So, About the Diet...
I've been pretty much rocking it! I love natural foods now and cringe at the idea of processed and chemical filled food at most every pass. I had a half a glass of dr pepper last week at a birthday party...it was gross and I dumped it. Greek yogurt with a half handful of raw unsalted almonds and some chia remains a mainstay for a sweet tooth, as well as coconut granola chia cereal by open nature with unsweetened almond milk and 70%+ dark chocolate, (with no corn syrup).
I've implemented iced decaf green tea as a drink during the day but I do indulge with coffee creamer still. Fruit and veg are a GIANT part of every meal, in a lot of ways my meals are now made around them vs starches and proteins. I recently returned to Arkansas and I've been spoiled by my mother in law and family with some delicious home grown veg!
All around food is amazing, I'd never expect you to not be in love with food because as a human you are programmed to be in love with food. It's in our DNA. It's extremely important, I mean imperative, that you find food that are clean and lightly processed that you LOVE. There's so much out there, so many choices! I also spend a lot of time in the produce section, and suggest local stands all the way. I try and buy new stuff frequently. So what if I've never heard of it, I take the name down, google it and find a recipe with lots of high reviews...not too complicated and keeps it lively! (I have okra for the first time in my fridge now! (Thanks Juanita if you're reading this!).
Exercise for Life!
I hate the couch now. I mean, love hate I guess. After a long day on the run its nice but I really try to stay off it and I keep the tv off now. I found I used to leave it on for background noise and that sucked me onto those cushions! I turn off the tv now, like maybe get two hours a day, which is amazing considering I stay at home 24/7 with kids and no car right now! I ride my bike with the girls now. Bee just picked up pedaling and can ride along and Cupcake has a seat on the back. Or I put them into their Power Wheel Jeep and follow them back and forth on our street. I've walked three and a half miles to and from the store in the last week but it's super humid and hot here and I don't see that happening again for a while. Bee also loves the game Just Dance so when I haven't gotten cardio in its been a perfect alternative! Strength is still the same routine for me but I did figure out a new secret! When I'm sitting on the couch at night watching something and workoutable background music starts I lay down and bust out some crunched to it! That forces me to push further than a set number that could limit my progress. Last night I did 150, the night before was just 50 so it mixes it up as well.
I FEEL GREAT!
I'll save the specific number of my weight now for later, like normal, but I will say this, I'm OFFICIALLY 60 lbs DOWN and it's been a year and a month since cupcakes birth and because I had a c section I count my weight loss ability to about then for surgery recovery time.
How I Look
My clothes fit me! Prepregnancy jeans back on this tush! My skin is super clear! I'm not bloated or sluggish! I take pride in how I look again and in turn I'm more confident and happy all around and everyone benefits from that.
Well that's it for this week! See you next Sunday! Download the My Fitness Pal app and add me, karenlobato, and the pedometer sister app is amazing! MFP is an amazing tool that will get you up and loosing in a healthy way with the quickness. Till next week!
Weight 190
Down 60 from baby 30 since clean eating
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