoes, the wild rice stuffing and then I suppose I should have some veggies of some sort too! I will let you know how it goes.
Here's a few other tips: It is OK to splurge on your very favorites, but don't let your family decide what you should splurge on. Your splurges are way too precious so put some thought into it before you dish up. Also, don't starve yourself. If you have a late afternoon dinner between football games, eat your good high protein breakfast, have your snack, then eat a light lunch. If you starve yourself, your insides are going to get all messed up. If you keep eating normal then when you do eat that huge meal, it won't be such a shock!
And don't remember, get some exercise in! Even if it is just a walk.
I'm going to get up at 4am, drive out to deer camp, eat my high pro-low carb breakfast, get all my heavy clothes on (because its going to be cold tomorrow)and tromp out to the woods to sit in my deer stand for a few hours, or maybe just a couple.
Talk to you after Thanksgiving...hope you and your family have a happy Thanksgiving!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Jumping for Joy!
It was very intense...it was Wednesday morning...my socks and shoes were off...I got the go ahead to step on the scale...AND...I am finally in the 160s!!! yeah for me!!! I have been waiting to get down below 170 since I started. The funny this is that I feel lighter than just having lost 10 lbs. Its really weird. I've lost 3.5% of my body fat plus 9 lbs of fat and then like I said, 10 lbs on the scale. And I just can't say enough how amazing I feel.
Above are the before and after pics of my currently. The first is me when I started about Oct 18 and the second one is from me last week. What do you think?
I'm sitting here on Friday evening, the house is quiet (my mom picked up my kids) and I'm waiting for the UPS man to arrive with my packets of coffee so I can get up north and hunt this weekend. I've been hunting since I was 12 and it is a yearly tradition I look very forward to. I hunt with my dad still and have hunted with my mom in the past as well. My hubby also hunts with us as well. We hunt north of Cameron, WI and I'm very anxious to get going. It has been two years since I've been up north to hunt opening weekend. Last year, I just had a baby so I didn't get to hunt. The really cool thing is, my hunting close hang on me! That is exciting. I remember the year after I had Colton, that wasn't the case at all. I really owe it to Lisa at the Physicians Weight Loss Center in Hudson.
She stopped my outrageous eating problem. I just love to eat like I told you about last week. Now I eat all whole foods and my only true splurge is lattes and mochas. I was told that it is OK to have a treat every once in a while. I just can't over do it. But my body is truly working for me now instead of against me. Lisa told me to eat something like string cheese or a scoop of real peanut butter when I eat a snack that has sugar in it. That way my blood sugar won't spike and I won't wreck everything. Just think...what would it be like if we all ate healthy whole foods??? Would our health crisis be under control? Will cancer be such a concern? I'm not a doctor and I'm not making any out right statements, just a thought of what would happen and what IF all our health problems came from the crap we eat every day?
still waiting for the UPS man........
The running is going amazing too. I just feel so good and don't have the heavy icky feeling like I have before. It does get hard by the end of the week to get up at 5:40am to run, but I've been doing it. Since November 1st, I've run 56.57 miles. I'm pretty pumped about that. Here I come 120 miles!
Well if you aren't in a tree stand this weekend, you better get out there and shop or go out to eat and spend some local money! Check out www.thelocalbizonline.com for a great list of everything
that is going on. I'm sure your favorite restaurant or bar has something going on, so be sure to take advantage!
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Part 1: Let it Snow!!! Part 2: All I want to do is EAT!
Hello Everyone! How's it going? I'm feeling awesome!
Part 1: I'm glad I didn't get a chance to blog yesterday because then I can share with you my morning. Due to the blast of winter direct from Mother Nature, Cheryl and I have to postpone our run for the weekend. We're hoping to run tomorrow after after the Viking game. I went into River Falls to run some errands, had to go to the grocery store and also wanted to hang up a few posters for the Snow BIZaar around town. I splurged on my diet and had a non-fat mocha from my fav coffee show, Dish and Spoon Cafe. Then I got a chance, FINALLY, to visit Karma Gifts right there on Main Street next to Dish and Spoon. What a great little gift shop. They have lots of candles and soaps and foods, lotions, children's gifts. You have to check it out. I even bought a new candle, didn't have much on me to spend, but I wanted to try this candle out, have it burning right now next to my computer, its Pumpkin Butter, yumm-eee.
Part 2: All I want to do it EAT! At least that is what my problem was before I started working with Lisa at the Physicians Weight Loss Center. I don't have any psychological problems like most of the contestants on the Biggest Loser, my favorite show, I just love to eat! Well with this diet, I have to eat and eat all the time. I started eating a meal replacement bar before I get on the treadmill in the morning and I think its working! I went in on Friday and my results are continuing to amaze me. Since the beginning (10/18/10) I've lost 9.2 lbs of fat mass and gained 2.6 lbs of muscle mass. And my weight has dropped 6.6 lbs on the scale. I have to get the obsession out of my mind about losing actual weight, its not about the weight, they tell me muscle weighs more than fat and I believe it now.
So eat, eat, eat, but eat the right kinds of foods, and that is what I'm learning. I eat (like I've told you before) lean meats, veggies and fruits. And I'm not hungry much at all. Isn't that why diets fail?
And here is a little information about breakfast, a healthy breakfast, that is:
Carbs-based Breakfast - In the morning simple carbohydrates (sugary refined cereals, white breads, toasts, etc) cause an immediate surge of blood sugar level which results in a substantial emission of insulin. The insulin removes sugar from blood turning its excess into fat. The result is a decreased level of blood sugar, and thirst for more carbs. This cycle repeats itself 2-3 more times during the day. This viscous circle continues one of the major reasons for diabetes, high blood pressure and extra weight.
Skipping Breakfast - When you skip breakfast, blood sugar drops below the normal level, you experience cravings and a drop of energy. You again revert to simple carbohydrates to achieve a quick surge of blood sugar and to over come hunger and a drop of energy. Simple carbohydrates will cause an immediate surge of blood sugar level and a substantial insulin emission. the insulin removes sugar from blood turning its excess into fat. Then this cycle repeats itself 2-3 more times during the day. This viscous circle continues one of the major reasons for diabetes, high blood pressure and extra weight.
Balanced Protein-based breakfast - Such a breakfast supplies our body with all vital nutrients and energy without increase blood sugar and insulin levels. It helps to avoid dependence on carbs during the day. In this way, appetite stays under control, cravings from carbs (snacks, chocolate, pastry, junk, soft drinks, etc) diminish and the body uses its own stored fats to get more energy.
Of course, so you know, these are not my words, this is from an informational sheet that Lisa gave me to share with you. I have been eating either 2 eggs, or a cup of cottage cheese, a banana and a 6oz greek yogurt every day for breakfast. Then a protein supplement.
Just think about it! See you soon...........................
Part 1: I'm glad I didn't get a chance to blog yesterday because then I can share with you my morning. Due to the blast of winter direct from Mother Nature, Cheryl and I have to postpone our run for the weekend. We're hoping to run tomorrow after after the Viking game. I went into River Falls to run some errands, had to go to the grocery store and also wanted to hang up a few posters for the Snow BIZaar around town. I splurged on my diet and had a non-fat mocha from my fav coffee show, Dish and Spoon Cafe. Then I got a chance, FINALLY, to visit Karma Gifts right there on Main Street next to Dish and Spoon. What a great little gift shop. They have lots of candles and soaps and foods, lotions, children's gifts. You have to check it out. I even bought a new candle, didn't have much on me to spend, but I wanted to try this candle out, have it burning right now next to my computer, its Pumpkin Butter, yumm-eee.
Part 2: All I want to do it EAT! At least that is what my problem was before I started working with Lisa at the Physicians Weight Loss Center. I don't have any psychological problems like most of the contestants on the Biggest Loser, my favorite show, I just love to eat! Well with this diet, I have to eat and eat all the time. I started eating a meal replacement bar before I get on the treadmill in the morning and I think its working! I went in on Friday and my results are continuing to amaze me. Since the beginning (10/18/10) I've lost 9.2 lbs of fat mass and gained 2.6 lbs of muscle mass. And my weight has dropped 6.6 lbs on the scale. I have to get the obsession out of my mind about losing actual weight, its not about the weight, they tell me muscle weighs more than fat and I believe it now.
So eat, eat, eat, but eat the right kinds of foods, and that is what I'm learning. I eat (like I've told you before) lean meats, veggies and fruits. And I'm not hungry much at all. Isn't that why diets fail?
And here is a little information about breakfast, a healthy breakfast, that is:
Carbs-based Breakfast - In the morning simple carbohydrates (sugary refined cereals, white breads, toasts, etc) cause an immediate surge of blood sugar level which results in a substantial emission of insulin. The insulin removes sugar from blood turning its excess into fat. The result is a decreased level of blood sugar, and thirst for more carbs. This cycle repeats itself 2-3 more times during the day. This viscous circle continues one of the major reasons for diabetes, high blood pressure and extra weight.
Skipping Breakfast - When you skip breakfast, blood sugar drops below the normal level, you experience cravings and a drop of energy. You again revert to simple carbohydrates to achieve a quick surge of blood sugar and to over come hunger and a drop of energy. Simple carbohydrates will cause an immediate surge of blood sugar level and a substantial insulin emission. the insulin removes sugar from blood turning its excess into fat. Then this cycle repeats itself 2-3 more times during the day. This viscous circle continues one of the major reasons for diabetes, high blood pressure and extra weight.
Balanced Protein-based breakfast - Such a breakfast supplies our body with all vital nutrients and energy without increase blood sugar and insulin levels. It helps to avoid dependence on carbs during the day. In this way, appetite stays under control, cravings from carbs (snacks, chocolate, pastry, junk, soft drinks, etc) diminish and the body uses its own stored fats to get more energy.
Of course, so you know, these are not my words, this is from an informational sheet that Lisa gave me to share with you. I have been eating either 2 eggs, or a cup of cottage cheese, a banana and a 6oz greek yogurt every day for breakfast. Then a protein supplement.
Just think about it! See you soon...........................
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
smokin hot...my new moto
I'm still plugging along, it hasn't been easy though. I guess it isn't suppose to be easy because then no one would be fat, right? I am learning so much about food and your body and how it all works and is suppose to work. I intend of sharing all of this with you.
My new motto is "I'm going to be smokin' hot and this isn't forever" I will be able to eat a piece of cake again or eat Thanksgiving dinner without skipping the pie. But for now, I need to learn how to eat right and pick the right foods and learn how my body feels when I do eat good foods. And I feel AMAZING!!! I'm eating all whole foods and nothing really processed and I don't feel graugy or tired or the way I used to feel before I start loosing the weight. Just think, maybe its all the processed, fast foods that we are eating that not only is making us fat, but sick too??? Just think about it.
So to date, I have lost 6.4 lbs of FAT! That's 2.6% of my body fat that I've lost, what out Biggest Loser! I've lost 5.4lbs on the scale and I've gained 1 lb of muscle. I'm been rocking the run lately too. I think I told you about my 120 mile challenge, well I'm at 24.26 miles already and I'm really feeling good and strong. That is huge.
I had a meeting with Lisa yesterday and she is making me eat MORE! It boggles my mind...I need to eat more to loose the right kind of weight. So I ate a PWLC meal replacement bar before I ran this morning. Yup, up at 5:40am. I will probably stop in again later this week and I will let you know how it turns out. Maybe I will be out of the 170s by the end of the week!!! yeah!!
Remember the radio show on Thursday. So far, we have guests from the new Roberts Medical Clinic scheduled to join us. Remember also that you can stream online at your work computer as well if you can't get the radio station in your office.
Chat with you soon..................
My new motto is "I'm going to be smokin' hot and this isn't forever" I will be able to eat a piece of cake again or eat Thanksgiving dinner without skipping the pie. But for now, I need to learn how to eat right and pick the right foods and learn how my body feels when I do eat good foods. And I feel AMAZING!!! I'm eating all whole foods and nothing really processed and I don't feel graugy or tired or the way I used to feel before I start loosing the weight. Just think, maybe its all the processed, fast foods that we are eating that not only is making us fat, but sick too??? Just think about it.
So to date, I have lost 6.4 lbs of FAT! That's 2.6% of my body fat that I've lost, what out Biggest Loser! I've lost 5.4lbs on the scale and I've gained 1 lb of muscle. I'm been rocking the run lately too. I think I told you about my 120 mile challenge, well I'm at 24.26 miles already and I'm really feeling good and strong. That is huge.
I had a meeting with Lisa yesterday and she is making me eat MORE! It boggles my mind...I need to eat more to loose the right kind of weight. So I ate a PWLC meal replacement bar before I ran this morning. Yup, up at 5:40am. I will probably stop in again later this week and I will let you know how it turns out. Maybe I will be out of the 170s by the end of the week!!! yeah!!
Remember the radio show on Thursday. So far, we have guests from the new Roberts Medical Clinic scheduled to join us. Remember also that you can stream online at your work computer as well if you can't get the radio station in your office.
Chat with you soon..................
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Burning the Fat
I'm doing well! But before we get into that, I have to say that we had an awesome radio show today! We had the people from the Green Diamond in Roberts. You HAVE to go and check this place out. It is a great place and I'm planning on checking it out this Saturday. They have art and antiques and so much that I haven't been able to explore because when I go there, I'm in a hurry and haven't had time to look around. It's very easy to find, go east off of Hwy 65 on 70th Street (near County Material) then go a mile and a half, they will be on the right side of the road. Hope to see you there this weekend.
We also had Dee Peper on the with us today. She talked about Market America and shopping online and making money as you shop. All you have to do is go to deepeper.com and shop! Thousands of stores to shop online. Go to www.thelocalbizonline.com and listen to the show and find out more!
OK, now to the weight loss - now its just normal to eat chicken and broccoli for lunch and feeling full most of the day. I met with Lisa on Wednesday morning. I weighed in a I'm back down to 174 where I was a week and a half ago. But the exciting news is that I've burned 2.2 lbs of FAT so far in my 22 days of this diet. That might not sound like much, but I can surely tell it in my clothing. Lisa said again not to worry about the lbs that the fat is where its at. The lbs will come off, and that I'm on the right track. I've found the right amount of food and protein that I should eat. I'm eating 4 protein supplements when I work out and 3 when I don't. I'm eat 4 to 5oz of meat for lunch and dinner. It's been crazy. Sometimes it takes me an hour to eat breakfast because I eat so much. And like I said before, I'm not hungry.
I've also been thinking about the comments I've gotten in the past 6 or so months about how good I look. They were so annoying because I didn't believe any of it. So I may not be obese, but I did need help controlling my eating and the Physicians Weight Loss Center has done that for me. Even when I'm done with the program, I will have a good sense of what I should and shouldn't eat and when. I'm learning so much and you can too. Even if you only have 20 lbs to loose, don't be afraid to call Lisa and sit down and talk about your goals. Trust me, it's worth it!
Be back to chat again soon! Take care...........................
We also had Dee Peper on the with us today. She talked about Market America and shopping online and making money as you shop. All you have to do is go to deepeper.com and shop! Thousands of stores to shop online. Go to www.thelocalbizonline.com and listen to the show and find out more!
OK, now to the weight loss - now its just normal to eat chicken and broccoli for lunch and feeling full most of the day. I met with Lisa on Wednesday morning. I weighed in a I'm back down to 174 where I was a week and a half ago. But the exciting news is that I've burned 2.2 lbs of FAT so far in my 22 days of this diet. That might not sound like much, but I can surely tell it in my clothing. Lisa said again not to worry about the lbs that the fat is where its at. The lbs will come off, and that I'm on the right track. I've found the right amount of food and protein that I should eat. I'm eating 4 protein supplements when I work out and 3 when I don't. I'm eat 4 to 5oz of meat for lunch and dinner. It's been crazy. Sometimes it takes me an hour to eat breakfast because I eat so much. And like I said before, I'm not hungry.
I've also been thinking about the comments I've gotten in the past 6 or so months about how good I look. They were so annoying because I didn't believe any of it. So I may not be obese, but I did need help controlling my eating and the Physicians Weight Loss Center has done that for me. Even when I'm done with the program, I will have a good sense of what I should and shouldn't eat and when. I'm learning so much and you can too. Even if you only have 20 lbs to loose, don't be afraid to call Lisa and sit down and talk about your goals. Trust me, it's worth it!
Be back to chat again soon! Take care...........................
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