the 2011 mid-year diet resolution thread

sheila0225 wrote:

Hope you all don't mind that I jump in here. I made a lifestyle change and lost 24 lbs since Easter Monday. Let me tell you...I feel amazing.

Here's somethign I do to curve that ice cream crave.

Freeze some browning bananas overnight. put them in a food processor with some almond milk mix in berries or whatever your liking and voila! Banana ice cream!

I now purposely buy bananas to go bad. And my kids love this. They don't know the difference that it's not real ice cream. And it's healthy and dairy free adn gluten free!

Have you seen this?

http://www.yonanas.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1

Seems like a similar idea. Ice cream is my nemesis. I can pretty much resist anything else. I can't have ice cream in the house.

I've been limiting my carb intake a lot. Right now my diet pretty much consists of egg whites, chicken, fish, veggies, very small amounts of fruit (limited to the morning only), greek yogurt or kefir, lots of water and green or oolong tea. These are all the foods I love anyway, but I found with my insane schedule I was eating a lot of carbs because they're portable and I can eat them while I drive :? The hardest thing for me has been to find time during the work day to eat foods that require a fork :P I'd like to lose about 10 more pounds. I've been working out consistently 5 days a week for years and always vary the workouts so I don't get bored. Diet has always been more of a challenge for me, but it's nice to actually see some of muscle definition I've worked for now that I've dropped a few pounds:!

comebackgirl wrote:

sheila0225 wrote:

Hope you all don't mind that I jump in here. I made a lifestyle change and lost 24 lbs since Easter Monday. Let me tell you...I feel amazing.

Here's somethign I do to curve that ice cream crave.

Freeze some browning bananas overnight. put them in a food processor with some almond milk mix in berries or whatever your liking and voila! Banana ice cream!

I now purposely buy bananas to go bad. And my kids love this. They don't know the difference that it's not real ice cream. And it's healthy and dairy free adn gluten free!

Have you seen this?

http://www.yonanas.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1

Seems like a similar idea. Ice cream is my nemesis. I can pretty much resist anything else. I can't have ice cream in the house.

I've been limiting my carb intake a lot. Right now my diet pretty much consists of egg whites, chicken, fish, veggies, very small amounts of fruit (limited to the morning only), greek yogurt or kefir, lots of water and green or oolong tea. These are all the foods I love anyway, but I found with my insane schedule I was eating a lot of carbs because they're portable and I can eat them while I drive :? The hardest thing for me has been to find time during the work day to eat foods that require a fork :P I'd like to lose about 10 more pounds. I've been working out consistently 5 days a week for years and always vary the workouts so I don't get bored. Diet has always been more of a challenge for me, but it's nice to actually see some of muscle definition I've worked for now that I've dropped a few pounds:!

I've never heard of that contraption. It looks cool though.

I find that if I cook one solid day and then make enough for meals during the week then I'm good to go. I just pack them in individual containers and I'm set. I eat while I work. They think I'm nuts here with my food. lol.

If you want any ideas, let me know. I've been making a small but evergrowing recipe collection. Mind you, I now eat gluten and dairy free. But you would never know it.

Well when I got weighed last Monday I'd lost 1 3/4 pounds. Although I feel that I may have put it back on again this week.

Too many rushed meals I think.

Heres a neat trick:

when you weigh yourself and think, I "Only" lost one pound, put a pound of butter on your counter and think again. Wow, I lost a pound !!

I went for a nice yak ride today! Having my free meal tonight. Cappallini with oil and garlic, fresh tomatoes and basil. Yum

EmBleve wrote:

okay, any tips on how to stop eating in the middle of the night??????? Aarrgghh. It drives me crazy! :problem:

Eat protein at your dinner and drink plenty of water afterwards. This will help keep you feeling full. I also like to keep a bottle of water next to me at night. Whenever I think I'm hungry, I drink water instead and sure enough, its that I'm thirsty...not hungry.

Lizard wrote:

sheila0225 wrote:

Hope you all don't mind that I jump in here. I made a lifestyle change and lost 24 lbs since Easter Monday. Let me tell you...I feel amazing.

Wow--Congrats on that!!!!!!

Did not work out as much this last week since my sons were visiting from college and the eating was not too healthy either.

Here's to the start of a new week!

Thanks! And the kicker was that I didn't go to the gym or work out. I just went on with my normal activities that I do on a daily basis.

sheila0225 wrote:

I've never heard of that contraption. It looks cool though.

I find that if I cook one solid day and then make enough for meals during the week then I'm good to go. I just pack them in individual containers and I'm set. I eat while I work. They think I'm nuts here with my food. lol.

If you want any ideas, let me know. I've been making a small but evergrowing recipe collection. Mind you, I now eat gluten and dairy free. But you would never know it.

I like the banana ice cream option. It's a healthier option to my nemesis :twisted:

I've done some power cooking on Sundays to get me through the week...but I HATE cooking. Ugh it messies up my kitchen :oops: So if you have any ideas for non-cookers, please send them my way

Well just as I thought, shit week, put 2 pounds on. Time to start a food diary.

haha, well good intentions right? guess whats coming for a visit and guess who put on a few pounds in water weight? Hehe, not going near a scale for 4 days. Keeping on track though!!
Man, what a bummer!

Thanks, and I also congratulate you on the weight loss like the other poster! And I have tried the protein thing at dinner...this is my thing: I'm not one of those 'sleep-eaters', that I know of, because I am conscious...I used to work night shift (BUT I have been OFF nights for about 5 years!!!)...but when I worked night shift, my regular meal time for several years was 3 am. And, it NEVER fails...I wake up between 130 and 4 am every single night feeling famished..and I go into the kitchen and eat something that is fattening (because I don't live alone and can't 'control' all the food in the house--and it's the easiest thing to grab), that I would not eat if it were during the day and I had 15-20 minutes to think about it before doing it. I just wake up, feel hungry, go in there and consume too many fat grams and calories within 5 minutes, and go back to bed. It makes me CRAZY, and I am so mad at myself the next morning. It is really self-sabotage, and I am not sure how to deter myself. Any suggestions?[/quote]

I'd say put a picture of something fattening on the fridge as a gentle reminder to step away from the fridge. Also, another idea I use for my daytime snacking habits is to prepare prepackaged snacks. so then all i have to do is grab a bag and snack away. I like to do almonds. it's a good fat but also filling. so I do this with celery, carrots, almonds, a green drink, or strips of chicken. Also, a life saver for me is individual packets of almond butter. I eat that stuff like it's going out of style. LOVE IT!!!

hope this helps.