Roasted Vegetables

So simple but so good.....roasted vegetables. 

 

If you have never tried roasted your veggies you should definitely give it a try.  Just toss with some olive oil and whatever seasoning you like and roast until done to your liking.  Roasting intensifies the flavors and brings out the natural sweetness.

Healthy Salad

My new favorite healthy salad.

Ingredients: Baby spinach
                    Diced Turkey

                    Cheese

                    Roma tomatoes

                    Walnuts

                    Pine nut hummus

Colorful and healthy.

Yummy

Breakfast:

Scrambled eggs with peppers and onions, topped with cheese and salsa.  Mandarin orange and link sausage.


Lunch:

Salad with baby spinach, roma tomatoes, chicken fajita meat, cheese and hummus.

 

Snack:

 

Homemade juice: Fuji apples, navel orange,

strawberries and baby spinach.

 

Dinner:

Brown rice with peppers, onions, minced garlic, green beans, and chicken fajita meat.

Healthy eating can be yummy!!!!!

PCOS

     PCOS stands for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome which I was diagnosed with about 20 years ago.  At the time I was trying to get pregnant and it just wasn't happening so after a visit with my OB/Gyn I found out why.  PCOS can make it almost impossible to get pregnant because it affects your menstrual cycles.  A simple cure for that most of the time is to lose weight but PCOS can cause weight gain and make it harder to lose weight.  After many heartbreaking negative pregnancy tests we decided to try fertility treatments which were quite expensive but in the end worked.  My first son was born on December 12, 1996.  After his birth I was determined to lose weight; so determined that I turned to very unhealthy ways of going about it.  Within a year of my son's birth I was in the grips of full blown bulimia.  It took me about 14 years to break free of my addiction, even as I typed that I can't believe I did that to myself for 14 years.  My eating disorder did lead to me losing weight and 5 years after my first son was born I gave birth to my twin sons; without the help of fertility drugs.  So you see losing weight can reverse PCOS.  At this point in my life I don't want to have anymore kids but I do want to get healthy because PCOS can cause many health issues.  Among these are:

• Diabetes
• Heart Disease
• Insulin resistance
• Hair Loss
• Depression
• High blood pressure
• Hormone imbalances

    So you can see there are many important reasons for me to lose weight.  So after a visit with my OB/Gyn last week she decided to put me on Metformin which is a diabetes drug but can be used to treat PCOS.  She also instructed me to eat a low calorie diabetic diet which means low carb.  I've been eating healthy for a few days and I feel pretty good and I'm losing weight. 

   Well I've run out of time, got to get to work but I will be updating my blog more often. 

Losing Momentum

     I'm only two weeks into eating healthy and working out and I'm already losing my momentum.  The old thought patterns are creeping in and I'm just not motivated to workout.  I know this normally leads to me just giving up but I don't want that to happen this time.  I've decided to come up with a game plan for tomorrow so I can get back on track.  So here's my plan:

Breakfast:  Slow cooker Banana Nut Oatmeal

Snack:  Orange

Lunch:  Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread

Snack:  Greek yogurt and granola

Dinner:  White Bean Chicken Chili

Snack:  Nature Valleys Simple Nut Bar

Water:  140 ounces

Exercise:  Walk with the kids and go to the gym


I also have a long list of things I need to accomplish. 

• Clean house
• Clean up yard and porches
• Clean up and wash car
• Get animals vaccinated
• Color hair
• Give kids haircuts

Now all I have to do is follow this tomorrow and I will have an awesome day.  Update will follow tomorrow with pics of my food.

Lists

    So you may have noticed by now that I love making lists.  I've always been into writing things down but I also enjoy marking things off which gives me a sense of accomplishment.  Recently I've gotten into something called Bullet Journaling.  In my Bullet Journal I keep everything that's important to me, things I may need to have easy access to, and lots and lots of list.  Its a place for me write down anything I need to remember either daily or long term.  So of course now I have a list of things that I put into my Bullet Journal.

1.  Monthly calendars that record what I have scheduled for the month
2.  To do lists
3.  Call lists
4.  Shopping lists
5.  Wish lists
6.  List of special occasions
7.  Gift Ideas
8.  Record of animal vaccinations
9.  Home and car maintenance records
10.Record of kids immunizations
11.Personal and insurance info
12.Bucket List
13.Date ideas
14.Budgeting and spending tracker
15.Monthly Habit Tracker
16.Weight Tracker
17.Savings Goals
18.Contact List
19.Home remodeling plans
20.Vacation planning
21.Meal planning
22.Walking Goal
23.Weight loss plan
24.Weight loss rewards
25.Reasons to lose weight
26.Ways to stay motivated losing weight
27.Favorite quotes
28.Cleaning lists
29.Daily journals
30.Blogging ideas

     As you can see you can include anything in a Bullet Journal.  I've found it to be a real help at making life less stressful and motivating me in my weight loss journey.

Emotional Eating

     Emotional eating has always been an issue for me.  No matter what the emotion my first thought is to turn to food.  They say eating can be a way of suppressing your emotions.  That may be true for awhile but once I'm done the emotions come flooding back.  The guilt and regret I feel only makes it worse.  Its an endless cycle of emotional abuse that I put myself through.  So I've come up with a list of things to do instead of eating. 

1.  Listen to music
2.  Watch a movie
3.  Play a game
4.  Cook something healthy
5.  Exercise
6.  Play with a pet
7.  Soak in a bubble bath
8.  Call or text a friend
9.  Browse the web
10.Clean the house
11.Read a book
12.Go to the park
13.Paint your nails
14.Color in an adult coloring book
15.Take dog for a walk
16.Go shopping
17.Have manicure, facial, pedicure done
18.Find a good cause to volunteer for
19.Play with kids
20.Visit a friend

     I'm doing pretty good so far at redirecting my feelings and thoughts to avoid turning to food.   I welcome any suggestions of activities I could include on this list.