I didn't find any healthy food web sites to advise you to check out. Sorry! I am kinda starting to wonder if anyone is even reading this blog... but for my own benefit and my cousins I am going to share some healthy food ideas.
It is hard to get motivated to eat healthy, especially when your brain is saying "chocolate, chocolate!" I do both, I eat healthy- but I definitly haven't been limiting my sweets a ton either. My pound pinching is about a life style, not dieting... so I eat normal food that I will eat the rest of my life, not things I will eat for 4 months, til I get sick of them... then go crazy and gain my weight back. Like I said before, I have done weight watchers and truly believe in their program because I still get to have chocolate, or a soda or whatever it is that I really enjoy, as well as I get to eat healthy food too. With weight watchers everything has a point value. I try to limit my snacks to 3 points each and my meals around 7. Here are some examples of food I am eating lately that are matched nicely with my daily point allotment.
Breakfast
Yogurt with fruit
honey bunches of oats with milk of course (3 pts... this is a steal because it is
tasty and filling)
old fashioned oats with little milk, 1 tsp brown sugar few craisens
1 egg, 1 egg white, scrambled with cheese and salsa. Piece of toast
2 pcs of toast with 1 tbsp penut butter
lunch (this one is harder for me)
easy mac n cheese with turkey hot dog
turkey sandwich with baked lays
smart one frozen meal (I try not to eat these often because even though they are good and easy on the points system they have so many preservatives)
chicken nuggets with baked lays (1 pt per nugget)
2 chicken tacos on corn tortilla
can soup with grilled cheese sandwich
dinner
I eat whatever I cook for the family... here is what we have had lately and I rarely know the point value
taco soup
big lettuce salad with chicken breasts grilled(I chopped up a ton of different veggies, had boiled egg, craisens and sunflower seeds with it.... really yummy!)
chicken enchiladas (I limit myself to one because the white sauce isn't good for you, but I like it so I eat it)
Roast beef sandwiches with sauteed onions, mushrooms, green peppers
Chicken noodle soup (homemade)
snacks
apple
banana
yogurt
celery w cheese or peanut butter (I try to eat a healthy snack before I eat a unhealthy one like the below choices... but I love the below much more! ;o)
cheese stick
baked lays
cereal
100 calorie packs all the way! I love these oreo bars you can only find at winco
skinny cow
trail mix (1/4 cup)
popcorn (I eat this a lot because only 3 or4 points for whole bag and its filling
red vince licorice (1 pt a piece)
*As you can tell, these are normal foods that I will be able to continue eating for the next ten years. Not things that are more expensive, or harder to find.
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3 comments:
I do read! I just don't always comment ;) Sorry.
I have like you been doing a lifestyle change not a "Diet." I am completely satisfied and fill any craving I may have once a week but still by portion size and I have to had worked out that day or I don't get it. A great start is just moving to fresh produce. We (I mean my whole family) are loving the variety of flavor fresh produce offers us.
Here are a few meal Ideas from a day in my life:
Breakfast:
1. Sandwich Thin by Oroweat (by english muffins at Winco or at Costco in the bread isle) w/ 1 egg (or egg beaters) a slice of Canadian Bacon and I use a tiny bit of light Mayo with Tomato Salt and Pepper.
2. Bowl of Honey Nut Cherrios w/ 1% Milk
3. Oatmeal w/ Brummel Butter and Splenda Brown Sugar.
Lunch: I am loving SALADS!
1. Spinach Salad w/ Roasted Almonds, Craisens and dressed with Balsamic (light house) dressing
2. Southwestern Salad- include all salad items (cucumber, tomatoes, radishes, onions, cilantro,Salt and Pepper)Add Chicken if you wish, Dress with Salsa.
3. Fry up Chicken in Olive Oil add fresh bell peppers, onions, cilantro (yes, I love cilantro)Wrap in tortilla and flavor with hot sauce, ranch (I make mine from the hidden valley packets and use nonfat milk and light mayo) and salsa.
Dinners:
1. Taco Salad dress with Light Thousand Island, I do put elk burger in but you can also use lean beef.
2. Fish...I prefer Salmon. I fry it in a little olive oil w/seasoning and place on top of a salad or with brown rice and fresh veggies.
3. Spagetti- I love Sausage Spagetti. So I use turkey kiebaska (sp?) and whole wheat noodles. Yum!
I really believe in portion sizes! When I dish up I dish up on a small plate and I am amazed that when I am done with my serving I am full and am eating 1/2 what I used to. If you are like me you eat what you dish up...so start with less.
For the first time in a long time I am optomistic about my weightloss goals and get joy out of eating at the same time! I am just making smarter choice on foods I already buy..whole wheat vs. white, turkey or chicken vs. beef. I don't buy the junk food and honestly I don't miss it!
Best of luck to everyone this week!!
Great reference books for healthy eating:
Dr. Phils weight managment
Body for life cook book- One of my favorites!
I also read your blog - faithfully. My whole focus has been portion sizes and emotional eating (eating when I am not hungry). I have done really well this week until yesterday. My day just seemed to be falling apart and I turned to food to help me get through it - man, oh man! And then I watched Oprah. It gave me the simple reminder that I am what I eat. I feel ... well, awful most of the time. I know some of it is lack of sleep and excerise, but food is huge. Once again I appreciate you putting this together Teri!
I do read it too and I'm not even in your competition, is that even the right word?
I do appreciate all the information you've provided and LOVE that you are so practical about everything. It isn't going to be beneficial if you can lose the baby weight but then put it all back on when you eat more normally. I'm proud of what you have done here Teri!
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