Over at Skinny Mom's Kitchen, she is hosting a 52 Week series to Healthier Weight Loss Habits. You can see her tips and tricks page by clicking HERE. I like and appreciate that each tip/suggestion she gives is one that she is capable of doing herself, as a busy mommy!
Review of my challenges from last week:
Challenges this week:
This week's challenge is not to drink all your calories. At one point in my life I had cut out pop. The when I started to have babies, I craved that fizz. Until recently, I only had it for a treat. But I noticed that since I am counting calories I am drinking pop more again...its diet, but still its pop. I need to work on that. You can read more about Week 5, here. One of the tips that Skinny Mom gave this week was to order a smaller size and order your coffee with skim milk and no whip. So today, I was able to head out for a special coffee treat with a friend. I had looked up the coffee before I went and I knew how many calories I was going to allow myself for my treat. By ordering a small drink with no fat whip and skim milk the drink was reduced calorie wise by 40%. Isn't that crazy!
These are my challenges this week! My hard work has resulted in a 2 lb loss. Yaya! How is your week going? Got any tips to share?
- Combine food journal with meal planning. um...yeah didn't full out plan my entire day...so this one needs to stay a work in progress :)
- Utilize the 20 minute craving rule. I did good with this rule. I am actually utilizing it as I type...10 more minutes and if I am hungry I get a snack. Pretty sure I won't, I am not hungry now :) lol
- Bulk up your diet with whole grains, beans, veggies and fruits! I did well with this at the beginning of the week. I always cut of fresh fruit for the kids at every meal but often (most) times I skip myself. I was shocked that just be adding a small portion how fruit, how I filled up quicker!
Challenges this week:
This week's challenge is not to drink all your calories. At one point in my life I had cut out pop. The when I started to have babies, I craved that fizz. Until recently, I only had it for a treat. But I noticed that since I am counting calories I am drinking pop more again...its diet, but still its pop. I need to work on that. You can read more about Week 5, here. One of the tips that Skinny Mom gave this week was to order a smaller size and order your coffee with skim milk and no whip. So today, I was able to head out for a special coffee treat with a friend. I had looked up the coffee before I went and I knew how many calories I was going to allow myself for my treat. By ordering a small drink with no fat whip and skim milk the drink was reduced calorie wise by 40%. Isn't that crazy!
These are my challenges this week! My hard work has resulted in a 2 lb loss. Yaya! How is your week going? Got any tips to share?
