Well, my adoring fans asked for it... so here it is, a new post!
Ok, so it was really my wife who asked for it - but she is my number one adoring fan! And before I get to me, let's talk about my wife for a minute (be careful what you ask for honey!). I just want to say that I'm proud of my wife and for decisions she has made. This time around we are much more of a team. The last time I started to change my diet I went to the extreme - didn't matter if it tasted good or looked good, if it was healthy I was eating it! There were several times we were making different meals and this just was not working.
Holly and I made the decision to start eating healthier and really work on our overall health and be an example to our son, as most people traditionally due at the start of the new year. I'm holding back some and not being so erratic with eating twigs and bark so that we can do this together. Holly's made progress, and that's all I'll say! I'm proud of you honey! Love you!
We went grocery shopping and I gotta say there is something about a cart full of good healthy food that just makes me happy. I have been guilty of whining "eating healthy just costs so much more" and then run through a drive through and gorge on greasy goodness for $6-$7.00, or we would go out to dinner and spend ad easy $30.00. Well, thanks to my smart wife who can make delicious food out of anything.. we purchased groceries for $73.00 that will last easily a week - that's three meals a day for an average price of $3.47 - there is no way we could go out to dinner and purchase it for this price. Now, the fast food addict in me is starting to think of different equations of meals off the dollar menu at McDonalds, but that is just not healthy or sustainable and certainly not what I want Eli to learn.
We have been enjoying delicious salads, fruits, and yummy creations by Holly this week. I haven't started back exercising, but will add it in next week. I'm thinking that the least amount of drastic change I make now, the longer I will be able to keep this change going.
Around Thanksgiving, and probably before, I kind of stopped caring and slipped into my old ways. I had lost 36 pounds but gained back about 15 with the help of Ronald McDonald and the King (Burger King that is). Plus with the constant wave of delicious desserts that are thrown at us during the holidays I became very unhappy with the weight gain.
As of this morning, I have lost 10 pounds a mere 6 days into eating healthy again. This is without any additional exercise (I do walk a lot in my job) and eating as "clean" and natural as possible without making myself nuts over it. I know that most if not all of this is water weight, but who cares! It's 10lbs of motivation to keep me going for next week!
I was thinking this morning that I'm glad I didn't go all exercise crazy this week. There are several people in both Holly's and my family with physical limitations. I know that there are a lot of factors that made this 10lbs come off quick - being a young man and all - but I hope that by Holly and I losing weight JUST BE CHANGING WHAT WE EAT can be an encouragement to them. I will never be a body builder, and you know what - I LOVE JUNK FOOD, I can't say that I am never going to eat fast food again or cut out sweets entirely, but I do know that choices I put in my grocery cart have a direct correlation on how my weight, diet, future, and quality of life is impacted.
Thanks for reading!
