I weighed 101 at bedtime last night and 100 again this morning when I got up. This is right where I want to be and the changes I’ve made over the last 30 days are so working for me. As I’ve said over and over, this was NOT a 30 day diet, 30 day weight loss programming, or any other temporary bullshit. It was about changing my lifestyle. The changes were small – nothing ridiculous or drastic. I feel great, not cheated or ripped off. I still get to eat everything I ate before, just smaller amounts. Now, if I had been in the habit of eating processed crap foods, white processed flours or sugars, transfats, high fructose corn syrup, or gulping down liquid calories then I would have had to make bigger more dramatic changes.
It’s the little changes made over time and held on to for the long haul that really work.
Breakfast It’s the weekend. Time for two days of funner breakfasts. Today I had two very small homemade multi-grain banana pancakes. I’ve been making them a bit smaller each week. Today’s were about 2 inches in diameter and guess what? They satisfied my hunger just fine. Of course, I topped the with a couple tablespoons of Earth Balance Buttery Spread – Soy Free, and a tablespoon of pure maple syrup.
Workout 1 I did the Cardio X workout that is part of the P90X package. 45 minutes of good stuff. The yoga at the start was wonderful for my tight muscles.
Lunch Shauna and I met up with my dad, Debbie and my sons, Nick and Garrett, at the Habit for lunch. Did I have a burger and fries? NOOOO! Sure they sell a “veggie burger”, but not one that I would want to eat. Instead I brought along some of my homemade Sweet and Sour Veggies on brown rice topped with cashews. So much better than a burger and fries!!!
Snack 6 raw, unsalted cashews
Healthy pasta, new pesto, lots of veggies! What a great meal.
Dinner Pasta with Kale Pesto and Veggies. I made some Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Whole Grain Pasta – this stuff gives you an amazing amount of nutrients unlike regular pasta. Then I topped it with a homemade kale pesto I had just experimented with for the first time. Then I mixed in some broccoli and zucchini that I quickly sautéed and some chopped red and yellow tomatoes. After sprinkling it with a bit of Parma Vegan Parmesan it was set. On the side I had one half of an Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Whole Grain Flourless Burger Bun (I know that sounds crazy, but it was the bread that we had, it makes a great dinner roll, and it’s actually much better for us than sourdough) and a salad loaded with red leaf lettuce, carrots, zucchini, cucumber, 4 colors of bell peppers, snap peas, cilantro, celery, and topped with a tablespoon or so of my homemade vegan ranch dressing.
Since we had splurged (yes, I splurge just like the rest of you) and had blueberry pie and ice cream on Thursday and Friday, I went simple on my dessert. Just one small Shockingly Fantastic Oatmeal Cookie. Mmmmm.
Workout 2 We went to the Mariachi Festival and didn’t get home until almost 10, so my second w0rkout was a late nighter. I jumped onto our newly-acquired stairclimber and went at it hard and strong for 20 minutes. Ouch but soo goooood.
Well, thanks to all (3) of you who have been my faithful readers, keeping my accountable and being there these last 30 days. I will be back to regular blogging in a couple of days and you won’t have to read any more of my food journals or see anymore pictures of my food.
Now it’s your turn. Create a new healthy lifestyle habit for yourself. It takes 30 days of committed focus, but you can do that!
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