Well, I have just returned home from my first week weigh in and I lost 5 pounds. I was pretty surprised as I really ate a LOT of food this week. The difference being that the foods I'm eating now are higher in protein and complex carbs. Also eating a lot of fresh fruits and veggies. Here are some of the highlights from this week in food:
Breakfast: the best find so far for convenience and sustainability is a breakfast oatmeal shake recipe that I found and then altered. It consists of 1 packet of instant oatmeal (unflavored) that you mix with 2 cups of water and boil. Then pour into a blender with 1 cup non-fat milk, 1 cup icce cubes and 1/2 banana. The whole thing is about 2 large cups and costs about 5 points. I've been making this before leaving for the day. Drinking one cup quickly at home and then drinking the other throughout the morning at work along with my coffee.
Snack: I've found that purchasing the pre-cut fresh carrot slices are an easy and tasty snack too, I've been eating those along with a handful of snap peas with 2 TBLS of athenos hummus. The snack is only 1 point and the crunch along with the garlicy hummus is very satisfying.
Lunch: I've made and frozen two soups that have both been fabulous, one a cheese tortellini in broth with fresh baby spinach leaves, the other a minestrone soup. I've also found that 1/2 a cup of tuna in a whole wheat pita with zero point vinegrette is very filling too!
Dinner: So far the options have been a "lighter baked macaroni" "Turkey Zuchinni" burger patties and "ground beef with spinach meatballs. All options taste good and leave me full.
Dessert (my favorite): I've fallen in love with the Skinny Cow brand icecream sandwiches, they were on sale at Safeway last week and I tried them, 4 points a piece but they are worth it! I also baked an Angel Food cake early this week. I sliced it up into portions that are 4 points a piece and froze them. One piece of that cake along with some fresh ruby red grapefruit segements and sliced fresh pear is delicious!
I hope that week two goes as well for me as week one has. I hope to encorporate some excercise in as well but have yet to figure out when and what.
Cheers, and happy new year!
That is so awsome....I can't wait to see what comes out of your kitchen. And the one month meal plan. Again congrats on the 5pounds.
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