I mentioned in my last, rambling post that I’ve been watching a lot of that British show, “You Are What You Eat” and I’ve gotten a lot of great ideas from it. I also discovered Almond Milk as a replacement for milk and cream in coffee, tea and smoothies, even porridge [vs. oatmeal since I make it with anything but wheat products!]. I’ve also upped the fish and greens, I’m eating fruit by itself as snacks between meals, and at night, when I have the munchies I go for tea with almond milk in it, sweetened with a little Agave Nectar, or I’ll crunch on veggies and some kind of bean dip… or a bean and rice salad. Something along those lines – filling and flavorful. And so far, it’s working! This past week I’ve lost 3 lbs. My total so far from my heaviest is 15.8 lbs. I’d like to lose another 70 lbs or so to reach my goal range, and I’m finally on my way!
The keys for me are making a pot of whole grain something: quinoa, black venus rice, short grain brown rice, millet – and having it handy to make breakfast as a porridge with almond milk, agave, dried cranberries and some walnuts or pecans… on it’s own mixed with beans and oil/vinegar and fresh herbs and spices as salad – using that on a green salad or in soups… And then baking off some fish in a little lemon juice, olive oil and whatever spices I’m in the mood for. I make extra so I have it ready to go for meals for a few days. Finally, prepping and washing all my vegge on Sundays makes it so easy to grab and go – for salads, sides, or raw with dip, added to soups, etc. I also use my pantry for white tuna packed in water, clams packed in clam juice, smoked trout [my fav!], and any variety of beans if I don’t have time to soak and cook them fresh [or dry, really...]. So far, this is working for me – adding in the almond milk and the whole grains gives me enough options and variety. So far, so good – no cravings for my usual junkfood – but I’ve also noticed that even when I do indulge in a dessert or I have some dairy with a restaurant meal, it doesn’t have that big an effect. I’m eating healthy 90% of the time. I’ll keep you posted on how this goes… it’ll be interesting to see if my rate of weightloss continues or if it slows after a few weeks. We’ll see – but I feel great and I’m loving the food, so I’m quite happy. =)
