{baby} weight loss wednesday - food edition

Today I'll get into the nitty-gritty of what my eating plan is.  Next week I'll do my exercising plan. 

There's no name to it or any kind of website I can guide you to.. just something I came up with.  I had a lot of help from one of my best friends, Erin.. she did a lot of what I'm doing but more extreme last year at this time to loose 65lbs of her own baby weight. "More extreme" meaning she is super creative and does research on how to cook things like quinoa. I can't even say quinoa yet alone know how to cook it! (It's an AMAZING blog with all kinds of recipes so go on over and salivate and be healthy doing it!!)

Ok.. what I eat.  As I told you last week I'm cutting out as much white flour and white sugar as possible. Someone asked me how I'm doing that because "isn't sugar in everything?"  
Um, yes.
My goal is to not eat refined sugars.. this means I eat sugars that are natural.. those found in fruits, milk products, carrots, raw honey, etc.. those I'm eating. I'm staying away from diet foods, artificial sweeteners, cookies, brownies, etc. With the white flour.. I am allowing myself to eat wheat flour so I'm still able to do sandwiches at lunch with wheat bread if I'd like or even have a piece with an egg white omelet in the morning. (make sure there it's solely wheat flour.. they trick you with a lot of "wheat" bread and stick white flour in there too!) 

Here's what I ate today: 

Breakfast: Strawberry Greek Yogurt (Aldi) with 1/3 cup of granola, 1 cup orange juice (probably should give up the orange juice but I haven't had a cold in over a year.. I'll say it's from the vitamin C and the marvelous taste is just a bonus.)

Snack: hard-boiled egg with 1/2 the egg yolk

Lunch: 2 pieces of whole wheat toast, 4 super thin slices of turkey, plain greek yogurt instead of mayo and pickles

handful of plain baked chips

Snack:  1/2 an apple and sugar free/flour free oatmeal cookie

Oatmeal Drop Sugar Free Cookies

1 1/2 cup rolled oats

1 cup coconut flakes

1/2 t. salt

1 t. cinnamon

1/2 t. all spice

1/2 cup almond meal

1/2 cup mixed nuts, finely chopped

1 cup dried fruit

2 ripe bananas, mashed

1/2 cup canola oil

1 t. vanilla

350 degrees for 20 min on parchment paper. 

Dinner: Sante Fe Crock Pot Chicken with brown rice, a handful of whole wheat pita chips and a pretty large and in charge "side" salad. Spinach, romaine, carrots, mushrooms and cucumbers. Did Fat Free Ranch with that.. (haven't given up that diet food yet!)

Snack: I might split a Monster Spinach Shake with Darin. 

(I am writing this Tuesday evening) I'll let you know how tasty it is.


I try to drink as much water as I can stand. I got some great advice from the moms into fitness website that suggests that you drink a big ol' glass before each meal and one in between.  We might all float away but I'm trying it!

My goal is to get 100 grams of fiber and 100 grams of protein a day. Not sure I've hit it yet but by golly, I'm going to try!  Last week I made an amazing black bean soup and ate that every day for lunch. I tweaked the recipe a bit but man, it was good AND filling!  I had to make myself eat a snack last week because I just wasn't hungry. (trying to make sure I keep my calorie count up for the nursing and the exercising I'm doing.)

I've also taught myself to like greek yogurt. I remember the first time I tried it I called Erin and told her she was crazy loco for eating yet alone liking greek yogurt. I thought it tasted like straight up sour cream. And a bad version of sour cream at that.  BUT I found a yogurt that I like at Aldi of all places! 89cents a small container.. have one every day. I've also used the plain stuff in cooking and Darin's actually liking it now.  He's finally looked at the nutrition label and realizes how crazy good it is for ya.  Basically it has a crap-ton of protein in it and all the other benefits of yogurt like live-cultures and such.  Usually don't like to eat things that are "live" but they help your digestive system so eat that yogurt! I even replace it for mayo on my turkey sandwiches. There's a great ranch dip recipe I want to try with it as well. So yeah. Learn to love greek yogurt and it will help you in the protein department. 

I have another goal to eat a bag of spinach on my own every week. I did it last week. =) Before dinner as I was preparing if I had the munchies I wrapped 3 leaves of spinach around a baby carrot and man, it was good!

So there's a peak into what I'm eating.

Again.. it's all about choices. My hubby and girls ate this on Saturday morning...

While I ate this: 

A one full egg and 3 egg white omelet with spinach and fresh mushrooms with a plain piece of wheat toast. 


Did I want the pancakes?  
They smelled good but I was actually content with my omelet!  I'm so determined to NEVER see this weight again that I'm going to stick to my plan. = ) 


One little scripture to leave you with as I close up this food addition of the {baby} weight loss wednesday blog.. a scripture that was in Made to Crave a few times that I NEVER applied in the food department of my life.  Here it is, plastered by the handle of my frig to make me think when I pull food out...

I want beneficial things to enter my body.  

Things to make me strong.

Food that helps me keep up with my little ladies.

Food that makes me healthy, not feel guilty after I eat it.

Stuff that keeps me energetic for my hubby. (he's hard to keep up with!)

I want my body to be a tip-top vessel where Jesus can live. 

We only do this "life" thing once.  Are you putting beneficial things into your mouth to make this life worth living?