I'm so proud of myself. These last couple of days I've been toying with the idea of going back on the keto diet. After going over the pros and cons of going back on keto or just sucking it up and learning to eat right now, I realized that it really is more beneficial to me to just start the healthy eating. Keto is not good to be on for an extended period of time and I was miserable while on it for the duration. I bought myself a few cookbooks and received a Biggest Loser: Simple Swaps book for my birthday so I figured this was the perfect time to put them to good use. I sat down and picked out all the recipes I liked and listed their calorie counts and separated them to lunch or dinner options.
The cool thing about this is that it's actually working quite well! I try to keep the complex carbs to a minimum for dinner, but breakfast and lunch are filled with whole grains, fruit, yogurt, nuts and such. I made a turkey taco meatloaf the other day taht has been serving me well for days now because it was a 6-serving recipe. It is FANTASTIC!! It's ground turkey meatloaf with corn, green peppers, onions, taco seasoning, fat free cheddar cheese and salsa. And - get this - ONLY 127 CALORIES A SERVING! So I have been eating that with asparagus at night. It's packed with protein and healthy, water-filled carbs from the veggies. Tonight I want to make some pumpkin walnut snack muffins that are only 72 calories a serving and packed with more yogurt adn whole grains. It'll be a great combination with something protein heavy.
I'm just so proud of myself for finally getting this right. This is so easy as long as I have the time to actually cook. I've been so afraid of being able to eat anything I want and making the right choices, but with these cookbooks I have (Cook Yourself Thin, Hungry Girl's Guide, Biggest Loser cookbooks), I'm really getting a lot of good suggestions out of it!
My calorie budget is 1358 calories a day, so 339.5 calories a meal and 168.25 calories for two snacks a day. It's supposed to be your weight x 7 to get your calorie budget for weight loss. And with me feeling so great about my healthy eating, I'm more than happy to go to the gym and succeed there as well. I'm up to running two miles at the gym in training for my Cupid's Chase 5k. I'm way ahead of schedule so I'll be running two miles this week (each time I do, a little faster than the last) and two and a half miles next week.
I feel ready to lose this last 40 lbs. FINALLY!!!
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