But I've gone and done it and the news is good! I have to update my stats a bit, because my last post was so shaming.
Weight
Previous: 170lbs
New: 165lbs
Waist
Previous: 34"
New: 33"
So yay, 5lbs and 1 inch. I'm saving the other measurments for later, but frankly I doubt that anything else would have changed.
Now what am I eating, you may be wondering? I drink a lot of water, that's important. Every morning for breakfast I eat large flake oatmeal with semi-skim milk (I would drink skim but I don't have a choice right now about that). I top it with some sliced almonds. It's very filling. I would recommend eating a piece of fruit to supplement that, like a nice grapefruit or an apple. Large flake is important because that means it hasn't been processed. It takes a little bit longer to cook but it is much higher in fibre and fibre is very filling.
Lately I've been waking up too late to have 3 major meals (I've been getting up around lunch time), but when I do have time I try to make sure to get a lot of vegetables in. I bought a large bag of baby carrots and I snack on those when I'm hungry. I also bought non-fat, no sugar yogurt (Silhouette, Yoplait's Source for example) for some sweet stuff. The past two days I've also had popcorn, but I popped it fresh from the kernel in a pot (no microwave popcorn) with corn oil and salt- no butter.
For dinner, I eat a lot of vegetables. I love having 2 bags of Arctic Gardens' steamed vegetables, with some meat. Last night I made a large salad with red leaf lettuce, matchstick carrots (you can buy it already done), red kidney beans and a sprinkle of feta cheese. Add some balsamic vinaigrette and it's delicious. I had that with some baked chicken and a few(!) pieces of baked potatoes. Ideally, I would eat the salad with grilled chicken breast, but my griller is enroute to Canada right now so I don't have that option. And try to avoid potatoes wherever possible! I just couldn't resist.
Last thing, the bread I eat (when I do eat bread) is stone ground whole wheat for the fibre content. I only eat ONE slice at a time. One slice of bread is 120 calories. Just think about that!
