That Blozzz

Today was another busy day and I took a day off exercise. We went to visit some family and that took a good part of the day. Karen and I ended up at the Chinese buffet which is one of our weak points. For the first time, we made the smart choices.

I increased my veggies today, of course most of it was in one meal. I have been feeling the effect of higher fiber. It caused a bit of bloating and gas but that will pass when I get use to eating better.

Karen did comment today that when you eat healthier, your taste buds improve and food starts having more flavor. I guess all the fried foods plug up your taste buds.

Food ate:

A bowl of Live Active Berry Cereal with fat free milk

Chicken and Broccoli  (mostly broccoli)

Peel and eat shrimp

A bowl of mixed fruit

Wholegrain high fiber English muffin with all natural peanut butter

Two cups of skim milk

One juice and sparkling water blend

Tomorrow’s goal:

Eat six small meals

More water intake

30 minutes of light weight training

Please share any tips you have on what I am or I am not doing right.

Today I had a busy day. However, I stayed on track. It is getting easier to eat healthier and I am already starting to feel the effect of healthier eating. I have decided to set  my cardiovascular exercises for three times a week and my strength exercises two days a week. One of the problems I had in the past was to go full force day one and then I wear myself out.  This time I plan to take more baby steps in the hope that the weight loss will be long term.

Food Ate:

A bowl of Live Active Berry Cereal with fat free milk

One Banana

Fit Smart Fiber 35 Strawberry Shake with skim milk

Two servings of whole wheat spaghetti with extra lean burger and Ragu organic sauce (two different meals)

One serving of Brussels sprouts (Frozen fresh out of my own garden)
Exercise:

31 minutes on the elliptical  machine

I am still working on increasing my veggies which seems to be the hardest thing for me to do. Karen has been off for a week so we have not been on the best schedule. I am hoping it gets better when we start a regular schedule again.

Today, I took a day off from exercise because I was a bit sore from yesterday’s weight workout. I did not get to spread out my meals as well as I would have liked because I slept in a bit this morning.

Food Ate:

A bowl of Live Active Berry Cereal with fat free milk

One Banana

One slice of NY Style pizza

Half of an antipasto salad.

A few nuts

One small sirloin steak

Mashed potatoes

A serving of pinto beans

A serving of corn

One Snickers Marathon Nutrition Bar

I still am working on improving my veggie and fruit intake.

I have noticed that  the number on the scale is going down but you will have to wait till the end of week one to see the loss. I also had my wife take pictures today for the future before and after pictures that I will post here.

Anyone else trying to lose weight out there? If so, do you have any tips for me? If so please leave a comment.