So we are all about the "New year, new you" concept at our house, on all levels. But in terms of this blog, I will officially state my goal to lose my next five pounds by February 16. I have, miraculously, not regained any of my lost weight, but I haven't lost any, either. So to accomplish this goal:
1. Complete moratorium on sweets between January 1 and February 16. I am serious about this, and I will report any violations. The only exception to this will be to make a treat with CB on Valentine's day. So that's it: no candy, no cookies, no ice cream. Nothing. This will be revisited on Feb. 16, at which point I will do something more moderate, since I believe in moderation. But this must be done.
2. Exercise. I need to hammer out the particulars, but I will let you know. And it will be realistic.
That should do it! Here's to being five pounds lighter in six weeks! Happy New Year to me!
31 December 2008
19 November 2008
Rachel Recommends
First, I will report an additional one pound of weight loss as of Monday. I'm hoping for one more pound this week, and then off to Borders I go!
Also, I would like to take this opportunity to declare (the rest of November and) December "Move-It Month." The holidays are a tough time to be die-hard about healthy eating, although I'm doing pretty well, so far. However, I still plan to eat a hearty Thanksgiving dinner and to do some holiday baking. And that is why I am dedicated to moving my body.
For anyone interested, might I recommend Denise Austin's Personal Training System? We've had this DVD for several years, and it is a blast. Up until this week, I hadn't done it since we lived in Syracuse, on account of being pregnant and whatnot, but I am back at it. Two days ago I got through six of the 10 minutes in the ab workout (after which Clara could not take me doing it anymore) and I am FEELING IT, even two days later. So the ab workout is faboo. My favorite thing about Denise, other than that I can exercise indoors in the winter, is that you can customize a workout on the menu page. For example, you can choose to do a low or high-intensity aerobic workout, followed by either upper or lower body (or both!) at different levels, followed by abs, followed by stretching--or any combination of any of the workouts. It's a good time. And it kills, so it must be working. :)
Also, I would like to take this opportunity to declare (the rest of November and) December "Move-It Month." The holidays are a tough time to be die-hard about healthy eating, although I'm doing pretty well, so far. However, I still plan to eat a hearty Thanksgiving dinner and to do some holiday baking. And that is why I am dedicated to moving my body.
For anyone interested, might I recommend Denise Austin's Personal Training System? We've had this DVD for several years, and it is a blast. Up until this week, I hadn't done it since we lived in Syracuse, on account of being pregnant and whatnot, but I am back at it. Two days ago I got through six of the 10 minutes in the ab workout (after which Clara could not take me doing it anymore) and I am FEELING IT, even two days later. So the ab workout is faboo. My favorite thing about Denise, other than that I can exercise indoors in the winter, is that you can customize a workout on the menu page. For example, you can choose to do a low or high-intensity aerobic workout, followed by either upper or lower body (or both!) at different levels, followed by abs, followed by stretching--or any combination of any of the workouts. It's a good time. And it kills, so it must be working. :)
12 November 2008
Work it, girl!
So, I bought a new tub of animal crackers at Costco. When they're fresh, they're SO crisp and nice. Mmmmm. So yes, this is not my best day for avoiding animal crackers.
On a brighter note, yesterday I did 30 crunches, and on Monday evening I rode our stationary bike for 10 minutes. It's a start...
On a brighter note, yesterday I did 30 crunches, and on Monday evening I rode our stationary bike for 10 minutes. It's a start...
Down Five!
Hello, where is everyone? I'm down five pounds! This means I get to officially count my fabulous bracelets as a Healthy Living Prize! I think I owe my success in part to the delicious Kirtland Brand Instant Oatmeal. Delicious and nutritious, which is a food-y way of saying classic...and classy. Now I have to think of a new gift...I think it shall be Kung Fu Panda, which was my favorite movie this last summer. If you haven't seen it yet, it's well worth a rental. The kiddies (and their aunties) will love it.
05 November 2008
Three Pounds.
I'm pretty sure I'm down three pounds. The scale I have is sort of old and analog, so sometimes its tricky to tell, but I'm pretty sure. So, hooray! Also, I ate some of the delicious Kirtland brand instant oatmeal for breakfast, on recommendation from Rachel. And for dinner, and in celebration of our delicious snowy weather, I partook of some organic tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. Lovely!
A two-fold announcement
I neglected to post on Monday, after my official weekly weigh-in, that I have lost two pounds. Yay! I feel good about that. I really need to start my core strengthening, though, so I can start getting reshaped and stronger.
Also, I am sadly opting out of NaNoWriMo again this year. I've been working on it, but because of Jonathan, I have very little free time in the evenings, and I've decided I don't want to spend my only free time feverishly trying to pump out words into a project I'm not that excited about. And while this may sounds cheesy, I am actually excited to use some of that time to refocus on my gospel study. I think that'll be more meaningful and impactful to me this year.
So there are my announcements.
Also, I am sadly opting out of NaNoWriMo again this year. I've been working on it, but because of Jonathan, I have very little free time in the evenings, and I've decided I don't want to spend my only free time feverishly trying to pump out words into a project I'm not that excited about. And while this may sounds cheesy, I am actually excited to use some of that time to refocus on my gospel study. I think that'll be more meaningful and impactful to me this year.
So there are my announcements.
27 October 2008
Momentous Monday
No, you are not the only one rockin' the blog.
It's a momentous Monday because I actually left myself time to eat breakfast at home! Granted, it was merely a bowl of raisin bran, and I ate it standing up, but I ate it! And I ate it at home! Not only that, but I emptied our garbage and pulled the trash out to the curb. In heels no less! I'm feeling pretty good about myself.
Also today I've eaten a 100 calorie snack of cookies, some edamame, and a handful of salt and pepper chips with cottage cheese. I've also had a cup of cranberry zinger tea, and no soda for 3 days!
And, here is the unveiling of my first prize:
It's a bracelet handmade out of Pride and Prejudice. I know, right? Amazing.
It's a momentous Monday because I actually left myself time to eat breakfast at home! Granted, it was merely a bowl of raisin bran, and I ate it standing up, but I ate it! And I ate it at home! Not only that, but I emptied our garbage and pulled the trash out to the curb. In heels no less! I'm feeling pretty good about myself.
Also today I've eaten a 100 calorie snack of cookies, some edamame, and a handful of salt and pepper chips with cottage cheese. I've also had a cup of cranberry zinger tea, and no soda for 3 days!
And, here is the unveiling of my first prize:
It's a bracelet handmade out of Pride and Prejudice. I know, right? Amazing.
Monday weigh-in
Am I the only one rocking this blog right now?
I did my first official "weigh-in" this morning, so now I know my baseline from which to judge my departing poundage. I also discovered that there's a pretty cool pilates show on PBS at 5:00 a.m. Unfortunately, when I am up at 5:00 a.m. I am nursing Jonathan, so I guess I will not be doing pilates on PBS right now.
I'm having a great eating day today: Malt-o-Meal with milk for breakfast, a string cheese and half an apple for snack, and I'll probably eat a garden burger for lunch. Good times. I am still keeping my eating up, on account of the nursing, but I am doing a lot better, I think, about eating less junk. So Borders, here I come!
I did my first official "weigh-in" this morning, so now I know my baseline from which to judge my departing poundage. I also discovered that there's a pretty cool pilates show on PBS at 5:00 a.m. Unfortunately, when I am up at 5:00 a.m. I am nursing Jonathan, so I guess I will not be doing pilates on PBS right now.
I'm having a great eating day today: Malt-o-Meal with milk for breakfast, a string cheese and half an apple for snack, and I'll probably eat a garden burger for lunch. Good times. I am still keeping my eating up, on account of the nursing, but I am doing a lot better, I think, about eating less junk. So Borders, here I come!
24 October 2008
23 October 2008
Well, it's been a day.
The day started out well enough. I started out with a 25 cal cup of Swiss Miss, and I dipped, get this, a 100 cal pack of grasshopper cookies. Mmmm. Then for my real breakfast I had a string cheese and a Fiber One Bar. Also, I drank a lot of water.
Then someone asked me if I wanted to go to a yummy restaurant, called the Bayou. It has delicious yummy Southern cooking, but in my defense, I could have been a lot more "deep fried" in my menu pick. As it happened, I chose a blackened catfish sandwich. It came with a side of sweet potato fries, which probably weren't the most diet friendly, but they were good. The best part was that the waitress forgot to put my order in the first go around, so I got my meal for 50% off. Awesome. Also, I drank probably 4 glasses of water.
I did have one cup of soda, but it was mostly ice, so I was proud of myself.
I didn't snack at all during the rest of day, on account of was full, and I was excited to eat the leftovers for dinner, but I left the to go box on the roof of my car. Needless to say, it didn't stay on the roof of my car all the way to my house. *Sigh.
Don't worry, the day gets a lot better. I finally heard back from the management company about the fence they want me to spend $2K to fix. So that's fun. It turns out I'm a major stress eater. So that means that I ate leftover waffles, some cold mac and cheese, and my roommate may or may not have taken pity on me and got me a frosty (small size!) and fries from Wendy's.
Tomorrow will be better. Also, I'm far too poor to buy any expensive food for the next week. I'll be scrounging off of canned food and leftovers. So by the time I get to your house on Friday, I'll be really looking forward to tasty food. Like Dinner in a Pumpkin!! Hooray!
So that was my day. I'll be better tomorrow.
Then someone asked me if I wanted to go to a yummy restaurant, called the Bayou. It has delicious yummy Southern cooking, but in my defense, I could have been a lot more "deep fried" in my menu pick. As it happened, I chose a blackened catfish sandwich. It came with a side of sweet potato fries, which probably weren't the most diet friendly, but they were good. The best part was that the waitress forgot to put my order in the first go around, so I got my meal for 50% off. Awesome. Also, I drank probably 4 glasses of water.
I did have one cup of soda, but it was mostly ice, so I was proud of myself.
I didn't snack at all during the rest of day, on account of was full, and I was excited to eat the leftovers for dinner, but I left the to go box on the roof of my car. Needless to say, it didn't stay on the roof of my car all the way to my house. *Sigh.
Don't worry, the day gets a lot better. I finally heard back from the management company about the fence they want me to spend $2K to fix. So that's fun. It turns out I'm a major stress eater. So that means that I ate leftover waffles, some cold mac and cheese, and my roommate may or may not have taken pity on me and got me a frosty (small size!) and fries from Wendy's.
Tomorrow will be better. Also, I'm far too poor to buy any expensive food for the next week. I'll be scrounging off of canned food and leftovers. So by the time I get to your house on Friday, I'll be really looking forward to tasty food. Like Dinner in a Pumpkin!! Hooray!
So that was my day. I'll be better tomorrow.
100 calories and other news
I was opening up a new box of snack bags, and one of the panels says, "Make your own 100 Calorie snack packs." Good ol' Ziploc. How thoughtful of them to list stuff you can put in their little bags.
I actually thought it was an interesting and helpful little list, so I'm passing it along:
1 small orange
13 animal crackers (yes! 13!)
3/4 oz. cheddar cheese
1/2 C dried, unsweetened apricot halves
45 small soy crisps
2 Tbsp mixed nuts
3/4 C bran cereal (uh...yum?)
28 grapes
5 whole, dried, pitted dates
3 mini chocolate chip cookies (not very many, I'd say)
1 C blueberries
17 dry roasted peanuts
25 jelly beans
3 Tbsp raisins
I don't know why 100 calories is such a magic number, and obviously not all of these things are equally nutritious, but nevertheless, it does give a nice sense of proportion.
As for my eats today, I did pretty well. Oatmeal with dried cranberries and milk, one and a half canned pears, a thin slice of cheddar cheese, a breakfast sandwich (two eggs, one piece of bacon, two pieces of lightly buttered toast), six wheat ritz crackers, a small handful of sun chips, a mug of Swiss Miss, and one and a half zucchini/black bean/corn enchiladas. And a glass of milk and lots of water.
I will probably split with Jeremy the last truffle Mom and Dad bought us for a sweet treat. And there you go. No real exercise today, other than general kid wrangling. I'm hoping for another long walk tomorrow.
P.S. Your food sounds a lot tastier than mine.
I actually thought it was an interesting and helpful little list, so I'm passing it along:
1 small orange
13 animal crackers (yes! 13!)
3/4 oz. cheddar cheese
1/2 C dried, unsweetened apricot halves
45 small soy crisps
2 Tbsp mixed nuts
3/4 C bran cereal (uh...yum?)
28 grapes
5 whole, dried, pitted dates
3 mini chocolate chip cookies (not very many, I'd say)
1 C blueberries
17 dry roasted peanuts
25 jelly beans
3 Tbsp raisins
I don't know why 100 calories is such a magic number, and obviously not all of these things are equally nutritious, but nevertheless, it does give a nice sense of proportion.
As for my eats today, I did pretty well. Oatmeal with dried cranberries and milk, one and a half canned pears, a thin slice of cheddar cheese, a breakfast sandwich (two eggs, one piece of bacon, two pieces of lightly buttered toast), six wheat ritz crackers, a small handful of sun chips, a mug of Swiss Miss, and one and a half zucchini/black bean/corn enchiladas. And a glass of milk and lots of water.
I will probably split with Jeremy the last truffle Mom and Dad bought us for a sweet treat. And there you go. No real exercise today, other than general kid wrangling. I'm hoping for another long walk tomorrow.
P.S. Your food sounds a lot tastier than mine.
22 October 2008
In Return:
Well good job! And, as one who has cleaned up small children, sometimes it just a reflex to eat the leftovers from their plates.
My day went a little something like this:
Also, I could have eaten less waffles, as it happens, but they were delicious.
Anyway, A good Day 1 for the both of us, I say.
My day went a little something like this:
- Breakfast A Yoplait/Fiber One Yogurt, and a string cheese
- Snack: 100 Calorie pack of Keebler Grasshopper cookies
- Lunch: 1 C. Olives and mozzarella cheese balls from the antipasto bar at Smiths, along with 3 small sourdough rolls.
- Snack: Apple
- Dinner 3 Waffles (made from the heart healthy Bisquick mix)
- Misc: Pumpkin muffins every now and then.
Also, I could have eaten less waffles, as it happens, but they were delicious.
Anyway, A good Day 1 for the both of us, I say.
Food report
I decided this morning that I'd confess all of my food at the end of the day, so here it is:
Breakfast: a bowl of farina (cream of wheat) with milk.
Snack: a string cheese.
Lunch: baked beans and 1/3 of Clara's garden burger/
Snack: 10 animal crackers and a mug of Swiss Miss.
Another Snack: 10 more animal crackers.
Another Snack: small handful of sun chips.
Dinner: spaghetti squash with mushroom marinara, and some green beans. And a piece of wheat bread with butter. And 1/3 of Clara's bread and butter. And two animal crackers that Clara left on the table.
So there you have it. I think that knowing I would be writing this down helped me to keep my snacking at bay. I am disappointed in my animal cracker intake. I know that animal crackers aren't horrible, but I think it demonstrates a lack of self control that my plan was to eat 10 and I ended up eating 22. Sad.
In more positive news, I went on a two mile walk with my kidlets. It felt longer, on account of I was pushing them in a rickety double stroller. I had fun though, and it felt good to move.
Breakfast: a bowl of farina (cream of wheat) with milk.
Snack: a string cheese.
Lunch: baked beans and 1/3 of Clara's garden burger/
Snack: 10 animal crackers and a mug of Swiss Miss.
Another Snack: 10 more animal crackers.
Another Snack: small handful of sun chips.
Dinner: spaghetti squash with mushroom marinara, and some green beans. And a piece of wheat bread with butter. And 1/3 of Clara's bread and butter. And two animal crackers that Clara left on the table.
So there you have it. I think that knowing I would be writing this down helped me to keep my snacking at bay. I am disappointed in my animal cracker intake. I know that animal crackers aren't horrible, but I think it demonstrates a lack of self control that my plan was to eat 10 and I ended up eating 22. Sad.
In more positive news, I went on a two mile walk with my kidlets. It felt longer, on account of I was pushing them in a rickety double stroller. I had fun though, and it felt good to move.
21 October 2008
The Launch Part II
Well, to celebrate Healthy Living 2008 or whatever we're calling this shindig, I took a walk through the Avenues and through Memory Grove Park. I really am living the dream, I've decided. Memory Grove reminded me of Riverside Park. The autumn color was beautiful and I figure if I regularly walk down and up the hill that leads into the park and back out, my rear end is going to look fabulous.
While walking, I contemplated my goals and I've come up with some good ones, I think.
Also, as far as harmless snacks go, I have two suggestions: Pumpkin Cranberry Mini Muffins and Chocolate Chip Fiber One Bars. The muffins are super easy: combine 1 box spice cake mix to 1 can pumpkin, stir really well, and then add a couple of handfuls of dried cranberries. If you have a convection oven, bake at 325 for 23-25 minutes. I don't know what that translates to for a normal oven. These are relatively harmless since you're not adding any oil or eggs to the cake mix.
Also, the Fiber One bars are only one point on Weight Watchers, which means I think they're pretty unoffensive. Also, all that fiber really does a great job of curbing hunger.
Well, that's all I have for right now! Go us!
While walking, I contemplated my goals and I've come up with some good ones, I think.
- Goal One: Give up fast food. It's expensive, it's fattening, and quite frankly, it doesn't taste too good anymore. And while it's convenient, I actually have drive farther to go to McDonalds than to go grocery shopping at Smiths. This does not, however, exclude "sit-down" restaurants. I will still enjoy a meal out every once in a while, but I will definitely be more sensible in my menu choices.
- Goal Two: Take a walk. I will go for a walk after work at least 3 times a week. Probably Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. And, until the weather gets horrendous, I think I'll walk to work on Fridays. This day seems the most conducive since it's "Casual" day and I can wear athletic shoes to work. Also, take a walk around the block twice a day during break.
- Goal Three: Drink more water than soda. This one's tricky, although it seems ridiculous. The thing is, however, there is a free soda fountain in the basement at work, and it's delicious. But even today I had a liter bottle of water that I kept refilling and I felt a lot more energetic throughout the day.
Also, as far as harmless snacks go, I have two suggestions: Pumpkin Cranberry Mini Muffins and Chocolate Chip Fiber One Bars. The muffins are super easy: combine 1 box spice cake mix to 1 can pumpkin, stir really well, and then add a couple of handfuls of dried cranberries. If you have a convection oven, bake at 325 for 23-25 minutes. I don't know what that translates to for a normal oven. These are relatively harmless since you're not adding any oil or eggs to the cake mix.
Also, the Fiber One bars are only one point on Weight Watchers, which means I think they're pretty unoffensive. Also, all that fiber really does a great job of curbing hunger.
Well, that's all I have for right now! Go us!
The Launch
Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life. Yes, my friend, it is time to join me in the launch. Blast off to a lifestyle of health and fitness!
All cheese aside (in more ways than one), I am now officially on the road to baby weight loss and the general reshaping of my stretched-out physique. My primary goals at this point are to be able to wear more than one pair of pants and also to be able to wear my wedding ring again. (I had it re-sized last winter before I was pregnant, and now it's too tight.)
I don't consider myself a "dieter," so most of what I'll be doing is cutting out excess. All things in moderation, right? Sweet treats and snacks are my pregnancy nemeses, so they're the first and perhaps biggest food problem. I've decided, first of all, to be careful and deliberate about when I eat. Most of my snacking problems just stem from the fact that snacks are so readily available, so I find myself muching a handful of the dreaded animal crackers just because I'm not thinking. I think I'll stick to snacking and eating whenever I feed Clara. She eats breakfast, a snack/lunch before her nap, a snack after her nap, an afternoon snack, and dinner. If I only ate at those times, I'd be much better off.
Also, I am going to limit myself to two sweet treats (desserts) per week. If I need something the other nights, I'll eat fruit or yogurt or something along those lines.
As far as exercise, I'm going to take more time to figure that out. I'm planning on taking Clara on a walk this afternoon, so that's something, but I need to realistically figure out when I could go walking by myself or go ride the bike or whatever. When I have a better sense of that, I'll let you know, but for now I am planning to either walk (by myself) or ride the bike three days a week for at least 30 minutes. I plan to do core strengthening six days a week, building up crunches, etc. Maybe I'll bust out my Denise Austin video, which has an awesome ab workout that is challenging without being crazy or painful.
So there you have it! I finished up the weekend's leftovers for lunch, and now my eating for the rest of the day will consist of one more small snack then a dinner of baked beans and cornbread. That's it! I stand ready for your report...
All cheese aside (in more ways than one), I am now officially on the road to baby weight loss and the general reshaping of my stretched-out physique. My primary goals at this point are to be able to wear more than one pair of pants and also to be able to wear my wedding ring again. (I had it re-sized last winter before I was pregnant, and now it's too tight.)
I don't consider myself a "dieter," so most of what I'll be doing is cutting out excess. All things in moderation, right? Sweet treats and snacks are my pregnancy nemeses, so they're the first and perhaps biggest food problem. I've decided, first of all, to be careful and deliberate about when I eat. Most of my snacking problems just stem from the fact that snacks are so readily available, so I find myself muching a handful of the dreaded animal crackers just because I'm not thinking. I think I'll stick to snacking and eating whenever I feed Clara. She eats breakfast, a snack/lunch before her nap, a snack after her nap, an afternoon snack, and dinner. If I only ate at those times, I'd be much better off.
Also, I am going to limit myself to two sweet treats (desserts) per week. If I need something the other nights, I'll eat fruit or yogurt or something along those lines.
As far as exercise, I'm going to take more time to figure that out. I'm planning on taking Clara on a walk this afternoon, so that's something, but I need to realistically figure out when I could go walking by myself or go ride the bike or whatever. When I have a better sense of that, I'll let you know, but for now I am planning to either walk (by myself) or ride the bike three days a week for at least 30 minutes. I plan to do core strengthening six days a week, building up crunches, etc. Maybe I'll bust out my Denise Austin video, which has an awesome ab workout that is challenging without being crazy or painful.
So there you have it! I finished up the weekend's leftovers for lunch, and now my eating for the rest of the day will consist of one more small snack then a dinner of baked beans and cornbread. That's it! I stand ready for your report...
28 September 2008
I feel obligated.
Here is my post. Hooray! I now have a scale (on loan from Mom) and a flat and convenient place to put it. I'll be honest, the only thought I've been giving to food lately is "Gee, I won't be able to eat this in a little while." Although, I haven't decided when "a little while" is. One would think we would have picked a less hectic time to start losing weight, what with you and a baby and me and moving, but I suppose the moral to that story is that there is no convenient time to start a weight loss program.
Although one motivation is that now that I have a little extra money to spend on clothes, I would like those clothes to fit me and look nice.
And now, I'm trying to kick a cold. It couldn't have come at a less opportune time, especially now that I can't just opt to sleep through class. I suppose that now "sleep through class" would mean "get fired from job." Oh well, here's to DayQuil and a healthier immune system!
Although one motivation is that now that I have a little extra money to spend on clothes, I would like those clothes to fit me and look nice.
And now, I'm trying to kick a cold. It couldn't have come at a less opportune time, especially now that I can't just opt to sleep through class. I suppose that now "sleep through class" would mean "get fired from job." Oh well, here's to DayQuil and a healthier immune system!
The first plateau
I was curious to see if I'd drop more than 20 pounds as part of my body's natural postpartum purge. The answer is no. I definitely think I am done with the magic weight loss, since I have held steady at the same weight for the last nine days. Maybe I really will have to stop eating ice cream and cookies.
21 September 2008
The first 20 are the easiest
The best thing about losing 40 pounds of pregancy weight gain is that the first 20 or so melt away like a dream. Well, perhaps "a dream" isn't quite the best categorization, since in the past two weeks I've lost 20 pounds only through having major abdominal surgery, delivering a baby, and sweating. Nevertheless, I don't know that I can fairly say I "worked" to lost that weight, so I am therefore not giving myself a big prize.
The other thing about post-pregnancy weight loss is that I can't really cut calories since I'm nursing, so I'll still be eating around 2100-2400 calories a day. And I don't really count calories, so maybe I'm eating more than that. The point is, I have to eat a lot in order to be healthy and make Mommy's Magic Milk. Yet I know that I'll slowly lose the weight (once the initial plunge is over) if I exercise and eat well. They say all calories are not created equal, and that is definitely true. Three hundred calories of fruit, for example, is a lot better for weight loss than 300 calories of ice cream. So that's the plan. Eating smart. Now I just have to figure out what that means, realistically.
Truth be told, I probably won't start being really deliberate about what I eat for another week or two. Jeremy's mom will be in town next week, then I think it'll take me another week or so to get re-organized and to regroup. That's the hope, anyway.
Hopefully you're not reading this and thinking, "Wow. That's quite a weight loss plan." Don't worry. I'll have a more concrete set of plans soon.
P.S. What should some of our blog features be? Should we post about what we eat so we can bounce ideas off each other? Should we each post a weekly recipe? Thoughts?
Bon appetit!
The other thing about post-pregnancy weight loss is that I can't really cut calories since I'm nursing, so I'll still be eating around 2100-2400 calories a day. And I don't really count calories, so maybe I'm eating more than that. The point is, I have to eat a lot in order to be healthy and make Mommy's Magic Milk. Yet I know that I'll slowly lose the weight (once the initial plunge is over) if I exercise and eat well. They say all calories are not created equal, and that is definitely true. Three hundred calories of fruit, for example, is a lot better for weight loss than 300 calories of ice cream. So that's the plan. Eating smart. Now I just have to figure out what that means, realistically.
Truth be told, I probably won't start being really deliberate about what I eat for another week or two. Jeremy's mom will be in town next week, then I think it'll take me another week or so to get re-organized and to regroup. That's the hope, anyway.
Hopefully you're not reading this and thinking, "Wow. That's quite a weight loss plan." Don't worry. I'll have a more concrete set of plans soon.
P.S. What should some of our blog features be? Should we post about what we eat so we can bounce ideas off each other? Should we each post a weekly recipe? Thoughts?
Bon appetit!
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