How to Eat Less Calories & Burn More for a Toner Body Pt. 4
No sugar, no bread, low refine carbs and high complex carbs!! Heavens NO Processed Foods!!! Preparation is key! Thus far have not had any sugar and have stayed the course of my challenge. Have had tempting moments!
Time is passing and my scale is slowing moving down but more important my mental clarity is sharper than ever, my clothes feel good on my body and my elimination is the best ever.
Today was the first day of the third week and eating less is becoming easier and easier. I am learning how to prepare healthy meals ahead of time so that I don’t grab what is convenient but eat what is healthy.
I am learning the body doesn’t require as much food as we think. Over the weekend, going out for dinner, I made one meal, two. While I ate consciously and not in a rush but monitored my intake, was more content with my intake and had enough left over for another meal!! Yeah!!
Today began with a sip of smoothie for energy for my workout at the gym, afterwards, I had a boiled egg. Ran lots of errands and after a few hours had cereal and oatmeal milk. Because I had pre-prepared my meals, when returning home and little time for preparation mad it easier walk in and eat the healthy.
I have learned preparation is more than 50% of eating healthy and staying on course. Once you have the healthy foods at your fingertips, it prevents eating fast food snacks. Below are examples of my weekly meal preparation.
Meal:Breakfast: One boiled egg, 2 small bowls of cereal with oatmeal milk Snack: Almond chips (13) and Walnuts (15) Dinner: Vegan wrap of tuna, spinach, peppers, and mushrooms. Hot green tea with honey.
Sometimes life gets so busy, preparing or shopping in advance is the best solution against snacking or eating unhealthy. Shopping ahead, I had bought some tuna and sardines for a lunchtime quick snack and indeed it came in handy. Needed just a little quick snack that I didn’t have to prepare. Not a fan of canned foods, sardines,but once in awhile is permissible.
Meal:Breakfast: Sardines & Almond Snack: Apple & walnut Dinner: Pita sandwich with veggies, black eye peas and a smoothie.
There will be challenging days, but don’t give in to urges. Fight the urge as you think about your intended results, and imagined your results and how you would feel, scale coming down and clothes looking better. With me, I desired to see the scale move faster, I made a conscious effort to streamline my meals but kept them healthy. Had been eating lots of nuts, today had a few. While they are healthy for you and have lots of antioxidants, they also embody lots of fat. Minimized even my complex carbs. When you have a goal as such, the mind sometimes want to do something totally different. The mind and spirit are at war but the spirit won over. At the end of the day, I am a happier camper. Running lots of errands and little time to stop, wanted to crab a bite of whatever, but I refrained and now so proud of myself. In abstaining in this manner, the next time will be easier and easier then on.
Meal:Breakfast: Cereal & Oatmeal milk two boiled eggs; Snack: walnut & boiled egg; Dinner: Pita sandwich with veggies, black eye peas.
My challenge has gotten easier to continue. Yesterday was super busy, had a morsel to continue my workout at the gym and get my metabolism working. Plus I had to have a blood test done and had to fast. After the test was done, I headed straight to the gym with that morsel in my stomach. From the gym, had an appointment with a contractor, followed by another appointment getting hair removed from my face via threading then back home. I was famined but had no time to make a dish so I worked until my stomach couldn’t take it anymore. Rush into the kitchen to see what I could fine to eat quickly and was thrilled when I spotted a can of sardines and almond chips. Bingo that was my brunch!! So proud I had prepared and bought the sardines in advance. This is how you stay on track with preparation. Success is preparation meets opportunity.
Tonight was date night and I was apprehensive because I didn’t want fall away from my challenge. I ate the usual meal but only half and brought the other half home for brunch the next day. Where there is a will, there is a way! My body felt good and internally I felt good socially, physically, spiritually and mental clarity is still working.
Meal:Breakfast: Sardines and Almond Chips Dinner: 1/2 of Rice, veggies and Cheese Burrito Ranchero (Restaurant Style)
Sometimes, eating out could comprise your challenge but as long as you eat consciously, you can stay the course as I consumed just what the body needed to be satisfied. Take home leftovers, for the next day meal. Also, this aids in less calories and allows you to control your weight and over all feel healthier.
Meal:Brunch. 1/2 of Rice, veggies and Cheese Burrito Ranchero; Dinner: 1/2 Chicken Parmigiana w/salad
However, I much prefer preparing my own meals at home which is the only way that I can ensure the contents are what I’d like to consume. While, I do enjoy eating out, I love being and feeling healthy more. On this day, the lunch and dinner were meals that included pasta which I am not a fan of. Pasta converts to sugar in the body, unless it is wheat or whole grain which would have more fiber and absorbs slower in the body.
Meal: Breakfast: Cereal with Oatmeal milk Lunch:1/2 Chicken Parmigiana Dinner: Salad, lasagna, mushroom w/sauce
Eating out is not the end all be all. Get back on the norm of preparing your own meals at home. Knowing exactly what’s in my food is very comforting and rewarding mentally, physically and socially. My husband is also on the challenge but in a limited manner. He has given up sugar for the last few week except for last night, he fell off the wagon and had two pieces of cake at a dinner we attended. The cake was very tempting but I remained steady in my conviction and so grateful for not giving in to my lustful eyes. Regarding my husband, advised him to get back on the wagon and do better. Life goes on.
Meal: Breakfast: Cereal with Oatmeal milk; Lunch:Tuna Wrap w/mixed greens & avocado; Dinner: Cabbage, Chicken Breast and Black Eye peas & Veggie and fruit smoothie for dessert
In conclusion, make this new style of eating a new lifestyle and the results would be forthcoming. You can do anything that they put their mind too. Commitment, consistency and determination are the key in any endeavor. This type of challenge can apply to any aspect of life, not just food. Whatever your endeavor is, prepare, prepare and prepare some more. Success is when preparation meets opportunity!
