How is your plan working for you!!!

SO how are you doing on your new Eating plan? Are you losing weight? Are you communicating with your Doctor? Are you getting any exercise? Are you eating three meals a day? Six? Six and some snacks? Have you seen successful results at the scale? Have you been tracking what you eat down to every last lick? Have you been weighing in at the same time every week? Are you getting your daily recommended allowance of food? Are you drinking enough water?
The funny thing is……The wrong answer to any of these questions could adversely affect every other question. Also, each question can have different answers for each of us. The fact is that due to the differences from person to person, only you and your doctor can properly answer these questions and work out a proper routine or program so that you can achieve the best results for your fat loss program.
Here is how I am doing it, this program is working for me and while I recommend this program to everyone, please check with your doctor to see what will work for you. I started with Weight Watchers. I go to meetings once a week. I love it, it leeps me accountable and the other people there are SOOOO supportive! (Plus they read the blog)
First of all, I have a strict belief that being a type A blood type, (believed to be the oldest blood type) I am suited for a vegetarian food plan. I am not a vegetarian; I just cut out as much red meat and pork as I can. I eat poultry and fish, and pork on occasion and in moderation, but I stay away from beef and try to avoid red meat whenever possible. Since I began cutting out the red meat I have noticed a more normal bowel and less discomfort and irregularity.
I avoid dairy with the exception of cheese and yogurt. I eat a ton of yogurt, sometimes 6 per day. It calms my Irritable bowel syndrome and really satisfies me. I use it to make healthy deserts and as snack throughout the day. Milk however is quite irritating to my stomach, so I avoid it.
I eat lots of Tuna salad, wheat thins and granola bars…oh and popcorn too.
I avoid pasta, potatoes, bread, white rice and dry cereal.
I eat oatmeal every day for breakfast
I eat every two hours, even if it’s just a piece of fruit. (You know I love my bananas)
I don’t drink anything with sugar, and I sweeten only with truvia or equal.
I love steamed veggies and there are no limits to the amount of fruits and veggies I allow myself as long as I stay within the USDA recommendations for servings of fruit and veggies.
I walk every chance I get, I move whenever I can, if I think about getting up to do something, I go ahead and get up and do it.
I sleep when I am tired and make myself get out of bed when I wake up; I believe too much sleep leads to depression.
I am dedicated to freeing myself of ALL meds. I have been taken off of my diabetes meds and BP meds as my weight loss has freed me from those diseases!
I weigh every Tuesday morning, pre-food
I have seen consistent weight loss for 17 weeks now. (But will forgive myself if I gain a small amount). My total fat loss is 60 pounds in 17 weeks, so something is working.
I stick with the same foods every week. I do not get bored, My doctor and sister, ironically, both told me that dogs go their whole loves eating the same food, when you change it suddenly, you introduce digestible food that their bodies aren’t used to, resulting in the runs! GROSS!!! Humans should, theoretically be fine eating the same foods consistently.
I now make my own food every day, I do not frequent drive thru windows. I have stopped buying frozen dinners (even the ones that are promoted for my diet plan contain MSG), for example. My favorite food is Lasagna, most of you know that. I now make my own healthy version with two servings of lasagna noodles, mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, eggplant, sometimes artichokes and spinach. I use laughing cow cheese instead of ricotta. Per serving the lasagna I make is only 6 WW points per serving and is twice the size as the 7 point frozen meal that my program offers, and I know what’s in it.
Want a nifty replacement for ice cream? Take banana cream yogurt or your favorite flavor and mix one cup of yogurt with one small tub, yes a whole small tub, of fat free cool whip and freeze it. The consistency is a little different than ice cream, but the taste is phenomenal and the whole tub is only y 10 points, AMAZING!!!!!!!! (I am off subject, sorry)
I do not force myself to drink too much water. I drink a good amount of water and sugar free drinks, but too much of ANYTHING can hurt you.
Everything I eat gets logged; if I lick it I count it. I am allotted a certain amount of points and I do not go over those points. (If you want to learn more about the points plus program and weight watchers hit the link to the right of the page).
Talk to your Doctor before joining any weight loss program and investigate the programs that supply you with their own food, make sure you aren’t filling your “body in transition” with lots of additives and preservatives that could cause problems down the road.
Plan your eating out in advance, don’t let the server leave bread near you and enjoy the company of your table mates and stop dwelling on the dinner!
No matter how you change your habits, the temptation will always be there. So remove yourself from situations where food is the focal point, just like an alcoholic would avoid a bar, and don’t let yourself give in to the hype that it’s ok to give in this once and cheat days are just that, CHEAT DAYS….Don’t cheat, you can add some carbs once in a while or protein or foods with capsaicin, to boost metabolism, but n my opinion cheating is counter-productive. (MY OPINION CAN DIFFER FROM YOURS, IT’S ALLOWED)
Good luck this week friends!!! Let me know if this helps at all!!!!!