1. You need to know that if you want to lose weight for good you must change your eating habits permanently not just for a short period of time otherwise known as a "diet".
2. Never have less than 1,200 calories a day. It may end up slowing your metabolism and backfiring on you.
3. NEVER grocery shop hungry. You will make bad decisions when it comes to picking out food.
4. Don't skip breakfast. People who eat breakfast tend to eat less throughout the day.
5. Drink a large glass of water before your meal and during. It helps you feel fuller.
6. Use smaller plates. You will eat less because you actually think you eat more if you clear your plate.
7. Chew sugarless gum while you cook so you don't snack and nibble.
8. Plan your meals weekly so you don't resort to fast food.
9. Always have the dressings and sauces served on the side.
10. When you feel yourself craving something try and distract yourself for 20 minutes that is how long it takes for a craving to go away!
11. When ever you are craving something try and eat it in it's healthiest form. For example, if you're craving french fries opt for a baked potato.
12. Work out first thing in the morning so no matter how hectic your schedule is that day you have already exercised.
13. Crank your favorite up beat music while you work out, it will make it go by faster and become more enjoyable.
14. Keep a food diary. If you write down everything you eat in a day it will help you to eat less.
15. REMEMBER every small change will add up. Just giving up butter on your toast will help you lose up to 12 pounds in a year!
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Healthy
It's been a week since I started my "Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred" DVD. I did it two days in a row then had to take a much needed three day break, I'm so out of shape that I could hardly walk or sit down! But I got myself motivated and did it yesterday and today and I'm not feeling sore at all! It's a very intense 20 minute work out...it's a little difficult (probably because I'm so out of shape) but I enjoy the fact that it's only 20 minutes! I'm debating if I want to add in the yoga and tae bo every other day as well but I can't seem to find the time my daughter has been especially whiney lately but she's 5 months old so I think she might be starting to teeth, yippy! haha.
Anyway, along with the working out I have been trying really hard to eat healthier and I read about this drink that is suppose to help with weight loss and has many other benefits. The drink is 8 oz of water, 2 tablespoons of honey, a squirt of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of organic apple cider vinegar. I warm it up for about a minute and a half in the microwave then try and drink it as fast as possible haha. It's not too bad...it taste like apple juice to me but it's a little acidy and if you smell it you just smell pure vinegar and it's a bit off putting. But online it says to drink it 3 times a day but I've only been drinking it once a day. I might try and drink it a bit more but it's just not something that I would enjoy drinking throughout the day.
Since I have been exercising and eating healthier this past week I have lost 1 pound. It isn't much but I always seem to get stuck on the 10's like 130/140/150 you know? So after being stuck at that weight for a week I finally dropped below it which feels so great! I just hope my belly starts to shrink...it's the one thing that has really been bothering me lately. Having a baby is just torture on your belly :[ It get's all squashy and mushy afterwards...yuck! I just want it to goooo away now but I'm trying to be patient.
I've been making wraps for lunch, if anyone is trying to eat healthy I highly recommend eating them! I made them for dinner last night and my husband even thought it was amazing. How I made it was first a wheat tortilla shell then I coated it with homemade guacamole. Which I made that with one avocado(mashed), some fresh diced tomato, a tablespoon of minced garlic, a squirt of lime juice and salt and pepper to taste. Then I sprinkled the wrap with crumbled feta cheese and added the meat. I used turkey but you can use any meat, I love it with Salmon too. Then I threw on a decent amount of diced cucumber, a good handful of fresh spinach leaves then wrap it up and it was ready to eat! If I don't add the guacamole I usually add some pepper and garlic before I wrap it up but it's already in the guacamole. It is SOOOO good! And most of the food that I put in it are "superfoods". If you've never heard of them here's a link: http://www.fitwatch.com/weight-loss/10-superfoods-to-a-slimmer-you-133.html Those a just a small selection of the superfoods to help you lose weight. I don't think avocado was on that list but it's said that half an avocado a day with melt belly fat away! That is the reason I decided to try the guacamole in the wrap and it worked out beautifully.
It's 2:00 am so I should probably get to sleep but I just wanted to keep everyone updated on my weight loss which is now 45 pounds I've lost in 5 months! Whoot. Have a wonderful night everyone :]
Anyway, along with the working out I have been trying really hard to eat healthier and I read about this drink that is suppose to help with weight loss and has many other benefits. The drink is 8 oz of water, 2 tablespoons of honey, a squirt of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of organic apple cider vinegar. I warm it up for about a minute and a half in the microwave then try and drink it as fast as possible haha. It's not too bad...it taste like apple juice to me but it's a little acidy and if you smell it you just smell pure vinegar and it's a bit off putting. But online it says to drink it 3 times a day but I've only been drinking it once a day. I might try and drink it a bit more but it's just not something that I would enjoy drinking throughout the day.
Since I have been exercising and eating healthier this past week I have lost 1 pound. It isn't much but I always seem to get stuck on the 10's like 130/140/150 you know? So after being stuck at that weight for a week I finally dropped below it which feels so great! I just hope my belly starts to shrink...it's the one thing that has really been bothering me lately. Having a baby is just torture on your belly :[ It get's all squashy and mushy afterwards...yuck! I just want it to goooo away now but I'm trying to be patient.
I've been making wraps for lunch, if anyone is trying to eat healthy I highly recommend eating them! I made them for dinner last night and my husband even thought it was amazing. How I made it was first a wheat tortilla shell then I coated it with homemade guacamole. Which I made that with one avocado(mashed), some fresh diced tomato, a tablespoon of minced garlic, a squirt of lime juice and salt and pepper to taste. Then I sprinkled the wrap with crumbled feta cheese and added the meat. I used turkey but you can use any meat, I love it with Salmon too. Then I threw on a decent amount of diced cucumber, a good handful of fresh spinach leaves then wrap it up and it was ready to eat! If I don't add the guacamole I usually add some pepper and garlic before I wrap it up but it's already in the guacamole. It is SOOOO good! And most of the food that I put in it are "superfoods". If you've never heard of them here's a link: http://www.fitwatch.com/weight-loss/10-superfoods-to-a-slimmer-you-133.html Those a just a small selection of the superfoods to help you lose weight. I don't think avocado was on that list but it's said that half an avocado a day with melt belly fat away! That is the reason I decided to try the guacamole in the wrap and it worked out beautifully.
It's 2:00 am so I should probably get to sleep but I just wanted to keep everyone updated on my weight loss which is now 45 pounds I've lost in 5 months! Whoot. Have a wonderful night everyone :]
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