Weightloss – this works

Losing Weight seemed like an endless journey the way I was doing it. Eating whatever, guessing if it’s healthy, not caring if it wasn’t because I wanted it, and worst crying because I knew it wasn’t helping me to feel better to exercise or even just feel good.

Utilizing what I’ve learned from the Sunrider foods and program and coordinating with Nutrisystem’s Program. I think Russ and I are figuring it out better for ourselves now. Seeing the weight effortlessly falling off, has been such a relief and we’re still enjoying the gourmet and not so gourmet foods we love. Being successful either Cooking at home or eating out at our favorite restaurants too. Such a big relief not having this over our heads now that we’ve learned and continuously practice utilizing the “KNOWN ALL A LONG” concept of eating Healthier.

This isn’t the best pic, but it will show you how I’ve gone from size 18/20 to a 14/16 down 35 lbs. basically from March 22, 2011 until June 22, 2011. Russ has lost nearly 45 lbs. to date from a size 48 – 38 pants size currently. I’m so proud of him and Me too. Seems like doing this as a team makes the process easier to adjust to and we help each other think about our choices and condone them lol.

Weightloss – I hear you. REMEMBER THIS WORD: WATER
If you’ve ever had the thought, “I want to eat what I want and not gain”, yet have had no success in anything other than putting pounds on… listen to what I’ve learned now.

You CAN eat what you want – it’s discovering better choices of what you want, WATER, portion size, fruits & veggies, and consistency of eating something every couple hours to keep your metabolism moving.

*Don’t Stop Eating* – If you do – metabolism enters starvation mode & you gain weight.
*Eat Every 3 hours from the time you wake up til you go to bed* (my times 9am-9pm)
*DRINK WATER with every eating time. Get a 24oz. cup and drink a glass with each meal and you’ll meet your daily needs in no time. At least drink an 8oz. glass of water 8times a day (wake up, w/ breakfast, w/lunch, w/snack, w/dinner, while waiting for dessert, w/dessert, before bed.)

*LEARN & understand labels –
Know what you need for a Balanced Portion.
Calories, Proteins, Carbohydrates, Fat, & Sodium and Sugar Content

SERVING SIZES – there may be 27 servings in the container, check what 1 serving is.

Here’s a list of serving quantities to follow which helped me lose weight painlessly and slow enough that my body’s elasticity was able to adjust properly. In other words, I lost more inches than pounds up front. Went from a Size 20 – Size 16 in 3 months. Now I’m on a 1-2 pounds down a week, which is still awesome in my eyes.
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Grocery Guide JAW – 071811
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SCHEDULE:

*Eat Breakfast (up to 300cal) – (2 Dairy/Protein, 1 Fruit, 1 Carb)
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*Eat Lunch(300 calories) – (2 Dairy/Protein, 2 Veggies, 1 Carb, 1 Fat)
*Eat Snack (150ish cal.) – (focus on 1 protein/dairy & 1 fruit choices)
*Eat Dinner – (300-ish- calories) (3 Dairy/Protein, 1 Fruit, 2 Veggies, 1 Carb, 2 Fats)
*Eat Dessert – (150-ish calories) (1 Dairy/Protein, 1 Carb)

***MEN CAN ADD EXTRA SNACK in between Breakfast & Lunch
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*EACH NUMBER REPRESENTS HOW MANY SERVINGS
ex. 2 Dairy/Protein =
2 servings of either a Dairy food (ex. string cheese, milk, cottage cheese, etc.) AND/OR
a Protein food – (1 oz. of lean meat: beef,chicken,fish,pork, soybeans,egg, etc.)
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DESCRIPTION OF SERVINGS

Dairy food (ex. string cheese, 8oz. milk, 1/4c cottage cheese, etc.) AND/OR
a Protein food – (1 oz. of lean meat: beef,chicken,fish,pork, soybeans,1-egg, etc.)

Fruit serving is usually 1/2 cup – 1 cup depending on fruit.

Veggies Serving: veggie servings are about 1/2 cup most veggies. Quite a few of veggies are unlimited consumption like salads, cucumbers, onions, radishes, most veggies. Just a few you need to watch on consumption like carrots, tomatoes, etc.

FATS: this is one serving size of a healthy Fat.
Ex. Avocado (1/8), Almonds (6), peanut butter (1tsp), sunflower seeds (1T),etc.

CARBS: Yes the fun breads and starchy stuff we love.
1 serving of Carbs looks like this: 1 regular sized pancake, 1/3 cup of granola cereal, 1 cup of cherrios cereal, 3/4 Life cereal, 1 hot dog/hamburger bun[ Albertsons brand 100 cal.], 1 whole wheat roll, 1 rye roll, 1 slice of Whole Wheat Grain bread, 1/3cup of :Rice,Quinoa, & potatoes (try to limit potatoes)

RESTAURANTS
Russ and I have even had success eating at our favorite restaurants. Here’s a list of a few items that have worked for us and we love.

Breakfasts
Subway – either our own breakfast muffin with meat & veggies, OJ or apple slices with it.
OR we share the 6″ flatbread egg sandwich with the meat & veggies, with 1 fruit item
EastBound – On Weekends We Share:
Omelette of the Day, no potatoes – substitute for tomato slices, wheat bread without butter on it.
we can share nearly every breakfast item on their menu and do ok.
**Accept the biscuits and gravy- to be proportionate we’d need to eat 1/4 of that meal and no potatoes.

Lunches:
Benihana – we share the shrimp & chicken plate or the Lobster meal
Daphne’s – we share the shiskabob plate, with salad and steamed veggies as the side, wheat pita
Oggi’s – during happy hour we share the spinach salad w/ goat cheese and cranberries, &
veggie flat bread pizza
Gaetano’s- 2.5 slices of pizza with cheese, meat, veggies and share a salad.
Carl’s Jr. – Any of the grilled Chicken Sandwiches No Carb Style – LETTUCE WRAPPED
and minus the mayo sauces w/ side salad
Eastbound – we share any of their salads w/ grilled chicken and make it a wrap

Dinners:
~Same as Lunch places~
Anthony’s – we share a fish plate, add a side salad, and side of fruit
Eastbound – we share any of their salads w/ grilled chicken and make it a wrap
Anywhere really but we share a meal to cover the protein, veggies, carbs & fruit needs

 

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