Thanks to all of you for you good thoughts and bits of advice. We know that the only way we are going to be successful is with support.
Today was a great day and we tried to take all of the advice and begin incorporating it into our day. We tried to eat dinner earlier to give time to digest before going to bed...it didn't work out as well as I wanted...but maybe we just have to go to bed a little later than planned. The five small meals a day will be hard. Distraction usually gets the best of me, and sometimes Kurt. When I am doing something, now (like today making the new logo for the blog) or even when I was working, I get so distracted, forgetting to eat something until I am so hungry that I want to eat everything. So that is something I will have to put a lot of effort into.
For dinner tonight, I made tuna casserole, salad and we had twice baked potatoes that we bought before we decided to do this blog...I thought we should get rid of them now.
One of the biggest problems we have is in portion control...so we are trying to be better about adding side dishes to our meal so we don't eat so much of the entree. The tuna casserole isn't great for us...but it isn't that bad either. The tuna incorporates a lot of protein, but the offset is that the cream of mushroom soup adds a lot of sodium. Each serving had 8g of fat, 369 calories, 109 mg of cholesterol (which is another down side - primarily from the soup and noodles), 955mg of sodium, 48g of carbohydrates and 30g of protein. From tracking this we are realizing that to make this meal healthier, we should look at the low sodium cream of mushroom soup (although we have 6 cans of the regular stuff in the pantry) and consider whole wheat noodles (which I've never been the biggest fan of...but its for a good cause).
The other problem is salad dressing...I've never enjoyed a vinaigrette dressing...but we did get a really good light asian sesame seed dressing that is decent...and because its thin like a vinaigrette, a little goes a long way.
I was thinking that it might be a good idea to post some recipes that are good and fairly healthy...but I am hesitant with this one...and its really not that hard to make all things considered.
Now its time to see if I can find the Wii Fit disk so Kurt and I can do some balance exercises...and some stretching...so the walk comes a bit easier tomorrow...that is if it isn't freezing in the morning.
Way to go you guys!!! I'm so proud of you both! The first few weeks are always the hardest, but you can do it together!
ReplyDelete-> just a side note with portion control, I have found and heard from others that using salad plates instead of dinner plates helps a lot!!
Love you both!
5 small meals. One thing that helped me with that is re-working the idea of what I think a "meal" is. Traditionally, a meal means the whole she-bang and eating that 5 times a day is not what we're going for. I think that 5 meals pretty much means a portion of protein with some veggies. Forget processed carbs for the most part.
ReplyDeleteBecause you're eating 5 "meals" you don't need to have the traditional sit-down size meal b/c you've been getting it throughout the day.
So breakfast = oatmeal (although carby, its good on the fiber and fullness front) and some fresh fruit
Snack 1 = string cheese and an apple, carrot & celery sticks
Lunch = turkey sando with light mayo or none at all; or what about soup and salad?
Snack 2 = popcorn or some trail mix and piece of fruit; you could also put together a smoothie just add some veggie powder or something to get those veggies in; or yogurt
Dinner - keep it light. Look at everything you've already had earlier in the day! Steamed veggies with brown rice and some chicken/fish works
Dessert - jello, pudding, a piece of dark chocolate can all go a long way.
Try using the smaller side plates instead of a regular one. You'll cut your portions in half! We have been doing that for years in my Moms house :)
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