I’ve always battled my weight… like the 100 Year War… well
make that the 40 Something Year War…. Well, my son is battling his weight now –
we had lost our sense of healthy eating in my home because I was in a funk
and just didn’t care… but… eyes opened again, this time wide – really wide. So, approximately October 15th, I
began to change my lifestyle and eating habits – and my son’s, back to being
active and healthy. He has begun running
3 times a week and exercising at the gym; I’ve started walking with friends and
slowly getting active again, and I believe by Christmas my new best friend will
be the Eliptical Machine at the gym or the bike.
Example Meals:
Spaghetti Squash with zucchini, onions, peppers, tomatoes
and turkey sausage – and a side of a Greek Chopped Salad.
Baked Chicken in Herbs du Provence and spritz of White
Truffle Oil served with a Garden Salad.
** I do not buy bottled salad dressings!!! I make my own…. There is no sugar, no pasta,
no bread in my home… there are no snacks, no chips… if you are hungry and need
to eat, eat some fruit or veggies. (the only carb I eat is Brown Rice, but
small portions)
Indian Butter Chicken served over a small serving of brown
rice, and mix of broccoli, peppers and onions in the chicken dish…
Eggplant, Zucchini, Onions, Garlic, Petit Diced Tomatoes,
Feta Cheese baked till bubbly yummy and served with Brown Rice seasoned with
cilantro and pine nuts; and a salad
Lunches: Have all
consisted of Spinach Salad, Chef Salads, or Vegetable soups/chili… and if I
just want something really light and sweet – I get a Yogurt or eat some fruit.
I have been going out with friends, walking, and not sitting
around – taking care of projects that keep me busy – so no snacking….
I have lost 18 pounds!
18 pounds!!!!! When I lose
another 10-15 I’ll be comfortably back into my Fat Girl Jeans – it’s sad when
you don’t fit into your Fat Girl Jeans… My ultimate goal – to fit back into the
jeans that were once falling off my hips and being held up by a large leather
belt that I had already poked three new holes in to keep them up… those are the
jeans I want to wear – but since I have to lose a good 75 lbs. to get there – I
will be satisfied with fitting back into the Fat Girl jeans for the moment…. My
desk is surrounded with photos of me a few years ago at my lightest… healthiest…
good photos – realistic ones – and I am reminded of what I want – to be happy
that I am healthy and feel good, that I look good in my clothes, and bring me
back the confidence and ambition I had at that time… World watch out… because
here I come!!!!!!
