A Healthier Me in 2016: January 4-10

Well, my weigh-in tonight was 2.2 lbs. Admittedly, I was hoping for more this first week (what with water weight and all), but I'm really not disappointed. I would've been upset to GAIN that amount. And knowing that I didn't exercise or drink water like I should have, I know there's plenty of room for improvement. Baby steps. If I lost that much every week (which I know I won't), I'd be at goal before the end of the year. So, I'm gonna keep plugging along here.

My husband, on the other hand, lost 6.2 lbs. What the heck? Men suck. He eats more, doesn't try as hard, and STILL loses faster than me. Super frustrating.
 
Congrats, Libby! That's a great loss. Tomorrow is my first weigh in. I've finished 5 days on WW so far, and they've gone well. I didn't dip into my weekly points at all and I felt like I was making good eating choices, but I'd be surprised if I lost more than a pound or two. As long as I've lost, I think I'll be happy with it. I haven't been sleeping enough, and I know that will make a difference.

I hear you on men and weight loss! Any time DH tries to lose weight, he does it so much more easily than I do. We're talking using his weekly points for a huge burger and fries on the weekend and still losing! No way I could do something like that and not gain. (Not that I'd want to, being a vegetarian, but you know what I mean! ;) )

Today was my first day with my Activite Pop activity tracker. I set my goal low to start--about 7000 steps, and I almost made it. (I forgot that it would reset at 12:00 tonight, not an hour later when I went to bed. Guess I'm not getting that last 300 steps in!) I used to have a clip style (Up Move) that fell off and got lost over Thanksgiving, but I went with this one this time because it looks like a watch. I like to have a watch and nothing else on my wrist, so I knew I wouldn't use an arm band style that couldn't be my watch, too.
 
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Congrats Libby - you know if you have weighed earlier in the day it would probably be more so just use this as your new weight since you will be weighing in the evenings.
 
mariewilcox said:
Believe it or not, iron deficiency anemia is not any more prevalent in vegetarians than it is in meat eaters. You need vitamin C to absorb iron maximally so being a vegetarian I probably consume more vitamin C than the average meat eater, thus the iron I get from foods such as spinach and beans is better absorbed than iron from a steak with potatoes. You would have to eat more than 1700 calories of sirloin steak to get the same amount of iron as found in 100 calories of spinach. Also a lot of vegetables are high in iron AND vitamin C (broccoli and bok choy) so just eating one of these by itself has much more absorbable iron than meat. Top ways to get iron from non-meat sources are spinach and other greens like chard, broccoli, bok choy, lentils, soy beans, any other kind of bean (kidney, black, pinto, white, garbanzo, etc.) :)
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Thanks Marie. I already eat a fair few of those... maybe just not enough to get all the iron benefits. Will have to try eating more of them!
 
I still have yet to join! Uh!!! Such a busy week. Although I am trying to ready myself. I ate salads for lunch and skipped sweets and ate fruit instead if I was having a sugar craving. I am NOT looking forward to that first weigh-in when I join. The last time I was weighed was in June at the OB and I was shocked. :P
 
Official weigh in this morning and I am down 1.4 (not as much as I would like but at least it is a loss). I need to plan a little better for lunch (more like healthier foods) so I plan on cooking some chicken breasts this weekend so I can take for lunches at work. I also think I need more protein at breakfast so I have to think on this one.

Anybody got any suggestions for breakfast food that I can take to work? I leave house at 5:30; start work at 6:00 so I don't like eating before I leave for work. I normally eat around 7:00 at work.
 
Just finished my batch cooking for the week - 7 lunches, 7 suppers all done :thumbup: Having the Rainbow Salad (front right) for lunch right now!

Meal planning for me is so key to staying on track, as well as my sticker calendar :D

 
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Official weigh in this morning and I am down 1.4 (not as much as I would like but at least it is a loss). I need to plan a little better for lunch (more like healthier foods) so I plan on cooking some chicken breasts this weekend so I can take for lunches at work. I also think I need more protein at breakfast so I have to think on this one.

Anybody got any suggestions for breakfast food that I can take to work? I leave house at 5:30; start work at 6:00 so I don't like eating before I leave for work. I normally eat around 7:00 at work.
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YAY! Good job!

My husband's morning breakfast before work is 2 boiled eggs and a banana. I just keep a big bowl of them in the fridge and he can grab a couple as he's walking out the door.

Or packets of oatmeal that you can mix in a coffee mug and microwave at work?

For lunches, I bought some little jars, and I'm going to make up some of these. I'm thinking I'll get creative and put different things in like shredded chicken, brown rice, a spoonful of guac, etc.
 
mariewilcox said:
Just finished my batch cooking for the week - 7 lunches, 7 suppers all done :thumbup: Having the Rainbow Salad (front right) for lunch right now!

Meal planning for me is so key to staying on track, as well as my sticker calendar :D
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I believe this is going to be the key, along with the weighing everything and portioning everything! Portions, portions, portions! I've got this! I did it once before and was healthier. My main thing isn't really weight loss, yes I need to lose but I need to be healthy first because I need to get on top of it before it gets out of control.

Marie, do you have a recipe for the bell pepper and potato stir fry? It seems like something I would love. I am prepping like crazy tonight, lots of veggies for me but some meats because I just can't give it up. Mostly chicken and turkey :)

Plus I downloaded a few new apps to keep me on track! My weight right now scares me! But I have to remember muscle weighs more than fat and that is my plan, build muscle but lose weight and get healthy!

So glad to see we are all helping each other out and keeping each other motivated!

I have just started today and will weigh in next Sunday! Fingers crossed!
 
Here you go Jennifer :)

Indian Potatoes and Peppers (2 servings)
1 cup (8-oz) veg broth
1⁄2 small onion dice
2 garlic cloves mince
1 tsp ground coriander
1⁄2 tsp chili powder
1⁄2 tsp ground cumin
1 red bell pepper seed, slice
2 potatoes dice
1 tbsp ketchup
1⁄2 cup green peas
1 tsp curry
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
2 cups cooked brown rice

Directions:
1. Line a large pot with 1⁄4-cup broth.
2. Saute onion and garlic until translucent.
3. Add coriander, chili power, and cumin,
stirring to coat well.
4. Add bell peppers and cook until softer,
adding broth as needed.
5. Stir in potatoes, cover, and cook until
fork-tender, adding broth as needed,
stirring occasionally.
6. Once vegetables are very soft, stir in
ketchup, peas and curry.
7. Cook until peas are warm, then taste,
adding more curry, coriander,
or ketchup to taste.
8. Let rest covered for a few minutes.
9. Squeeze lemon juice over top before
serving (stirring to mix).
10. Garnish with cilantro.
11. Enjoy with a side of rice (or serve on top of rice).

Per serving: 421 calories, 2.8g fat, 86.8g carbs,
8.9g fiber, 8.8g sugars, 13.1g protein
 
JMC1988 said:
Oh, thank you Marie!

I need to look up some more veggie friendly meals!
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I have a private group on FB where I post recipes for 2 friends; I added you in case you want to check out the recipes :) If you want to un-join that's fine - I won't be offended! :D
 
Well today was a better day - I did some walking while I was out and it looks like by the end of today I will have done 4x my total number of steps than any of the last 3 days - admittedly its still a low number but at least I have a starting point

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That's great Jennifer! Even if it's a low amount that's more than before, which is progress! I subscribe to the progress not perfection way of thinking :)
 
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