It's been a year!

It's been a year and two days since I've started my weight loss journey in order to be healthy enough to conceive our rainbow baby. I can honestly say I'm content with my weight. Just focusing on conceiving now!

you can't go in it thinking it's a punishment or you will never stick with it. If you crave a sweet eat a sweet, but don't count it as a ruined day instead count it in as part of your calories and go on with your day. Just don't do four or five of course. When I first startes my sweet a day was a cappuccino.

Mainly use myfitnesspal pal and stay a little under 1200 calories. Eat a sensible breakfast like half a whole grain bagel with pb or natural jelly, a piece of fruit and a cup or two of milk. A serving size of cereal with milk. Yogurt, really whatever healthy options you prefer.

lunch: salad with some type of dressing. Sandwich with veggie sticks and some

fruit.

Dinner: a serving size of whatever I made my family for dinner. That was the first fifty pounds with those flavored waters and no exercise.

Now I exercise 60 minutes a day, I would do the first part of beach body Cize two times, or google 1 hour cardio videos on YouTube, go for hour walks, but mainly now, I turn on a series on Netflix and do an hour on my stationary bike. Get in 120 ounces of regular water a day.

Basically follow this guideline for eating

Here is the diet I'm on right now and I enjoy 

Where it says "eat X number of times a day" that means you eat that amount that many times per day. It's like the Weight Watchers points system - you can have 2 or 3 servings at one meal or 1 at 3 meals or however works the best for you. You do not, and in fact shouldn't, be eating 5 times a day on any form of LE Diet. On the "slow burn" style LE Diet, it can be very beneficial to your insulin response to have a nice long fast period up to 16 hours

--Eat every day:

1 full fat Brown Cow yogurt (or any full fat yogurt) OR 3/4 c whole milk

1 Taste Nirvana Coconut water (or any coconut water, that one is good tasting while some other brands are ucky)

(this will ensure you get a decent amount of potassium and will help with fat and protein)

--2-3 times a day, pick one :

(You can split them into smaller servings and have more often if you would prefer this. These products are not going to be available in all areas and in that case you just would substitute an equivalent product. The salt limits are only for those who are limiting sodium.)

½ c brown rice

½ c cooked whole wheat pasta

1 slice whole grain bread (NOT wheat bread, must be 100% whole grain)

4 Ry Krisp crackers (unsalted)

8 Hint of Salt Triscuits

16 Hint of Salt Wheat Thins

One graham cracker (this is a treat to be had when you’re craving something sweet and you MUST top with the peanut butter option below.)

2 times a day, pick one:

1-2 cup fruit (if the fruit is chunky and not too sweet like watermelon, you can have more; if it’s kind of dense like blueberries, stick with the smaller amount.

1 baked potato (pick a smallish one)

1 baked yam (smallish one)

Carrot Sticks (you can have quite a few, like 2 carrots’ worth)

1 banana

1 apple or pear (I actually want you to leave the skins on these for extra fiber that will keep your blood sugar in check.)

1 corn on the cob

½ c storebought pasta sauce

5 times a day pick one:

2 egg whites

1 whole egg (best to keep these to a few times per week to prevent getting too much saturated fat)

2 T hummus

½ c beans, lentils, or peas

1 1x1 inch cube of cheese

2 chick. nugget size pieces of chicken (use on top of salad or on taco)

1 oz. turkey (ground or sliced deli meat)

Piece of tofu about the size of a deck of cards

1/8 of a cup of nuts or seed (use to top a salad)

3 large shrimp or scallops (this is an occasional treat – no more than 2x a week)

2 T peanut butter (eat on top of the graham crackers if you are craving something sweet)

(eating that amount of the above foods, plus the protein in the yogurt/whole milk and grains, will ensure you get enough protein)

3-5 times a day pick one:

If you don't NEED to eat them, this is a place to cut some cals, but please feel free to include them if you would like.

1 T oil (corn or vegetable oil with Omega 6 fats are best)

1 T butter (margarine with Omega 6 fats may be better)

1 T mayo

1 T not-very-sweet salad dressing like vinaigrette or ranch

1 T whipping cream (can pour over berries)

1 T parmesan cheese

UNLIMITED

You can have as much as you want.

Mustard and unsweetened Salsa

Mushrooms

Herbs

All low carb veggies (asparagus, bell pepper, broccoli, cauliflower, eggplant, green beans, lettuce, spinach, spaghetti squash, tomato, zucchini)

If you can, use leeks and green onions instead of garlic and onions