Fighting the Urge

Yup, I'm fighting the urge to overeat! I lost 2.9 pounds last week, and then over the weekend I made a few unhealthy choices, then on Sunday I had to make a dash to the ER because my brother fell. This week I have been running back and forth to the hospital, and I haven't made good food choices. Yesterday was the worse! I weighed myself this morning, and I only gained about .4 back! What a blessing! So today I was prepared with veggies, fruit, and water, and did good all day. BUT, this evening I really had to fight the urge to eat junk and fast food. KFC almost had another customer tonight! But I fixed a salad instead, and steamed a whole zucchini! I'm really trying! This has to become a habit before too much longer. Tomorrow will be another test...I don't have any lettuce in the house, so I can't grab it first to fill me up. I will let you know how I'm doing!

Meatless

It has been seven days since I've eaten meat, with the exception of a few bites of broiled fish. I have been a "nutritarian" for 7 days, eating only high nutrient foods. This way of eating is from the "Eat to Live" book by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. I am anxious to weigh in on Friday to see how I'm doing. I have to say, I haven't been hungry at all. Even without being hungry, twice I've eaten so much that I'm STUFFED, but it is all healthy and nutritious. To me that's just proof that eating too much is a habit, one that I despirately need to break! I'm not physically hungry, I'm mentally hungry! I'm going to try to stay off the scales until my weigh in on Friday morning. I've already met one goal of getting below 244, which was my STARTING weight 10 years ago. Now that I've scaled that wall, I'm ready to move on to the next goal, which is losing 20 pounds (224) by Mother's Day, also known as......the weekend we go to OHIO! Yay! I will post again on Friday!

Good Day

Well, I had a good eating day today. I had 3 raw fruits, 1 raw veggie and 4 cooked veggies, and 2 bran muffins. Well, then I had a tiny bit of not-so-good stuff, but I'm working on changing that habit! Plus I played on the Wii fit for 31 minutes! I can't wait to weigh in on Friday! I will post then!

Grandma, do you have any spinach?

One of my greatest blessings is being able to see my twin granddaughters several times a week. Last week I fixed three salads to go with our meal. They each had some radish slices, and chopped celery and carrots, along with some romaine lettuce and some ranch dressing. As the girls sat down to eat, one of them asked, "Grandma, do you have any spinach?" Gotta love it! And yes, I did have some spinach! And if I have a half grapefruit for a snack, they each have to have one, too! I'm so thankful they eat healthy, whole food!

Tasty Mistake

I made a large pot of veggie soup last night, and by mistake grabbed a pint of "Sweet Heat" salsa that my brother and I made. It added just a touch of heat, and the sweetness of the salsa just added another layer of flavor to the soup. Then today I made a large batch of bran muffins and 4 pints of homemade low-fat yogurt. So I'm ready with tasty treats for the next few days! Hope you are enjoying this nice weather!