I had a great weekend staying on track...I plan to journal every day but I already know the weekends are going to be difficult because I really like to unplug from technology on the weekends when Monday-Friday I am plugged in all day.
Saturday 1. Start each meal with a soup and/or salad and/or fruit.
Yes; I did go grocery shopping to make a big batch of soup, but didn't make it until Sunday so Saturday was a salad kinda day.
2. Follow the 50/50 plate method for your meals, filling half your plate (by visual volume) with non-starchy vegetables and 50% (by visual volume) with minimally processed starches.
Yes; I'm loving the 50/50 plate.
3. Greatly reduce or eliminate added sugars and added salts. This includes gourmet sugars and salts, too.
Yes; no problems.
4. Eliminate all animal foods (dairy, meat, eggs, fish, seafood).
YES, no problem.
5. Eliminate all higher fat plant foods (i.e., nuts, seeds, avocados,)
Yes.
6. Eliminate any added oil.
YES. easy.
7. Eliminate all higher calorie-dense foods including flour products (i.e., bread, bagels, muffins, crackers, dry cereals, cookies, cakes), puffed cereals, air-popped popcorn and dried fruit.
Yes.
8. Don't drink your calories (especially from juices & sugar-sweetened beverages).
Yes.
9. Follow these principles, eating whenever you are hungry until you are comfortably full. Don't starve yourself and don't stuff yourself.
I did great with this today. Sometimes it's a struggle.
10. Avoid being sedentary and aim for at least 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise daily.
Went for a 3 mile jog, did 15 minutes of yoga, picked up my husband for a 4 mile walk and we did 15 minutes of yoga together.
Feeling great. So glad I'm getting back on track.
SUNDAY1. Start each meal with a soup and/or salad and/or fruit.
Yes; I made a huge batch of soup. I am so going to love soup before a meal.
2. Follow the 50/50 plate method for your meals, filling half your plate (by visual volume) with non-starchy vegetables and 50% (by visual volume) with minimally processed starches.
Yes; I'm loving the 50/50 plate.
3. Greatly reduce or eliminate added sugars and added salts. This includes gourmet sugars and salts, too.
Yes; no problems.
4. Eliminate all animal foods (dairy, meat, eggs, fish, seafood).
YES, no problem.
5. Eliminate all higher fat plant foods (i.e., nuts, seeds, avocados,)
Yes.
6. Eliminate any added oil.
YES. easy.
7. Eliminate all higher calorie-dense foods including flour products (i.e., bread, bagels, muffins, crackers, dry cereals, cookies, cakes), puffed cereals, air-popped popcorn and dried fruit.
Once I start I can't stop, so this is a big no for me.
8. Don't drink your calories (especially from juices & sugar-sweetened beverages).
I had a some cocoa made with cocoa powder, unsweet almond milk and date syrup. It was a dreary kinda day and it was a small treat, but I didn't think anything crazy.
9. Follow these principles, eating whenever you are hungry until you are comfortably full. Don't starve yourself and don't stuff yourself.
I did great with this today.
10. Avoid being sedentary and aim for at least 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise daily.
Went for a 4 mile walk even though it looked like it was going to storm any minute. We got lucky
Super active day, did a ton of food prep and cleaned. I didn't sit for over 6 hours.
Overall thoughts on the weekend: I'm proud of myself. I sometimes struggle on the weekend, almost too much free time or too much time home I can get into trouble in the pantry. The weather was rainy all day and I was not going to let that deter my exercise check off. It was going to be turned to inside exercise if necessary. I really love being outside and was glad I really pushed for that walk and got it in.