The other day I briefly mentioned my ongoing battle to drop a few stubborn pounds. At this point, forget about 10 or 15 I'd be happy to lose 5 and keep it off. To date, the only effective approach has been not eating. And that sucks. Here's a run down on my typical daily intake and recent tweaks {which have gone unnoticed on the scale}.
- breakfast = 1 Chopani Champions. This is the kid sized Greek yogurt. I was eating the typical adult size portion, but opted to drop down to the 100 calorie kiddie version in an effort to shave calories. At times, I may also have 1 veggie sausage link.
- a.m. snack = Atkins Endulge bar. I was eating Kind bars, but switched to Atkins as another tweak. It hasn't helped.
- lunch = small spinach salad, with 1 T shredded cheese, half hard boiled egg and 1 serving of protein {chicken breast, turked cutlet, pork, tofu...}. No dressing. Recently, I started skipping the tablespoon of raisins I used to include. The omission hasn't helped.
- afternoon snack = green tea, nuts and seasonal fruit. right now I'm heading into apples and oranges. And pistachios are my crunchy choice.
- dinner = random. This is the meal that needs tinkering. Of late, I've been having tilapia, turkey meatballs, black bean burger or ground turkey. For the meat, I usually add ketchup in some fashion. I also usually have a bite of the kids veggie - broccoli, corn, peas, cucumbers... Typically served raw, always without butter or salt {except corn}. I'm thinking of going back to fruit smoothies for my p.m. meal.
- p.m. snack = usually an Atkins bar or some pepperoni slices and cheese or a handful of crackers.
- beverage. I drink skim milk at night and not nearly enough water. Though I've made improvements on my water consumption over the last month.
Other tidbits. Baseline. I've had lots of bloodwork done over the last year to check hormone levels, thyroid, this that and the other. All come back normal, so that's good news. I guess. Exercise. I've had a pretty regular workout schedule this summer riding my bike, going on walks, hitting the gym {at work and at home}. Typically I put in 30-40 mins of cardio and 10-15 weights 4 times a week.
Here are a few tweaks I plan to try in September.
- Pressed Juicery cleanse. Next week I'm ordering a 3-day cleanse.
- Flax seed. I'm going to toss it into my yogurt and on my salad.
- Lemon water. Easy enough to keep on hand.
- Fruit smoothies. I want to chop and freeze a week's worth each week.
- Running. I hate to run, but may mix it in. yuck.
Wish me luck!
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