Hello There,
Well this will be an update on my week food plan and also a confession on a bad decision I already made.
To kick things off, this is what I cooked last Sunday to plan our food for the entire week.
This will include lunch and dinner for me the husband.
I will break it down so it can be simple. I based my meal planning around the Virgin diet :
NO Soy
NO Corn
NO Gluten
NO Dairy
NO Sugar and artificial sweeteners
NO Eggs
NO Peanuts
Each meal should include the following: protein, vegetable and complex carb ( check out this link for a list of what a complex carb is link )
I choose the following based on what we like to eat, is affordable and easy to make :
Vegetables:
Frozen Veggies - Normandy Blend ( Broccoli, Cauliflower and Carrots)
Green Beans and Mushroom sauteed with Coconut Oil
Oven Roasted Veggies - squash, bell peppers, onions, eggplant cut into pieces, tossed in garlic olive oil , kosher salt and let it roast in the oven for about 30min
Complex Carb:
Quinoa cooked in Organic chicken broth
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Lentils ( which I actually ended up using to make a soup )
Protein:
Steak ( for the hubby )
Shrimp
Salmon
Turkey - this I used to make turkey meat sauce and turkey Quinoa patties
I also made :
Spaghetti Squash ( baked in oven for 1 hr and scooped out with a fork .. Guilt Free Spaghetti OMG ! )
Lentil Soup loaded with veggies and blended to a creamy soup ( I used the same veggie blend as the roasted veggies, used half for the soup and half was roasted )
From the above I mixed and matched to create 5 dinners and 5 lunch and everything is good for us !
In the morning I start my day with a protein shake that I make with a mix of flaxmilk and coconut milk ( both sugar free ), raw plant based protein powder, flax seeds and chia seeds . Last but not least I add some frozen berries and I have myself a quick and easy ( not to mention filling breakfast )
So far I have stuck to the menu which is good for me. With the exception of the turkey patties I have to cook the protein for our dinner when I get home, but that is mostly quick since the protein is already portioned and thawed by the time I get home. All my sides are precooked so all I have to do it heat them up. Tonight we are going to have salmon, roasted veggies and baked sweet potatoes.
I know it seems like alot of planning and a waste of a Sunday but let me tell you that so far it's been worth it for me. I have no once come home to pig out , instead I come home and get to cooking knowing that I am going to be enjoying some good for me cooking in no time.
Next week I plan on pretty much using the same items but mixing it so we don't eat the same veggies with the same protein every week.
Today I took a day off and that is where my confession comes in. I had BURGER KING !
I was looking for a healthy place and I just could not resist. I had a whopper which probably had almost everything I was not suppose to. Arghhh I know I know... I have no will power but I am working on it !
Well I hope this is of some use to someone out there... Any questions feel free to let me know
Karen
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Let me introduce myself....
Hello there !
My name is Karen and I need to lose some weight.... Please don't feel bad for me because I am about to do something about that .. and I am starting right now.
First things first, I am not a Kardashian with a personal chef or personal trainer. (although I sometimes really wished I was, minus the camera of course). I am a real girl who struggles to wake up in the morning so I can get to work and spend up to 8-9 hrs in front of a computer ( that is on a good day ).
Every day I start my day with every intention to make healthy choices but that pretty much goes out the window every night at about 8pm when I am stuffing my mouth with just about anything that is in my path.
I have a husband who lives a very healthy life full of exercise and self control so unfortunately he just does not understand why I just have to have that last piece of bread.
I have been on almost every self defecating crash diet. I have starved myself and lost weight but like most women out there, I gained every pound right back. I have had a love hate relationship with food for most of my life and I am ready to make peace. I am ready to just do it... I don't expect to be perfect and become a tri-athlete in 6 months, but then again you never know what can happen in a few years ( wink wink )
Currently I am in my 35th year of life ( 5 months into it to be exact ) and it took me this all this time finally arrive to the place I find myself in now. In 2012 I got slapped with an array of health problems, from thyroid issues, insulin intolerance and the Pièce de résistance.. Infertility.
I don't think you are ever prepared for someone to tell you that you can't have kids. Most important I don't think you are ever prepared to actually think that your eating habits might have something to do with it. Now to be clear , my doctor has NOT told me my eating habits have caused my premature ovarian failure BUT I have come across a lot of information that leads me to believe that I might be able to do something to give me ( even if it's a 5% chance ) an opportunity to heal my body and get pregnant.
My priority here is not to just get pregnant. My goal here is to HEAL my body. mind, soul and spirit. There is no time like the present right.
A few weeks back I came across some PBS presentation about the VIRGIN DIET by JJ Virgin. Don't let the title mislead you, this book is not about getting on a diet. It's about a life style with includes eliminating 7 foods that are tied with food sensitivities:
Soy
Corn
Gluten
Dairy
Sugar and artificial sweeteners
Eggs
Peanuts
This is how the process is defined online:
What to do: Eliminate these items from your diet for 3 weeks and watch the weight melt off, perhaps one pound per day or more. Then, add back one of these foods at a time and notice your body's reaction. If you develop any symptom - headache, fatigue, digestive upset, congestion, mood changes, or others - you'll know you are sensitive and should continue avoiding such food. Even if you are not sensitive, items 1-5 should always be kept to a minimum in a healthy diet. source
Now it may sound extreme but then again it really is not. This is not the first time I have heard that these foods cause negative reactions in your body and after reading a book called " Inconceivable: Winning the Fertility Game by Julia Indichova " ( where the writer achieved getting pregnant by making lifestyle changes even when every doctor told her it was not possible ) This diet just makes sense to me at this point in my life.
Being that I have to deal with controlling my insulin levels, I don't think I can go wrong eliminating most of these foods.. and to be honest I have pretty much been doing a version of something similar on and off for quite a while.. now it's just time to put it all together and get serious.
So today in addition to opening this new blog, I have decided to make a plan and seeing how far I can get. Also if at anytime I can motivate or inspire anyone with my story.. it would be the icing on the cake.
Well that is all for now. I will be back tomorrow to talk about some of my plans for the week including my prepare ahead meals and menu.
Until then.. Karen
My name is Karen and I need to lose some weight.... Please don't feel bad for me because I am about to do something about that .. and I am starting right now.
First things first, I am not a Kardashian with a personal chef or personal trainer. (although I sometimes really wished I was, minus the camera of course). I am a real girl who struggles to wake up in the morning so I can get to work and spend up to 8-9 hrs in front of a computer ( that is on a good day ).
Every day I start my day with every intention to make healthy choices but that pretty much goes out the window every night at about 8pm when I am stuffing my mouth with just about anything that is in my path.
I have a husband who lives a very healthy life full of exercise and self control so unfortunately he just does not understand why I just have to have that last piece of bread.
I have been on almost every self defecating crash diet. I have starved myself and lost weight but like most women out there, I gained every pound right back. I have had a love hate relationship with food for most of my life and I am ready to make peace. I am ready to just do it... I don't expect to be perfect and become a tri-athlete in 6 months, but then again you never know what can happen in a few years ( wink wink )
Currently I am in my 35th year of life ( 5 months into it to be exact ) and it took me this all this time finally arrive to the place I find myself in now. In 2012 I got slapped with an array of health problems, from thyroid issues, insulin intolerance and the Pièce de résistance.. Infertility.
I don't think you are ever prepared for someone to tell you that you can't have kids. Most important I don't think you are ever prepared to actually think that your eating habits might have something to do with it. Now to be clear , my doctor has NOT told me my eating habits have caused my premature ovarian failure BUT I have come across a lot of information that leads me to believe that I might be able to do something to give me ( even if it's a 5% chance ) an opportunity to heal my body and get pregnant.
My priority here is not to just get pregnant. My goal here is to HEAL my body. mind, soul and spirit. There is no time like the present right.
A few weeks back I came across some PBS presentation about the VIRGIN DIET by JJ Virgin. Don't let the title mislead you, this book is not about getting on a diet. It's about a life style with includes eliminating 7 foods that are tied with food sensitivities:
Soy
Corn
Gluten
Dairy
Sugar and artificial sweeteners
Eggs
Peanuts
This is how the process is defined online:
What to do: Eliminate these items from your diet for 3 weeks and watch the weight melt off, perhaps one pound per day or more. Then, add back one of these foods at a time and notice your body's reaction. If you develop any symptom - headache, fatigue, digestive upset, congestion, mood changes, or others - you'll know you are sensitive and should continue avoiding such food. Even if you are not sensitive, items 1-5 should always be kept to a minimum in a healthy diet. source
Now it may sound extreme but then again it really is not. This is not the first time I have heard that these foods cause negative reactions in your body and after reading a book called " Inconceivable: Winning the Fertility Game by Julia Indichova " ( where the writer achieved getting pregnant by making lifestyle changes even when every doctor told her it was not possible ) This diet just makes sense to me at this point in my life.
Being that I have to deal with controlling my insulin levels, I don't think I can go wrong eliminating most of these foods.. and to be honest I have pretty much been doing a version of something similar on and off for quite a while.. now it's just time to put it all together and get serious.
So today in addition to opening this new blog, I have decided to make a plan and seeing how far I can get. Also if at anytime I can motivate or inspire anyone with my story.. it would be the icing on the cake.
Well that is all for now. I will be back tomorrow to talk about some of my plans for the week including my prepare ahead meals and menu.
Until then.. Karen
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