In Memory of Grandpa FlakeI've been traveling since Thursday and have not had a chance to exercise. Wow do I miss it. Now here's the good news... I lost another 3 lbs this week for a new total (drum roll) 31.7 lbs. Believe me - that was an incredible accomplishment. Do you know how many Mexican Food Restaurants I was dragged to? What the heck can you eat that's healthy ala Mexican? Here are my strategy and tips just in case you find yourself in the same predicament:
1) Soft over Crunchy - I ordered corn tortillas (usually baked); avoided chips and crunchy tacos since these are fried. Saved about 200 + calories there.
2) NO Cheese dips - avoided queso saving another 200 + cals
3) Ordered "on the side" dishes - like One Tostado instead of a combo plate
4) Ordered Fajitas - because it's grilled meat and I could tell the portion was approx. 3 ounces (yes, they were beef and chicken would have been better)
5) NO Cerveza (I did have one glass of wine though)
6) Last, and all time favorite tip, I cut the meal in half either taking half home or sharing with your Dad
It was easier than I thought it would be to say "Oh, no thank you, I'm still full"...especially surrounded by so many in our family with weight problems. I didn't recognize half the family because they had grown more horizontally than vertically. It killed me to see the mass consumption of fatty food. I wanted to go Jillian on all of them - "Don't put another Quesadilla in your mouth - damn girl, do you know how many calories are in that thing?" By the way, a typical Quesadilla with Sour Cream and Guacamole has 900 calories, 59 grams of fat and 1,628 milligrams of sodium. That's just the Quesadilla, now add refried beans & rice and Sopapillas to that meal and you are looking at almost 2,000 calories in one meal. Some of these chicas were eating more than one sopapilla drowned in honey.
The biggest motivator of all was knowing that I would have to come home and do a "blog confession" that I failed my "lifetime change" goal upon first real challenge and then try to overcome the REGRET that follows. I kept thinking again of the Biggest Loser episode where the entire Black team pigged out at a restaurant and Jillian's reaction (or over reaction). I remember saying "how could they completely toss aside everything they've worked for in one indulgent night?" - I was NOT going to do the same!
Now I'm trying on some of my smaller sized clothes that I tucked in the top far corner of my closet. HA - I didn't think I would be pulling the top corner clothes out this soon. I just increased my wardrobe without having to spend a penny. This is fun. Speaking of fun...a study showed that if you approach exercise with a positive mood as if you are having fun rather than negative thinking "I hate exercising" - you burn more calories. Less stress with positive thinking; the mind knows. Less stress - more burn.
It's time to take a walk in my new shoes - finally, I bought a pair of good running shoes; super lightweight (8 oz.) - ASICS Gel 105.
Whitney - thanks for all the blogs; they keep me motivated. You can hang with the men - keep up your Manly workouts!
Leah? where are you - how are you doing with your Lifestyle Change?
1) Soft over Crunchy - I ordered corn tortillas (usually baked); avoided chips and crunchy tacos since these are fried. Saved about 200 + calories there.
2) NO Cheese dips - avoided queso saving another 200 + cals
3) Ordered "on the side" dishes - like One Tostado instead of a combo plate
4) Ordered Fajitas - because it's grilled meat and I could tell the portion was approx. 3 ounces (yes, they were beef and chicken would have been better)
5) NO Cerveza (I did have one glass of wine though)
6) Last, and all time favorite tip, I cut the meal in half either taking half home or sharing with your Dad
It was easier than I thought it would be to say "Oh, no thank you, I'm still full"...especially surrounded by so many in our family with weight problems. I didn't recognize half the family because they had grown more horizontally than vertically. It killed me to see the mass consumption of fatty food. I wanted to go Jillian on all of them - "Don't put another Quesadilla in your mouth - damn girl, do you know how many calories are in that thing?" By the way, a typical Quesadilla with Sour Cream and Guacamole has 900 calories, 59 grams of fat and 1,628 milligrams of sodium. That's just the Quesadilla, now add refried beans & rice and Sopapillas to that meal and you are looking at almost 2,000 calories in one meal. Some of these chicas were eating more than one sopapilla drowned in honey.
The biggest motivator of all was knowing that I would have to come home and do a "blog confession" that I failed my "lifetime change" goal upon first real challenge and then try to overcome the REGRET that follows. I kept thinking again of the Biggest Loser episode where the entire Black team pigged out at a restaurant and Jillian's reaction (or over reaction). I remember saying "how could they completely toss aside everything they've worked for in one indulgent night?" - I was NOT going to do the same!
Now I'm trying on some of my smaller sized clothes that I tucked in the top far corner of my closet. HA - I didn't think I would be pulling the top corner clothes out this soon. I just increased my wardrobe without having to spend a penny. This is fun. Speaking of fun...a study showed that if you approach exercise with a positive mood as if you are having fun rather than negative thinking "I hate exercising" - you burn more calories. Less stress with positive thinking; the mind knows. Less stress - more burn.
It's time to take a walk in my new shoes - finally, I bought a pair of good running shoes; super lightweight (8 oz.) - ASICS Gel 105.
Whitney - thanks for all the blogs; they keep me motivated. You can hang with the men - keep up your Manly workouts!
Leah? where are you - how are you doing with your Lifestyle Change?
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