Just a quick status update:
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Dear Blog Friends,
It’s been too long (*holding hand out for proper wrist slaps*), so it’s about time I updated y’all! A quick shout out to readers Jeff, Erin, and Arpita for asking when I’m going to write again. You don’t know how much it means to have your support!
Overall, I’ve lost 45 pounds since the weight loss journey began, with an overall goal of 100 pounds. I’ve decided to take a new approach for the remaining 55. Right now, I’m aiming to lose five pounds at a time until I reach a happy, healthy number. What is the number? I have no clue! But I do know I’m taking it slowly, five pounds at a time, with a balanced approach. When my body tells me it can absolutely lose no more, even with hard work, I’ll stop.
Lately, when I run into someone I haven’t seen awhile they ask how I’ve lost 45 pounds, “What’s the secret?” Unfortunately, I explain there’s no secret. Exercise, cutting out a lot of processed foods, incorporating more water, fruits, veggies, etc. It’s hard work. In the past week, I ate pasta, a cookie, pizza (Portofino’s!), ribs, ice cream, drank a few glasses of wine. *Gasp!* I’m not beating myself up for this at all. It’s all about balance. I didn’t eat everything on one day, and I balanced those meals with healthy ones.
The restrictive diet plans don’t tell you what happens when the restriction ends. If you cut out carbs for months to lose weight, what will happen when the “no-carb diet” ends? Personally, when I went that route, all weight lost going carb free was gained back quickly after incorporating carbs back in.
Basically, I’m looking to live a balanced life. This week, after a few weeks of backing off on frequent exercise, my goal is to work out at least 30 minutes every day. That’s it. My one goal for the work week. Next week, I’ll try to eat more veggies. The week after, another small step. Small steps will add up to one big change. What’s one small step you can take this week to get to your goal?
In the fridge, I had whole wheat low-fat tortillas, organic squash, organic corn, and mexican shredded cheese. In the pantry, I had black beans and a bottle of green chile salsa. After laundry and breakfast, I had a plan!
Inspired by www.healthytippingpoint.com‘s easy enchilada recipe, I ignored the heat outside and pre-heated the oven to 350 F. I chopped the squash, and sauteed in a pan with the corn, black beans, crushed garlic, dehydrated onions, a dash of cumin, and a dash of chili powder. Sprayed a casserole dish with oil, and coated the bottom with a bit of the salsa.
Filled the tortillas with the black bean mix and a bit of shredded Mexican cheese, wrapped, placed in the dish, covered with the rest of the salsa. Baked in the oven for 20 minutes, topped with a little more cheese, baked for another 5 minutes, and done. Packed half for the freezer (work lunches!) and the other half to share with a friend at the pool. I loved the tang of the spicy green chile.
Officially in love with summer! This three day holiday has been filled with morning workouts, afternoons at the pool, and nights out with the friends. How’s your weekend going?
Last Tuesday, I spent the evening relaxing at home and joined the #fitblog conversation on Twitter. I noticed Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans, a web community for health, fitness, and weight loss. They organize weight loss challenges every now and then, and lucky me, they were starting a weight loss team challenge the next day. I signed up and I’m a member of Team 31 for the next 11 weeks!
Shrinking Jeans has an online community, The Hood, and our Team created its own group within the community. Our convos are private between the five of us, and we’ve already begun to encourage each other through emails, The Hood, and Twitter. I’m very excited about this challenge, because it’s adding the aspect of teamwork to my journey. So far, I’ve been losing weight for me and holding myself accountable. I feel I’ll be even more focused knowing four other awesome women are just as dedicated to the challenge. The winning team members get a pair of these sweet shoes!
Back to watching the Bachelorette with the bestie, but I’ll update on Wednesday to let y’all know how my first week of the challenge went. Have a good night!
Hello folks! I’ve returned from a hiatus, but I’m baaaaack.
What has gone down in my life in the past few months? Hmm, let’s see, a quick synopsis:
I took a break because I felt that I couldn’t focus, too many distractions. I wondered what my writing voice should be. Should I take pictures of every meal? Should I post their calorie counts and Weight Watchers points? Should I post every day? Nope, I’ll just do it my way. I’ll post at least every Monday to fill you in on my weigh in and how the week went.
Forty pounds is gone and I’m learning to celebrate this without losing sight of my future goals. Cheers!
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