Food, Motivation and Tips

WHAT I HAVE CONSUMED

I don't always post something I have had before unless I feel up to it or a little something is different. Most of my meals are fast and easy because of this Momma being busy with my little angels. I am not giving up on myself and my health though. I feel so alive and I don't ever want to feel like I did a couple of weeks ago.

Peanut butter and banana sandwich on 100% whole wheat bread.

I ordered this while at work. It is filet beef tips with a double order of broccoli with no oil or butter. 

A sandwich on 100% whole wheat bread with peanut-butter and a little honey. Kewi on the side.

Most mornings I wake up starving because I nurse during the night and well, I don't have the patience to make something that takes longer than these delicious and filling things. Also, most of my meals are very hearty due to the lack of time for snacks.  

A delicious smoothie made from raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, pineapple, spinach, flaxseeds, almonds, Greek yogurt and just enough fat free milk to mix all the ingredients. 

This is also a meal that I ordered at work. It is salmon and again a double order of broccoli with no oil or butter. It was delicious! 

A hearty avocado and oven roasted deli meat sandwich on 100% whole wheat bead with grapes on the side. After this I was literally not hungry for several hours. 

A toasted 100% whole wheat English muffin with cream cheese and strawberry slices. Pineapple on the side. 

This was ordered for lunch at olive Garden. It is salmon seasoned with herbs and olive oil and obviously broccoli. 

This is fresh fish thanks to the fiancé. We had cabbage on the side. Now, if I can get him to give up golfing and take on hunting. We could have unlimited healthy meats. :)

A power breakfast of eggs and an apple. 

MOTIVATION

Get right in the kitchen to succeed in the fitness! The single most important thing you can do is get right in the kitchen. That is the key to health. You are what you eat. Most of the foods America sells is pure crap. Stay away from processed foods as much as possible, as they are full of nothing but sodium and calories! 

It's ok to make a mistake, it's ok to not be perfect, and it's ok for you to try and not succeed every. Single. Meal. As long as you don't give up and keep trying you WILL get there and you WILL feel great. A life style change does not happen over night nor is it easy! Just keep trying and don't give up. Keep your eye on the prize!

TIPS

Check out the link below for tips on how to gradually start eating healthy. It gives you simple steps to incorporate in your diet a little at a time and also gives you tips. 

How To Eat Healthy

Working on Getting Fit

Today marks a week I have been eating a well balanced diet and since I fit that in my schedule I am now working on fitting exercise in. I have been practically pregnant the last two years so I am in major need of getting fit. I have been dying to get moving. My goal is to become a runner. This app will be helping me. 

This is what I completed today. As you can see in the picture managing these two sweet angels keep me busy, along with work. 

What I consumed today! 

Breakfast: 100% whole wheat English muffin, turkey sausage, egg and spinach. Cantaloupe on the side. 

Lunch: A smoothie, veggies and homemade hummus. The smoothie included a banana, peanut butter, spinach, vanilla bean low fat Greek yogurt and cocoa. While I was drinking my amazing smoothie I was thinking the whole time it would be amazing on some pancakes. I will he trying it. 

Dinner: chicken and vegetable lo mein. Underneath all that goodness is 1/2 cup of 100% whole wheat pasta cooked al dente. I used very little teriyaki and oyster sauce. Since you don't need much anyway it tasted amazing. 

Snack: For a snack I had a small portion of low fat vanilla bean low fat Greek yogurt with raisins, cherry and vanilla granola, and almonds.

Motivation

This is the number one thing you should keep on mind while working on a life style change. You don't have to go all in to start. Little, gradual changes tend to stick. Change is not easy, especially when food is involved. It takes practice. Try to do a little better than you did the day before and before you know it, you will be there! 

If you eat the right foods, you can eat more than you did before, while you were unhealthy.