Saturday, February 1, 2014

Numbers aren't changing but my habits are...

I'm only at two pounds lost still. I worked a lot the last couple of weeks and haven't been able to hit up the gym. I have done some work outs at home and the family and I have decided to purchase a "Just Dance" game for our Wii and do family dance night once a week. We danced our rears off at a friends house the other night and it was so much fun and I sweat like Mike. That's a good thing.

One of the hardest things for me has been my eating habits. Well, I guess not so much my habits as what it is that I eat. For as long as I have been married Derrick has been a straight carnivore and my kids including Shayli did not like vegetables. So I would make meaty, pasta-y, meals and hide the veggies in them.

Lately Derrick has been raving about Bob's salads. Rad's new favorite food is jikama. Cade is a fruit machine. Shayli asked Derrick to stop at the store last week so that she could buy her own vegetables. I have been craving fruits and vegetables like crazy lately too. So we're all in! I brought home some bountiful baskets this morning and we were all so excited about the good food. Our fridge is full of it and when the kids wanted a snack today, it was healthy food!

I'm really excited about our healthy futures. I may not be losing lots of weight yet, but when it does, it will be because I am losing it the right way and it should stay off.

I refuse to be a yo yo anymore!



5 comments:

  1. Same here! Exercising is coming slowly, but I have been trying out new healthy meals for dinner. We haven't found any winners and some of them have been yucky, but hey, that means I eat less for dinner, haha! But anyway, switching to healthy foods has been my main focus lately.

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    1. " that means I eat less for dinner..." Ha! So true!

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  2. I love this!! Healthier for life should be a goal for everyone! I love love love bountiful baskets for helping our family eat healthier!

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  3. If you have never tried broiling your asparagus it is so so so yummy!! line a cookie sheet with foil, chop of the bottom inch or two and toss that part. lay out the top parts they can be touching but just not a huge pile, drizzle some olive oil and generously salt and pepper. Turn your oven to broil-high and put them in for 5-7 minutes, you want them to still be a little crisp in the middle...too mushy is gross. We love love love them this way!! You can also add some sesame seeds or balsamic vinegar for variation. The key is to not over cook them. My girls literally love them!! I also have an awesome creamy Asparagus soup recipe that is delicious. Let me know if you want it.

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    1. Yum! I am so going to try the broiled asparagus recipe with this weeks asparagus. I would love the soup recipe. Thanks Liz!

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