Healthy Habits in January Wk3

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Week 3: January 15 to 21

I am down a total of 7.2 pounds after 2 full weeks of eating healthier. When I go on a ‘diet’ the first week or two are always greater loss weeks than the proceeding weeks. Getting a stomach bug last week certainly helped with the weight loss for last week, this was not intentional. I thought it was maybe the grapes or carrots but upon a little more thought it could have been the homemade yogurt. My stomach biome is not used to the bacteria in yogurt so I may have over done it last week by eating yogurt nearly every day. I will be taking a break from yogurt this week. 

We did not get any physical activity last week; it started snowing on Tuesday and really did not stop until Saturday. We have at least a foot of snow outside with lots of ice on the roads. The ice makes it challenging for both us and Mack to walk outside. I asked my husband, Brian, to put together a workout plan for us to start on Monday; that we can do indoors. He does not need to lose weight but has been onboard with eating healthier and building muscle.

My goals for this week are to drink at least 5 cups of water each day, be physically active at least 3 days and continue to eat healthy made from scratch meals. I will try to measure and calculate at least calories for each meal. The goal will be to lose 2 pounds this week.

January 15

  • Black tea with honey
  • 1/2 Cups quick oats, 3/4 Cup whole milk, 1/2 Cup blueberries (310 calories)
  • 4 slices of Jalapeno Cheddar sausage (400 calories)
  • Chicken Stir fry (chicken, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, peppers, onions, celery, soy sauce and general TSO sauce)
  • 1 ICEE water
  • Fruit strip (50 calories)

January 16

  • Black tea with a packet of stevia
  • 1/2 Cups quick oats, 3/4 Cup whole milk, 1/2 Cup blueberries (310 calories)
  • A bag of celery, carrots, green peppers and cauliflower with dill dip
  • Elderberry green tea with a packet of stevia
  • Taco Salad (ground beef, taco seasoning, lettuce, onion, tomatoes, sour cream and taco sauce
  • 2 Jameson and Coke’s (Had a challenging day at work)

January 17

  • Black tea with a packet of stevia
  • 1/2 Cups quick oats, 3/4 Cup whole milk, 1/2 Cup blueberries (310 calories)
  • Low carb tortilla shell pepperoni pizza
  • Baked potato with butter, cheese and sour cream
  • 1/2 of an ICEE water

January 18

  • Black tea with a packet of stevia
  • 3 Scrambled eggs with parmesan and cheddar cheese with onion, jalapenos, tomatoes and a dollop of sour cream
  • Fruit strip
  • Keto meatballs w/ french fries
  • 1/2 of an ICEE water

January 19

  • Black tea with honey
  • Coffee w/ french vanilla syrup
  • Pineapple
  • Supreme Salad (Lettuce, onion, bacon, tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, cheese and thousand island dressing
  • 2 Cups water with lemon
  • 2 fruit strips

January 20

  • Black tea with a packet of stevia
  • 2 1/2 Cups water with a squirt of Mio
  • 3 Eggs over medium with roasted cauliflower and carrots, 3 slices of bacon
  • 1 Cup coffee with vanilla syrup and milk
  • 2 1/2 Cups water with a squirt of Mio
  • Porterhouse steak, green pepper and onion, with roasted potato
  • 3 Fruit strips

January 21

  • Black tea with a packet of stevia
  • 3 Eggs over medium with roasted cauliflower and carrots, 2 slices of bacon
  • 2 1/2 Cups water with a squirt of Mio
  • Vegetable beef soup (Bone broth, round steak, potatoes, onion, carrots, celery, tomato paste)
  • Grilled Cheese
  • 2 Fruit strips

DOWN Another 2 pounds for a total 9.2 pounds