Happy Friday!!!
Breaking a multi-month streak of making Red Lentil Chili in the crock pot....
Have black beans with brown basmati rice going instead - with onion, garlic, peppers, hot spices. Going to mash some of them later and add corn.
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Note to self for next potluck - Buffalo Hummus will never go over as well with the carnivore crowd when Buffalo chicken with cream cheese is also served....
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Feeling great and weather has FINALLY been consistently pretty nice! Working from home today and was able to take a half hour walk at lunch time. Love to see all of the spring blooms and hear the birds! Need to plant some flowers. If not this weekend, then next.
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Was thrilled to weigh today and find it was my highest weight loss week... Lost 2.2 lbs., down to 130.6 - 21.7 BMI, from 152.8 - 25.4 BMI on January 5th. Have really been recording manually only, but went back to look at by month because I had expected that it would get slower. I think instead that I have been more conscious about calorie density and eating more veggies / fruit for snacks instead of stuff like roasted garbanzo beans or shredded wheat or extra potato when I started. Also, have become sodium conscious and removed diet soda from the acceptable category. Don't know if either of these translate to weight?
Here is how my weight loss breaks down:
Jan - 2.6 lb
Feb - 4.0 lb
Mar - 4.8 lb
Apr - 5.8 lb
May - 5.0 lb (to date)
Total - 22.2 lb
When I started this road to better health, I decided to do things slowly and differently than before - more to build lifelong habits and FEEL BETTER!!! The feeling better came pretty quickly!! The weight loss seemed painfully slow...(but steady!!).
In the past, I have ignored sodium and diet pop and continued on my merry way. This time I am minimizing / eliminating.
On the other hand, on previous journeys - I have exercised much more significantly than this time. Often, I have "re-vamped" an exercise program before eating cleaner. As a lapsed mid-pack runner (5x marathon, many halfs), that exercise has burned significant calories before. This time, I have built consistency around waking up 30 minutes early and briskly walking. Then, started to take stairs instead of use elevators. That's it. So far, something achievable for life.
It's the food. (Now I understand what Dr. McDougall has been teaching for decades.... )
Wishing all a happy weekend and success on this program!