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What did not work in the past: Grains, Healthy whole grains!, Cereal was the WORST, high carb, drinking crystal lite and diet coke, avoiding the scale, eating emotionally, eating binge foods- yes, even one bite of ice cream or cupcake, not eating from a clean food template, not troubleshooting the root causes, not looking at my weight trending over 1, 2, 3 months. Not eliminating certain foods to see how they made me feel. It was more than the food, but getting well STARTED with the food. The rest followed once the sugar/carb fog cleared.
To sum it up: I eat protein, low starch vegetables, oils & fats (coconut, avocado), berries, occasional in season fruits, and some 85% chocolate. I sleep and de-stress as needed. I feel full, energetic, and I maintain my 70+ pound weight loss over 17 months.
Yesterday was a typical day, all meals prepared at home. Three meals spaced during the day, walked 10,206 steps, cleaned the house, did some computer work. Slept well.
Breakfast: Sliced cherry tomatoes, avocados, zucchini with onions, 1 egg, 2 egg whites, coffee. Pink sea salt and some coconut oil for sauteing. Coffee
Lunch: Red bell pepper strips, sauteed broccoli slaw, ground bison, White Linen Marinara sauce, garlic sea salt, coconut oil for sauteing, two hard boiled egg whites (pictured below). Coffee not pictured.
Dinner: Heirloom cherry tomatoes, crock pot balsamic and onion beef roast, sauteed kale, blueberries, 4 squares of 85% chocolate (non-dairy). Coconut oil to sear the meat and saute the kale. Garlic sea salt to season the kale, pink sea salt to season the meat. Pictured below: Chipotle SeaSnax (spicy!). Water not pictured, water through out the day.
Catch up photo: for lunch and dinner. I do fewer egg yolks, my skin breaks out less.
looks good! Wish I could find balsamic that doesn't have any sulfites (even naturally occurring give me problems). I love it so. Oh well. GREAT job!
ReplyDeleteI found some at Fresh & Easy. Might be worth a try. Thank you, Gwen.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the white vinegar at Trader Joes? Are sulfites naturally occuring in the grapes. This is a tough one, Gwen.
DeleteCereal is the worst! Next to it--teen kids' food. Ugh!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! You are a great role model.
ReplyDeleteSO GLAD I found you... I just started TAKE SHAPE FOR LIFE/MEDIFAST and was trying to find some bloggers who are on the program or are maintaining... You are such an amazing inspiration ... showing that the weight can stay off.. am going to put you on my reading list.. if you want to keep up with me... www.honiiscreating.blogspot.com again so glad to have found you...
ReplyDeleteYay! Glad you found me. I had great success on TSFL/Medifast and also great success in maintenance. I have a dairy sensitivity so no more Medifst. I notice that most of my site traffic are people looking for lean and green recipes.
DeleteI'll check out your blog soon.
You've done great Karen.
ReplyDeleteCereal is definitely the worst, I never eat it.
As always, love your pictures.
All the best Jan
Thank you all for stopping by the blog.... Glad to have cereal out of the house for good.
ReplyDeleteCould/would you please share the receipe?
ReplyDeleteBalsalmic roast.
Deletehttp://civilizedcavemancooking.com/crockpot/crock-pot-balsamic-roast/
Karen, hope you see this comment, even though it has been a while since you posted this.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, thank you very much. I have been having breakouts lately, I cannot understand why. Perhaps it is the eggs. I will try reducing to 1 egg and 2 egg whites instead of 2 eggs. I am 45 and was hoping not to have acne at this age.... But I see that I am destined to acne and wrinkles... :-)
Any chance you and your friends from No Grains NomGains could blog some more samples of what you eat to maintain?
What do you eat when you are on the go? You do not have a mid afternoon snack? I eat lunch around noon/1pm and usually need a snack around 4/5pm. I only get to dinner around 7pm.