My Unprocessed February

[landog]

Feb. 20 - Presidents Day!

Breakfast: mashed potatoes
Snack: Honeybell orange

Lunch: Rice and beans

Dinner: Baby bok choy, corn, and boiled potatoes - smashed flat and baked.

Today's exercise, a hike in the woods at a regional park!

[landog]

Feb. 21

45 minute spinning class

Lunch:
salad of iceberg lettuce and spinach
bag of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots
rice and beans

Dinner:
brussel sprouts
broccoli and cauliflower
mashed potatoes

Snack:
Honeybell orange (x2)

[landog]

Wed. Feb. 22

Lunch:
salad of iceberg lettuce and spinach
package of broccoli, carrots and cauliflower
rice and beans

Dinner:
mixed vegetables: corn, carrots, peas and green beans
mashed potatoes

I went on a 5 mile hike (90 minutes). My first hike with the Cleveland Hiking Club! They've been around for 98 years!

After the hike, I had an orange and also some rice and beans.

[landog]

Feb. 23

Lunch
salad of romaine lettuce and spinach leaves
bag of broccoli, carrots and cauliflower
rice and beans

Dinner
mixed vegetables: corn, carrots, peas and green beans
mashed potatoes

Snack:
orange
rice and beans

[landog]

Friday, Feb. 24

Breakfast!
oatmeal w cinnamon

Lunch
rice and beans

Snack
orange

Dinner
steamed kale and bok choy
brown rice

Exercise:
afternoon 3 mile walk (77 degrees in Cleveland - hottest February day ever)
evening 5 mile hike

Afternoon walk:

[landog]

Feb. 25

Breakfast: Oatmeal and cinnamon

Lunch:
Salad of leaf lettuce, baby kale and spinach leaves
Rice and beans

Dinner
burger and fries!

[astirle]

Burger and fries
Interesting tactic to see if anyone is reading - I was just thinking crikey this is a healthy eating plan and no mistake..
and THEN

[landog]

Burger and fries
Interesting tactic to see if anyone is reading - I was just thinking crikey this is a healthy eating plan and no mistake..
and THEN

Burger's were created:
can of kidney beans, drained, rinsed and mashed with
3 TB Salsa
black pepper
paprika
chili powder
garlic powder
add:
1/2 cup cooked brown rice
1/2 cup oats
diced onion
mix and make patties (1/3 cup)
cook on non-stick pan

Fries were boiled potatoes from the fridge (could have been uncooked ones), cut up and baked on parchment paper in oven at 420 degrees, sprinkled with black pepper, paprika, garlic powder. Baked for 20 minutes, flipped and baked for 10 more minutes.

[astirle]

Phew thank goodness, my admiration for you restored..
Thanks for the burger recipe!

Helen

[landog]

Feb. 26
Breakfast: oatmeal
Lunch: mixed vegetables (corn, carrots, peas, green beans), rice and beans
Dinner: steamed kale and spinach, home fries (mostly yukon, with some sweet potato)

Snack: the last of the honeybell oranges

[landog]

Feb. 27!

One more day!

Breakfast - oatmeal with cinnamon

Lunch:
bag of broccoli, carrots and cauliflower
potatoes and sweet potatoes in the form of reheated home fries.

Dinner
steamed kale and spinach
burgers and fries

Exercise: 5 mile hike

[landog]

Feb. 28

Breakfast: oatmeal with cinnamon

Exercise: Morning hike - 5 miles

Lunch:
bag of broccoli, carrots and cauliflower
home fries (boiled potatoes from the fridge, sliced and heated in frying pan)

Dinner:
Mexican Rice Casserole

[amandamechele]

You did it! Congratulations on a whole Unprocessed February!
You have my admiration for sticking it through.

[landog]

You did it! Congratulations on a whole Unprocessed February!
You have my admiration for sticking it through.

Well, almost. There were a couple of days that I veered off course.
But, it reinforced the necessity for always being prepared and showed me how much going off course can derail your progress.

Near the end of January, I weighed 173 lbs.
March 1st - 166 lbs.

I'm eating well, and I've picked up a new exercise habit. The hiking club is fun!

I'm heading in the right direction. I'm not sure if a goal of a BMI of 22 is realistic, but that's what I'm aiming for. It would require a loss of 21 more pounds to get there. As it is, I'm a couple of pounds away from getting out of the 'overweight' category.

According to this BMI calculator, my current BMI is 25.2.

BMI Categories:
Underweight = <18.5
Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
Overweight = 25–29.9
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

[sirdle]

There were a couple of days that I veered off course.
But, it reinforced the necessity for always being prepared and showed me how much going off course can derail your progress.

Near the end of January, I weighed 173 lbs.
March 1st - 166 lbs.

Even though you veered off course a few times, you did very well this month! Congratulations.