I'm Back!

Hello everyone!
After a Christmas holiday filled with tons of food, I am back on track full force! I will have to reset my weightloss tracker pretty much back to what it was when I first began my journey, which is frustrating, but I feel much more confident I will lose the weight again because I've done it before and I have the knowledge and tools to do it again.
Last week, Joe and I watched a documentary called "Hunger for Change" on Netflix. It was beyond eye-opening. It told of the dangers of artificial sweeteners (which I was a huge fan of), white sugar, white flour and other processed food and drinks. That is when Joe and I made a promise to each other to cut these items out of our diet. There was a huge section on the benefits of juicing. We decided we would try to find a decently priced juicer and start juicing. In the meantime, we have the tools to smoothie instead :)
On January 2nd, we went grocery shopping. We purchased tons of fresh vegetables and fruit, skim milk and yogurt. Surprisingly this only cost $65.
Since January 2nd I have lost 10 lbs. Yes, TEN POUNDS! I am sure within that 10 lbs there is water weight, and excess crap from the holidays but 10 lbs nonetheless. One thing that we have been having for breakfast is a Green Smoothie. DELICIOUS! I am not lying. It has a banana and a bit of peanut butter which totally hides the taste of the greens. You can view the recipe here:


Along with my tried and true strategies such as using small plates, portioning my food accordingly at not eating past 8pm, I am well on my way to permanent weight loss :)

Here is my meal plan for the last few days:

January 2nd, 2013:

Breakfast:
2 eggs
Fat Free Kraft Single
2 clementines

Lunch:
3 oz chicken breast
Romaine lettuce
Kraft Calorie Wise Greek Dressing

Snack:
2 clementines

Dinner:
Tuna patties
1/2 cup roasted yams
Mixed veggies

Snack:
Yogurt with strawberries



January 3rd, 2013:

Breakfast:
Green Smoothie

Lunch:
Romaine Lettuce
Kraft Calorie Wise Greek Dressing
Crab meat (3 oz)

Snack:
Yogurt with strawberries

Dinner:
Spaghetti squash with homemade tomato sauce
Extra lean ground beed
Mixed veggies





January 4th, 2013:

Breakfast:
Green Smoothie

Lunch:
Left over spaghetti squash with sauce
2 clementines

Dinner:
1/2 cup brown rice
3 oz chicken breast
Stir fry veggies