Saturday, March 20, 2010

New Weight Loss Plan

Almost a year ago, I started a blog called "Those Pesky Ten Pounds." The premise? I had been stuck at the same weight for a long time, and had ten pounds to lose. My husband started laughing about that today because...well...those pesky ten pounds have become those pesky twenty over the past year.

I'm down about 4 pounds this week - but that is clearly sickness induced.

So what is the new weight loss plan? Not focusing on weight loss.

I have spent so much time fretting over the scale, over tightening clothes, etc etc that I have forgotten the entire reason I should be striving to be twenty pounds lighter. It's not to look better in a bikini (although that would be nice). It's about being healthy.

Rather than focusing on "diet foods" with empty calories, I'm trying to focus on eating more "real foods". Foods with health benefits.

For instance, this is what I have had to eat so far today:

Breakfast: half cup of oatmeal mixed with half banana, 1 tbsp almond butter, cinnamon, drizzle of honey

Snack: 1 serving fruit

Lunch: Chipotle - burrito bowl with rice, beans, tomatoes, corn salsa, guac and sour cream

Snack: "Green Monster" smoothie - 2 cups raw spinach, half banana, 1 cup milk

I certainly have not perfected this, but I'm trying. I have been inspired by several blogs I wanted to share with you:

Kath Eats Real Food
Eat Live Run
Oh She Glows
Heather Eats Almond Butter
Healthy Tipping Point

These women provide amazing ideas for a healthy lifestyle. Be sure to check them out!

I will try to keep you posted on this effort toward a healthier lifestyle by eating "real food". Wish me luck!

Anyone else out there trying to eat more "real food" rather than "dieting"? Any other inspiring blogs you want to share?

6 comments:

  1. This is great :-) I had a similar wake-up kind of moment last March. I was at my doctor and was really upset about how much weight I'd gained. My lab results weren't that great, and I realized that I needed to focus on being healthy, not being skinny. I started working out 5 days a week and really making sure that I made good food choices. I'm happy to say that now, a year later, I've lost 30 pounds. If I can do it, than so can you! It wasn't a quick fix and I'm not worried about gaining it back, because my lifestyle has changed.

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  2. im in the same boat ..pesky 20 lbs .. what i found to be a great influence and really help is a website ..totally free called sparkpeople .. a friend told me its facebook with a purpose .. lol ..a community for people trying to make a lifestyle change ..everyone is absolutely inspiring .. i highly recommend it .. . good luck with the healthy eating ..i think its great ...!

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  3. I am in the same boat! Post wedding - plus 15-20 pounds! Working hard to start things off right TODAY

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  4. I love a pesky 5 when I stopped eating fake foods (I Can't Belive It's Not Butter, Fat-Free Cheese) and at the real deal, but itn total moderation. The funny thing is, eating the real deal made me less hungry!

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  5. Nutritionista has a great blog http://yournutritionista.com/
    I love that she always encourages healthy eating of all sorts and not dieting.

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  6. I LOVE THIS POST AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT - YOU AND I WILL SHAKE THIS WEIGHT OFF LOL

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