Two Months to GO!

SO ladies,
We have 64 ish days left. Which means TWO MONTHS left in the competition. Now is the time to re-adjust where you stand, weigh in, be honest with what you are doing daily to live a happier, healthier life. That is really the goal, losing weight is the bonus right?

Just to put things in perspective:

2 lbs a week for the next 9 weeks = 18 lbs (let's round that up to 20!!)



HAHA...well it was something I found that might give you an idea what you could look like 20 pounds lighter!!

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!! YOU CAN DO IT!
DON'T GET DISCOURAGED!!!!

Eat More...Lose More Weight

I am a skeptic of this theory, but I have stayed the same weight this week and I am still looking for ways to kick it up a notch. So here are some ideas about what you can do to eat more to lose more.

http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/eat-and-lose-weight

1. Eat it if it grows on a tree

• Fruit and veggies in every meal. Eat them first and you will consume less calories. Fiber helps reduce blood sugar swings that lead to hunger

2. Eat protein with every meal and snack

• Protein for breakfast! Eat around 1 gram of protein per lb. of body weight (based on goal wt.) Example: 130 lbs eat 70 to 130 grams of protein a day. Eat more dairy- try 3 servings a day.

3. Eat before and after exercise

• Eating a snack of protein and carbs right before and after workout speeds muscle growth and recovery. Eat 30 min before, like a smoothie..here is a link to some ideas:
• http://www.womenshealthmag.com/nutrition/easy-smoothie-recipes

4. Become a salad savant

• Dark leafy greens. Consume as many as you can, add spinach to your eggs.

5. Never have the world's worst breakfast (meaning NO breakfast...that is bad)

• Eat 30-35% of your calories early, whole grains, produce, healthy fats. If you don't have time, eat two small ones. Cereal early then yogurt and fruit at work. If you can't do this..at least drink a glass of 1% milk!! (probably not in coffee like me!)

I say make a goal to try this for at least one week. Then log back in here and let's see how it works!

Good Eating!!!

My Fitness Pal

So I decided I needed a better way to track what I was doing..or should I say putting into my mouth!
I was logging foods on the FitBit website, but it was a bit time consuming, so a friend of mine was doing all her logging on "MyFitnessPal". So I thought I would try it. It is my first day, so I can't say how it is going, but you can sync your FitBit to the app and it can all be logged from your phone. Easy and convenient!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/

And you can also have friends on here as well and keep each other motivated! I will let you know how it all goes for me. I know that Heather mentioned she is having good luck tracking her intake with WW. And this is another option that is free to use.

GOOD LUCK...keep tracking and stay motivated and positive!!