While losing weight there is one thing that I learned will not work. That’s skipping meals. If you skip a meal then you are throwing your body into starvation mode and it will start storing all your fat instead of burning it. Just one skipped meal can set you back weeks until you re train your body, so it thinks you will not be starving any time soon. Breakfast is the most often skipped meal due to time. People are just busy in the mornings. They don’t have time to eat anymore. So why not make something fast go? Here are some great breakfast tips that are both fast and healthy for you.
Scramble some eggs up while making your coffee of even getting dressed. Once done throw the eggs into a whole grain pita pocket. If you have microwave meats, you can also throw that in there as well. A great breakfast food on the go. Wrap a napkin around half, and you can eat it on your way to work.
Yoplait Yogurt Drink- Completely portable and ready to grab and go. If you just don’t have any time to even make something simple then grab one of these drinks. Yoplait has less sugar then the other brands and they are filled with vitamins.
Granola- For another great grab and go snack is the granola to go. Just like a trail mix, except it’s for breakfast. It has granola clusters, dried blueberries, almonds, whole grain oats and more. A great source of vitamins for breakfast.
So there you have it. A few great ideas for you all who don’t have much time to eat in the mornings.
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Healthy Sins
Sorry that I have not posted in a while. I have been trying for a few days but it would not let me into my blog. Not sure what the problem was. Anyways, heres some great ways to cheat on your diet once in a while so you dont fall off completely.
Who would have thought anyone would say them two things together. Healthy and sins just don’t go together. It’s not something you hear to often, but it’s something I am bringing together. Sometimes you just want to eat bad things. There is nothing wrong with that. The key is moderation. You just have to learn this and you will be okay.
Fast Food Cheeseburger- If you are anything like I was, you just love the taste of fast food burgers. I don’t know if it’s all the stuff they pile on, the grease dripping out, or what it is, but I just loved fast food. The convience didn’t even have anything to do with it. Since I have changed my lifestyle, I have of course given up fast food. That is just how it works. If you are craving that cheeseburger, then give in. Just give in once in a while. I have had one cheeseburger in 3 months. So make sure it’s once in a while. When you go to McDonalds or another favorite place, order a kids meal with a water, or do like I did and just order a cheeseburger and water. I didn’t touch the fries or pop.
Chocolate- What person doesn’t like chocolate? Unless you are like my youngest and allergic to it, you have nothing holding you back. So eat some. You can not give up everything you love and expect to be okay with it all. I found a great 60 calorie chocolate stick. It’s made by Hershey’s. If you are out and about and have to have a piece, choose dark chocolate. It’s better for you.
Pop- So you love your pop and cant give it all up? Choose a diet pop once a week. Or keep an open one in the fridge, but tell yourself that’s all you can have for the entire week. Just take a few sips here and there. That’s what I did before I started my lifestyle change. I slowly eliminated the pop. I have only had water for almost 3 months now, and I don’t even miss pop anymore. Not like I use to.
So there are some great tips for you all to enjoy
Who would have thought anyone would say them two things together. Healthy and sins just don’t go together. It’s not something you hear to often, but it’s something I am bringing together. Sometimes you just want to eat bad things. There is nothing wrong with that. The key is moderation. You just have to learn this and you will be okay.
Fast Food Cheeseburger- If you are anything like I was, you just love the taste of fast food burgers. I don’t know if it’s all the stuff they pile on, the grease dripping out, or what it is, but I just loved fast food. The convience didn’t even have anything to do with it. Since I have changed my lifestyle, I have of course given up fast food. That is just how it works. If you are craving that cheeseburger, then give in. Just give in once in a while. I have had one cheeseburger in 3 months. So make sure it’s once in a while. When you go to McDonalds or another favorite place, order a kids meal with a water, or do like I did and just order a cheeseburger and water. I didn’t touch the fries or pop.
Chocolate- What person doesn’t like chocolate? Unless you are like my youngest and allergic to it, you have nothing holding you back. So eat some. You can not give up everything you love and expect to be okay with it all. I found a great 60 calorie chocolate stick. It’s made by Hershey’s. If you are out and about and have to have a piece, choose dark chocolate. It’s better for you.
Pop- So you love your pop and cant give it all up? Choose a diet pop once a week. Or keep an open one in the fridge, but tell yourself that’s all you can have for the entire week. Just take a few sips here and there. That’s what I did before I started my lifestyle change. I slowly eliminated the pop. I have only had water for almost 3 months now, and I don’t even miss pop anymore. Not like I use to.
So there are some great tips for you all to enjoy
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Healthy Food Swaps
Hey guys, I haven’t updated in a while, sorry about that. I am back in the game now. I am still losing weight though. I have lost 33 pounds total now!! How about you all? Anyone following all the great advice I am giving and losing some weight? I thought we would talk about swapping. Here are some foods you can swap out to save calories.
Corn Flakes- While these are good, Bran flakes with raisins are much better for you. Bran is where your fiber comes from, and you need your fiber.
Raisin Bagel- We all know bagels are fast in the morning. So you don’t have to stop eating bagels on your way to work. Skip your raisin bagel and purchase mini bagels. You can eat two mini bagels per one regular bagel and save around 150 calories.
French Toast Sticks- Trade 4 of your sticks in for 2 whole wheat, or even whole grain waffles and you will save around 200 calories along with adding more fiber into your diet.
Corned Beef Sandwich- Try eating a ham or turkey sandwich instead. Corned beef is full of fat, and it’s not the good fat that your body needs.
Vegetable Soup- I know, you thought eating vegetable soup was good. It is good for you, but if you trade that in for split pea soup you will gain 10 more grams of protein.
Bread and Butter- How many of you love bread and butter with your dinner? My grandparents eat bread and butter every night with every dinner. If you are like them, why not swap it for baguette with vinegar and oil. If that’s not your style then switch to light wheat bread and use margarine instead of butter.
Hope these ideas have helped a few of you.
Corn Flakes- While these are good, Bran flakes with raisins are much better for you. Bran is where your fiber comes from, and you need your fiber.
Raisin Bagel- We all know bagels are fast in the morning. So you don’t have to stop eating bagels on your way to work. Skip your raisin bagel and purchase mini bagels. You can eat two mini bagels per one regular bagel and save around 150 calories.
French Toast Sticks- Trade 4 of your sticks in for 2 whole wheat, or even whole grain waffles and you will save around 200 calories along with adding more fiber into your diet.
Corned Beef Sandwich- Try eating a ham or turkey sandwich instead. Corned beef is full of fat, and it’s not the good fat that your body needs.
Vegetable Soup- I know, you thought eating vegetable soup was good. It is good for you, but if you trade that in for split pea soup you will gain 10 more grams of protein.
Bread and Butter- How many of you love bread and butter with your dinner? My grandparents eat bread and butter every night with every dinner. If you are like them, why not swap it for baguette with vinegar and oil. If that’s not your style then switch to light wheat bread and use margarine instead of butter.
Hope these ideas have helped a few of you.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Some Awesome Foodie Articles
A great friend of mine is a awesome foodie writer. She loves writing about food and this girl, really knows her material, which really shows in her articles. Here are some previews of her material that would really help you get on track with your weight loss.
How to Make Baked Goods Healthier by Amy Brantley is a new favorite of mine. She explains to us, some great ways to make your favorite foods, and make them more healthy. Who would have thought this was possible. So if your looking to make some baked goods like cakes and cookies, but your trying to lose weight, then this article is a must read!
Maybe your speciality is Fried Foods. If you love fried foods, and you have a hard time letting go of them, then I have the perfect solution for you. You must read How to make Healthy Fried Foods by Amy Brantley. She explains how you can still eat the fried foods that you love, without all that extra fat. Now while I don't think this should be an all the time thing, this would be a great way to have your fried foods as a treat and not get all the fat!
How many of you love chocolate chip cookies? I know that I love it! Being on a diet, means I cant eat things like these. I could, but I choose not to cheat on my diet, for the most part. But with an article like How to Make Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies by Amy Brantley , Means you can not only have an all time favorite, but it means you wont have to cheat as bad! Now this is something I would not feel guilty about!
While this next and last article I am about to show you, is not a foodie article, It still fits in perfect. Low-Impact Exercises: Get the Exercise You Need Without All the Pain by Amy Brantley is a great read. There are some people out there who can not do things as well as other. Maybe your really overweight, or you have some sort of difficulty that stops you from exercising like you should. This article shows you some great ways to exercise without all the pain you would normally have.
How to Make Baked Goods Healthier by Amy Brantley is a new favorite of mine. She explains to us, some great ways to make your favorite foods, and make them more healthy. Who would have thought this was possible. So if your looking to make some baked goods like cakes and cookies, but your trying to lose weight, then this article is a must read!
Maybe your speciality is Fried Foods. If you love fried foods, and you have a hard time letting go of them, then I have the perfect solution for you. You must read How to make Healthy Fried Foods by Amy Brantley. She explains how you can still eat the fried foods that you love, without all that extra fat. Now while I don't think this should be an all the time thing, this would be a great way to have your fried foods as a treat and not get all the fat!
How many of you love chocolate chip cookies? I know that I love it! Being on a diet, means I cant eat things like these. I could, but I choose not to cheat on my diet, for the most part. But with an article like How to Make Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies by Amy Brantley , Means you can not only have an all time favorite, but it means you wont have to cheat as bad! Now this is something I would not feel guilty about!
While this next and last article I am about to show you, is not a foodie article, It still fits in perfect. Low-Impact Exercises: Get the Exercise You Need Without All the Pain by Amy Brantley is a great read. There are some people out there who can not do things as well as other. Maybe your really overweight, or you have some sort of difficulty that stops you from exercising like you should. This article shows you some great ways to exercise without all the pain you would normally have.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Low Calorie Snacks to cure your Sweet Tooth
Have you decided that you would like to venture on this long road of getting healthy and losing weight with me? It’s defiantly going to be a long road, but it’s going to be completely worth it. I'm three weeks into it, and I tell you, I really feel good about myself. I have almost reached my first mini goal of 20 pounds lost, and I am starting to feel great about myself. I still have a long road ahead of me though. Still have 61 pounds to go to reach my ultimate goal. Then once I get their, I have to learn how to maintain my weight so I don’t end up on this path again. As you have read in my previous entry's, you have learned that I am on a low calorie diet. With the low calorie diet , its suggested that you eat small frequent meals and have a few snacks throughout the day. This is so your body does not go into starvation mode. So what are some snacks that you can have? Well, First let me just say this. You can not deprive yourself of all the things you love. The key is moderation. I still eat some sweets, I just don’t eat as much and not often. Here are some of the snacks that you can eat, and still enjoy your food.
100 calorie packs are the new craze. Its easy to see why they are. I am obsessed with these things. They give me the sweet food I want, and they are portioned just right. You can grab the whole pack, and you know its only 100 calories. Some of my favorites are The mini cupcakes. Just like the regular cupcakes. They have the cupcake, frosting and the cream filling. Its not diet food. It’s the same ingredients they use in their regular ones. These ones are just bite sized. You get three in a pack, which is just about perfect. I also enjoy their chips. I often eat a turkey sandwich on light wheat bread and grab a pack of the chips. It’s perfect for me, and that lunch really fills me up. This way, I don’t over eat on the chips. Some other things they have are cookies, crackers and mixes. They are good and really help you stay on track.
Apples seem to be my kick also lately. I cut up an apple and for around 70 calories, I can eat the whole thing. Not only does this have a lot of good nutrition for me, but its also naturally sweet, which helps my sweet tooth at times. Its also a good side, when you cook dinner and cant eat everything the family does. I often make my family a normal dinner and I just eat the meat and vegetables and then a cut up apple. I skip any potatoes or pasta that is made with dinner. Of course there are times I just cant eat what the family is having (still have to give them variety) so I will just make myself something different.
Before my diet, I use to love eating a special treat at night. It was hard for me to break this habit. While I realize eating at night is not the smartest thing to do, its actually something you should do while on a low calorie diet. Its just what you eat at night can be the problem. Because you are eating small frequent meals so your body does not go into starvation mode, you should still eat something small at night. I have found that I love eating either the apple or weight watchers ice cream. Their ice cream is really good, much to my surprise. I have had their fudge pops, which are awesome and I have also had a few different kinds of their single serving cups. The fudge pops are huge and have 110 calories In them. These single serving cups which are a pretty large serving, end up with 120-140 calories in them. Last night I tried the chocolate chip cookie dough in the single serving pack. I was very surprised at how good it actually was. So as long as you have the calories left, you can still eat some foods like this. Just make sure you figure these into your normal calorie count.
100 calorie packs are the new craze. Its easy to see why they are. I am obsessed with these things. They give me the sweet food I want, and they are portioned just right. You can grab the whole pack, and you know its only 100 calories. Some of my favorites are The mini cupcakes. Just like the regular cupcakes. They have the cupcake, frosting and the cream filling. Its not diet food. It’s the same ingredients they use in their regular ones. These ones are just bite sized. You get three in a pack, which is just about perfect. I also enjoy their chips. I often eat a turkey sandwich on light wheat bread and grab a pack of the chips. It’s perfect for me, and that lunch really fills me up. This way, I don’t over eat on the chips. Some other things they have are cookies, crackers and mixes. They are good and really help you stay on track.
Apples seem to be my kick also lately. I cut up an apple and for around 70 calories, I can eat the whole thing. Not only does this have a lot of good nutrition for me, but its also naturally sweet, which helps my sweet tooth at times. Its also a good side, when you cook dinner and cant eat everything the family does. I often make my family a normal dinner and I just eat the meat and vegetables and then a cut up apple. I skip any potatoes or pasta that is made with dinner. Of course there are times I just cant eat what the family is having (still have to give them variety) so I will just make myself something different.
Before my diet, I use to love eating a special treat at night. It was hard for me to break this habit. While I realize eating at night is not the smartest thing to do, its actually something you should do while on a low calorie diet. Its just what you eat at night can be the problem. Because you are eating small frequent meals so your body does not go into starvation mode, you should still eat something small at night. I have found that I love eating either the apple or weight watchers ice cream. Their ice cream is really good, much to my surprise. I have had their fudge pops, which are awesome and I have also had a few different kinds of their single serving cups. The fudge pops are huge and have 110 calories In them. These single serving cups which are a pretty large serving, end up with 120-140 calories in them. Last night I tried the chocolate chip cookie dough in the single serving pack. I was very surprised at how good it actually was. So as long as you have the calories left, you can still eat some foods like this. Just make sure you figure these into your normal calorie count.
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