I hate it when I find a blog where someone's gonna do something and then the posts just stop. Did that wanna-be runner finish the marathon and get too busy to blog, or backslide in to milkshakes and quicksand? So I am going to try not to do that.
I have not been going to the gym. I am not moving hardly at all to tell the truth. And I feel shitty about it. And I have the will to do something, but having a hard time with action. I have a membership at a great gym, and a husband who will go out with me if I prompt, but it's just not happening.
I have been doing really well with food though. I've tried to cut out most processed foods. I am still eating canned beans and a few low-processed foods, but not much. I started making green smoothies. They look awful but you really can't taste the spinach at all so they are mostly fruity. It's a guaranteed way to get in fruits and veggies. I feel pretty good about what I'm eating for the most part. I even tried bake kale with garlic salt, and it was just fine. I am saying no to crappy food almost always. And I am still not drinking soda- this is my longest without soda ever. I used to drink a six pack of diet coke a day sometimes, and now I am drinking tons of water.
Last week at Weight Watchers official weigh-in I hit 25 lbs lost. (Actually down 26 since Jan). If I lose this week I'll hit my 10%... 27 lbs lost of my 270 lb official weigh-in. My weight watchers "goal weight" is 138 lbs, so maybe in the next few weeks I'll be an ACTUAL 100 lbs from my "goal weight"- although right now I can't even imagine weighing that little. (Last time I weighed that was in 9th grade, and only for a few minutes. Of course, I thought I was a cow.) If I get to 180 I think I'll be feeling pretty great.
So- I am making progress. Not as fast as my 2 lb a week the first month or so, but still on average losing over a pound a week. Slow and steady wins the race, right?
Tomorrow I start a fitness challenge at work, and I am hoping it will help me kick the activity back up. I know I need it.
Here's a green Smoothie recipe:
1 banana (frozen or not, but I like frozen), cut into chunks
8 frozen strawberries
1½ cups water OR orange juice OR other juice (I've used light cranberry)
2½ cups baby spinach
1-2 tbsp. honey or stevia/splenda (optional)
1 serving protein powder (optional)
You can really mix up this set of ingredients. I pour my liquid in a
bit at a time until it's enough, usually 1-1.5 cup. I prefer the fruit
frozen- if you use fresh, you can use less liquid and add a few ice
cubes. Water really is a fine mixer, but for a stronger fruit taste
use a juice or juice/water mix. In the blender, add some dense items,
then spinach, then more dense items, and pour the liquid over
everything and use the pulse or "Blended Drink" function.
Other good possible additions, depending on desired flavor, are
pineapples, apples, celery, kale, cucumbers (peeled), PB2. Search the
internet for "green smoothie" and lots of things will pop up! Some
people add flax seed or chai seeds for more bulk. Don't look at it,
just drink it.
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