DAILY DIET MEALS APRIL 25-27
This is not my first time doing the weight loss thing. The first time was when I was in my early 20s. That time I lost about 70 pounds. I went from 235 to 165. There were no redeeming qualities to that diet at all.
In the late 80s, I lost 40 pounds that time it was a combination of diet and exercise. Basically it was restricting my calories by not eating after 3pm. I was taking karate at the time and was working out 3 or 4 times a week. That was probably much healthier than the previous weight loss bout.
The next time I got serious about losing weight was in the late 90s. That was a better attempt, I lost 40 pounds that time too. That time was just eating better, more fiber, more salads, just generally eating better. My exercise routine was walking, time on the exercise bike and light weights.
This time is seems to be my best attempt. My previous weight loss sessions, although not all good, taught me things. Add that to a bit of nutrition training, plus learning on my own. Trying to help people struggling with their own health and diet problems over the last 25 years has taught me many things. This time I am trying to change my eating habits. One of the biggest things is substituting healthier snacks. Make things, easily available, I always have a container of carrot sticks, sugar snap peas and apple slices on the kitchen counter at all times. I keep my pickles at the front of the refrigerator shelf so they are the first thing I see. My meals incorporate a lot of vegetables, even if the are not apparent. Stir-fries and less cream and butter sauces. A handful of spinach thrown in for color and filler. Grated carrot and zucchini in tomato sauces. High fiber and lower fat content has been the way I am trying to eat.
So far it seems to be working.
April 25
Breakfast
Coffee
Oatmeal Muffin
Apple Slices
Lunch
75g Oatmeal Flax Sourdough Bread
250 ml Baked Beans
Dinner
1/2 Donair Wrap
Broccoli Apple Salad
Caesar Salad
April 26
Coffee
Bran Muffin
3/4 cup Fruit Salad
Lunch
1/2 Donair Wrap
Carrots Sticks
1/2 Apple
Dinner
6 oz Chicken Breast
Tossed Salad
April 27
Coffee
Bran Muffin
Lunch
100g Oatmeal Flax Sourdough Bread
Baked Beans
Dinner
Ham with Boiled Vegetables
-Spring Carrots, Snow peas, Green Beans, and New Potatoes
Snacks
– carrot sticks, apple slices, pickles
