One good thing that I still managed to do is keep my portions smaller and dropped a couple more pounds. I would have liked to report a higher number gone today, but this is about facing "the music" so-to-speak. Being honest with myself and kicking my you-know-what to stick to my healthy eating plan and exercising on a regular schedule.
Total loss since January = 6 pounds. Overall, I'm happy that the number is going down... even if it's not as fast as I'd like it to be. So, with the start of March I've gotten back to my running workouts and already feeling much better as a result! I'm also packing healthy lunches and snacks to take with me to work so I can stay on track all day long.
This week, we are also sharing our "required reading" suggestions. The go-to sources of inspiration and information that help us stick to our goals.
- Shape Magazine - love the successs stories because they are so inspiring to read and their tips are things everyone can incorporate into their lives.
- Fitness Magazine - a great source for different exercise moves and healthy eating ideas.
- Cooking Light - my go-to source for healthy recipes that are easy to make and full of flavor.
- Weight Watchers on-line message boards - I don't post a lot there, but I get a lot of great tips on the new plan. The on-line community is a wealth of information on the plan and suggesting new healthy foods to try.
- I have several favorite cookbooks that help me figure out great meals that will satisfy - even with lower calories or fat: The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life,
Weight Watchers Make It in Minutes: Easy Recipes in 15, 20, and 30 Minutes,
Cooking Light Fresh Food Fast: Over 280 Incredibly Flavorful 5-Ingredient 15-Minute Recipes,
Secrets of a Skinny Chef: 100 Decadent, Guilt-Free Recipes, and
Weight Watchers Eat! Move! Play!: A Parent's Guide for Raising Healthy, Happy Kids (Weight Watchers (Wiley Publishing))
. All of these cookbooks provide nutrition information with the recipes and tips for incorporating healthier eating into your everyday life. It's all about making a lifestyle change and not being on a diet "forever".
Check out the required reading for the other Eat.Live.Be. bloggers:
- Sarah - Sarah's Cucina Bella
- Cate - Sweetnicks
- Maris - In Good Taste
- Chris - Mele Cotte
- Faith - Blog Appetit
- Kristen - Dine & Dish
- Emily - Three Boys and a Little Lady
- Jenna - FireMom
- Joanne - Eats Well With Others
- Casey - The Starnes Family
- Tri-Fit Mom -Trying to be Fit Mom
- Claire - Cooking is Medicine
- Allison - Sweet Flours
- Jen - NJ Epicurean
- Leslie - The Hungry Housewife
- Rivki - Healthy Eating for Ordinary People
- Jennifer - Lick-a-Plate
- Sarah - A Spoonful of Sugar
- Denise & Lenny - Chez Us
7 comments:
Patsy - Congrats on your weight loss!! Have you checked out Oxygen Magazine, Runner's World or the Paelo Diet?
Thanks for the links. I'll defintely share them with friends!
Congrats on your 6 lbs! That's awesome. Just imagine ... if we lost 6 lbs every two months this year, we'd be down 36 lbs by the end. Wouldn't that be incredible?
I think February was a hard month for all of us but your weight loss was fantastic! You go girl!
And I love those cookbook suggestions...definitely going to check them out!
Congrats on the 6 lbs! Love all those magazines too!
What a great reference list, and congrats on your 6 lbs. You're doing great. Keep at it.
Rivki @ Healthy Eating for Ordinary People
I really get inspired reading Prevention Magazine and they put out some good workout DVD's.
Six pounds is awesome! I am totally a fan of Prevention magazine too, along with Health. Good stuff.
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