Hi Feathers!
Happy Monday! Well, to be honest, I was quite stressed out and grumpy this Monday morning (as my family could tell you), but I'm trying to turn it around and make the most of the day. It's beautiful weather around here!
Just some random thoughts/things that have been helping me lately:
Drinking hot tea and/or decaf coffee. Hardly any cals and pretty filling and satisfying.
Hungry Girl recipes. I had a few of her cookbooks already, but I picked up the latest one and it's great. I especially love any of her dessert ideas. One simple one I tried is stirring a little bit of peanut butter into a 60 calorie, sugar-free Jello chocolate pudding cup. Then top with a little fat free whipped cream. Yum! Tastes like a peanut butter cup and is a fun treat for me!
Cold Stone Creamery......yes, I said Cold Stone. I've been getting a small sinless cake batter or sinless sweet cream mixed with fresh raspberries while my kids get the good stuff. It's a fun family outing that I can participate in. Sometimes I get their frozen berry yogurt instead. We have another ice cream dairy near us with "guiltless" ice cream, so I go there sometimes also.
Grilled chicken at restaurants. I love dining out. So I go out and order grilled chicken. I'm getting out, enjoying the day, spending time with friends and family, but still eating healthfully. Thank you, grilled chicken! LOL.
Food journaling. About 2 months ago, I started really tracking everything I eat. It's been eye opening! I was keeping track before in my mind, but never writing it down. I like looking back on what I've been eating. I use the weekly food diary page from
www.personal-nutrition-guide.com.
Running...I think it's actually changing my body inches-wise. It might not be my favorite form of exercise, but I think it's working, especially as I move toward the lower numbers.
New Spring Clothing! Woo Hoo! I'm amazed at what fits me in the stores lately. I'm getting seriously small. And I was a 2XL for many, many, years. This is so uplifting. It gets a bit expensive, but I think I deserve new clothes, and I've earned them!
Planning and preparing healthy dinners and freezing the leftovers. I like making extra soups, casseroles, etc and freezing them into individual portioned containers. Then I just pop them in the microwave for a quick, yummy and healthy meal. So much bettter than the pre-made frozen dinners.
Hope you guys are all doing well!!!!!!!!!!!!!