So, another challenge under my belt. Today I had a happy hour with co-workers and usually we get a bunch of appetizers and drinks and share them. Since I am three weeks into this lifestyle change I was a little nervous to see how it would all go. I ordered a water (i'm not drinking soda anymore) and I ordered a side salad with no croutons and balsamic dressing on the side. It was super good and I didn't even miss the fried food and cocktails that I used to drink.
On another note I said I would start posting photos of myself, food that I am eating and daily life experiences, so as promised I have some photos to share with you.
This is an example of my homemade 100 calorie packs. Reduced fat cheese-its, reduced fat wheat thins, animal crackers, goldfish and pretzel gold fish.
Another example of my organizational skills. 1/3 cup dry oatmeal for breakfast or 1 cup of whole grain cheerios.
I like to cut up my fruit and portion it out right away so that I can grab it on the go and can never use the excuse that I don't have anything good to eat. On Sunday's I usually wash and chop my fruit and veggies in put them in containers. It is so helpful!
This is an example of a salad that I would eat before eating my grains and meat for dinner. The salad has romaine lettuce, red onion, red peppers and yellow peppers. I usually drizzle about 1 Tbs or less of light balsamic dressing to this.
This is an example of the toppings that I would put on my flatbread pizza for dinner. This is about 3/4 cup rotisserie chicken with the skin removed. 1/4 cup of red onion, 1/2 cup of peppers and a small amount of olive oil and 2 heaping tsp of garlic and 2 tsp of the salt free taco seasoning below.
I am really trying to watch my sodium intake, so I decided to make my own salt-free taco seasoning. It was from
Food.com and it was super good! I also learned that not all chili powder is created equal. Some chili powder contains salt, so it is important to look at the ingredients! Use 1 to 2 tsp on meat for seasoning.
Sorry that this is sideways! I absolutely LOVE
Flatout Flatbread. Love, love, love! I make all kinds of sandwiches, wraps and pizza with these. You need to go to the grocery store and get these now (this is not a paid endorsement I just really love them and think you will too).
All of the toppings on top of the faltbread with 1/4 cup of low-moisture part skim mozzarella cheese. I bake mine in the oven at 400 degrees for 10 minutes on a pizza tray.
This is the end result! So delicious and honestly you wont even miss "real" fattening pizza. It is very satisfying and filling.
So, this is my boyfriend and me about a year ago. When I started this lifestyle change I was about 25 pounds heavier than this photo. I am almost back to this size and is something I look at when I need a little motivation.
Have a great weekend everyone! It is another busy one for me and Sunday is my second weigh-in. Hoping for some more great results!
