Eat to live- day 3

Well check it out! 4 days in a row :)

I jumped on the scale which was a terrible idea. But I tried Noom and they said you should weigh yourself every day. I'm going with screw that. haha. I see my endocrinologist on August 14th, I'll ignore the scale until then and give you a two week update? As of today, I've gained 3 pounds! Not going to let that get into my head though right? Because that's when we fail. And we will. not. fail. We are amazing people who are taking control! I should probably also try the Aggressive instead of modified right?

So with that in mind.

Breakfast: Banana and 12 oz of grapes.

Snack: Coffee - Black like my heart. I mean... ;)

Lunch: 8 oz greens - I get Olivia's Organic Spring Mix or Power mix. Today I had the spring mix. with 4 oz of carrots and 5 oz of black beans. I also made a homemade dressing and added 2 tsp.
Dressing:
4 tsp Balsalmic Vinegar
2 tsp Dijon Mustard
1/4 tsp garlic powder.
Stir until blended.
Delicious and you can make a bunch of it!

Dinner: 8 oz of peas and green beans, 4 oz of brown rice, 3 oz of tilapia

Also, I'll share a laugh with all of you. So, I read 1 cup of beans is goal, but my head read 1 POUND of beans and I'm like there's no way I can do this!! Well after writing it out in a facebook group, I can proudly say I've only eaten 15 oz in the last two days... not 2 pounds. (thank goodness!)

See you tomorrow!

Eat to live - day 2

Yesterday started out great food wise. But my allergies were absolutely terrible. That didn’t stop me from rearranging my daughters room though. Now just have to organize it. Unfortunately that means I didn’t eat properly. I’m also doing the modified version. So fish about twice a week and beef once a week.

Breakfast: 13 Oz of fruit and a banana.
Snack: coffee, black, no sugar. (This is normal)
Lunch: missed.
Dinner: 2.5 Oz of salad, 10 Oz of black beans, 1/2 plum tomato. 2 spoons of crushed up tomorrow with spices (Salsa style). 4oz ground beef.

Terrible of me, I know. Today isn’t starting off any different. I’m just not hungry and it says to eat when you’re “truly” hungry.

Eat to live- day 1

Today was the start, so I didn't follow it to the T as I had to go grocery shopping.

So before I went I had a banana and 1/2 rice chex for breakfast.

The day got away from me and the kids were being.... overly helpful? in the store, so what should have been a 1/2 hour trip...turned into almost 2 hours.

I had 1 oz honey chicken breast for lunch as I prepped my vegetables and fruits to go in the fridge and packed food for work.

I packed 13oz of fruit (pineapple, red grapes and green grapes)
an Apple
1 pound of greens (8 oz spring mix, 4 oz cucumbers and green beans),
 8 oz carrots,
8 oz mushrooms
1 plum tomato
I found organic quinoa that I can take to work and microwave.

I need to figure out a flavor... because there's no way I can eat this much salad without it.

How'd your day go?

Eat to Live

I am a terrible blogger and I fully recognize that. I am writing novels at the moment so my time is fully invested there and with my kids since I homeschool.

However, part of the reason I started this blog was to lose weight.
Life's Little Lessons.

A hard lesson for a lot of us is to portion control, not eat junk and be healthy.

Almost two years ago I went Gluten Free because I've had no choice. I'm allergic to nuts, and I'm not supposed to eat dairy... but I do.

So where does that bring us today?

270ish pounds.

Can you believe it? I certainly can't.

How the heck did I let myself get here?

Good question.

No. Control.

So tomorrow morning, we're heading out with a grocery list and a daily menu and we're taking back control.

My father started a modified Eat to Live diet. He's lost 40 pounds on it in the last 6 weeks. My father, who has always weighed more that me, currently weighs about 50 pounds less than I do. How about a rude awakening!

Him and I are similar, so I decided, I shall also try this diet.

So tomorrow, I start to Eat to Live.

I hope you'll join this journey with me. I'm going to make a note in my calendar to add to this daily so you can join in and we can share this journey. I won't hold back, I'll tell you everything I ate, what did and did not work and of course how I feel along the way with my symptoms.

Just so you know, currently I have Hashimotos, Hypothyroidism is in remission but my number is sitting at a 4.23. I'm severely deficient in Vitamin D, and I work nights. Lets see what can improve.

See you on the other side!