Hey guys, so week one of my new weight loss journey went pretty well. My focus this week was to simply get use to tracking everything I eat and less on staying within my points. So here is my What I Ate Wednesday /Day in The Life recap for you;
Breakfast
I have a major issue with egg white, think its just a visual thing for me so instead of having all egg whites I had one whole egg and two egg white scrabbled and sliced tomato with salt and pepper.
If you follow me on Instagram you know that I am slightly obsessed with Starbucks. Since starting my weight loss journey I have traded in my usual venti toffee nut latte with caramel drizzle for a Grande Skinny Vanilla Latte no caramel drizzle in an effort to save points/calories!
Snack
My mid morning snack was 10 baby carrots and two table spoons of Trader Joes Hummus!
Lunch
Wednesdays are always crazy at work so I really didn't have time for a full lunch so I ran over to the Subway shop next door. I never finish a whole sandwich so I always order the kids meal. It comes with a juice box that I take home for my son to enjoy and apple slices which I saved for my afternoon snack. I love chips but I exercised control and didn't have any. I got black forest ham with no cheese and avocado instead of mayo for an easy 7 Point lunch.
Afternoon Snack
I forgot to pack my afternoon snack so I just ate my apple slices from lunch.
Dinner
Because I had such a minimal afternoon snack, it goes without saying that I was starving by the time I got home from work. I made a quick dinner of some curry chicken using the bottled sauce from Trader Joes and fried rice with peas and carrots. I had a half cup of rice and a whole cup of the chicken!
I had a good amount of points left after dinner so I made some stove top pop corn with real butter! I had three cups!
One of the major things I am focusing on during this journey is making healthy lifestyle changes first and weight loss second. My plan is to focus on adding one healthy habit each week, while building on the previous weeks habit. This upcoming week I am really going to focus on staying within my daily point allowance and replacing my drinks with water and low sugar options.
My first week went really well. Wednesdays are my official weigh in day and today and I lost 3 pounds!!!!!!! Next week I may try to add a day or two of exercise into my life, I hate exercise so don't hold me to that it may or may not happen.
You are doing such a great job! I wish I was as strong minded as you are to get this accomplished. I always fail after 2 or 3 days! Good luck on your journey. Keep up the great work! ❤️
ReplyDeleteIts not easy girl I have started and failed more times than I can count!
DeleteOrdering a kids meal is a great idea!! Good luck going forward!
ReplyDeleteGreat job!!! Are you using my fitness pal to track? Cant wait to watch your fitness journey
ReplyDeleteThanks Jessica! I am actually doing weight watchers and using their app to keep track!
DeleteGreat job! 3lbs is great! I love how you are documenting it so it keeps you in check! I need that! I'm doing WW and did great the first two weeks and slacking a little the third week. :( Back on it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ruthie. Ya its hard to get use to tracking and staying within points. My first few weeks I am being easy on myself just to get use to tracking. Blogging I hope will keep me on track.
DeleteI don't think I could eat so little, which is why I have weight problems. Congrats though, you're on a roll!
ReplyDeleteMarissa, honesty I didn't think so either but I have dramatically decreased my sugar intake and thats really helped to reduce my cravngs. Plus if I get hungry I can have all the fruit and veggies I want.
DeleteI always order kid meals when I'm trying to watch out how much i'm consuming. :) congrats!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, its a great little tip, and it save money too. Now if only I can bring myself to do this at Chipotle.
DeleteGreat job! I think we could all take a lesson from your, healthy lifestyle first, weight loss second... unfortunately it seems most of us often forget our priorities! Good for you for getting apples instead of chips!
ReplyDeleteThanks Chantal. I am hoping that by focusing on healthy choices and taking the pressure of weight-loss off the table it will make the whole process easier.
DeleteI think you def have the right mindset about making the changes and having the weight loss be secondary (if not an awesome perk) I'll try not to get all nerdy on you, (grad school can do that to a person lol) but the research does show that those who have their main goal as weight loss are less successful than those who make goals based on things they can actually control (behaviors, etc) K nerd-sesh done lol
ReplyDeleteI can appreciate a good nerdy moment, I often have them myself! I can def believe that. Since taking my focus off weight-loss the process has been a whole lot less painful than it has been in the past.
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