Lost 7 lbs since since last week. Not eating my beloved brownies, cookies, & sweets. I have not cut out sweet tea yet. Just less of it. I sit here eating this banana for breakfast wishing it was a brownie or covered in chocolate. We are trying to get a meal plan to change out eating habits. This is hard stuff but we have to do it. Any suggestions would be great. & I am walking everyday til I can find a gym or trainer to help me fit a program out bc if I do it at home, I won't do it lol
@pickles:
How great for you! Taking control of what you eat is more than healthy for your body.
Moderation is key. Not having a reward for being good even at my age of 55 is a bummer.
The good outweighs the bad.
Dark Chocolate is good in moderation.
Have you considered a breakfast smoothie to go. Use the banana, some melted dark chocolate, and some yogurt. For a boost of more flavor drop a strawberry or a couple blueberries in.
I cut out all sorts of junk food and lost 35lbs, dh lost his old man gut and 40lbs.
I cut my sweet tea sugar in half. I never drink pop without rum.
He drinks his coffee with no sugar, I use 1/2 tsp in a cup and refill half way twice.
I home bake our treats, and meals. We rarely eat out and fast food is a no-no. Cuts out all the preservatives, and chemicals. Because it's the two of us, when I bake my buttermilk sugar cookies and have 7 dozen, I freeze some before icing and take half of what's iced to a neighbor. If my dh eats them all in one sitting, I don't bake for another week and he's sol.
Meal prep is easy is you take the time to prep your veggies into containers. Easy to grab a few and a yogurt cup. Easy to steam using herbs to season with olive oil rather than butter. I bake broil and grill rather than fry.
We also went organic. It's a little pricier and a little harder to shop for, but when weighed to the cost of time spent at the doctors and scripts, well worth it.
Walking the dog I got up to six miles a day before we moved. Gotta get back at it myself. We would take one mile spurts every couple hours. Just felt like a stroll instead of a workout.
We no longer crave the sweets and when out and see the $8 tag on a bag of whatever we lol saying, so glad we don't eat that crap anymore.
Keep up the good work. Need anything holler.
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