Dieting Plan Ideas For A SAHM

Re: Dieting Plan Ideas For A SAHM

• virginiagirl11 member

  August 2011

  I've found that there are two types of workout videos out there - the ones that have you dance and do various moves and the ones that are pure workouts.  I am not at all coordinated in the dancing sense so I love pure workouts.  I just bought a 90-day program called Supreme 90 Day from Bed Bath & Beyond for $15 ($20-$5 coupon) (you need an exercise ball and hand weights).  I really like it so far.  It's intense but you can scale back as you need to until you're ready.  I'm already seeing results.

  Get some exercise videos that work with your preferences and that you will *actually do*.  Combine that with healthy eating.  When I crave a soda, I pop a can of sparkling water instead.  I love the fizziness and I feel like I'm getting the refreshment of a soda without the sugar or chemicals.  Wean yourself slowly off caffeine and simply don't keep junk food in the house. You won't eat it if it's not there.  Buy fruits and veggies, lean meats, whole grains, lean dairy like greek yogurt, etc., and prepare the fruits/veggies ahead of time so that you can just grab and go.

  I buy fresh or frozen fruit and keep it in the fridge for snacks or to go on my grapenuts in the morning.  I buy broccoli at the store, cut it up when I get home, and store it in a Pyrex container.  That with a little bit of Annie's Organic Cowgirl Ranch dressing (so good) is a yummy snack.  At night, I pack my lunch for the next day at work - baby spinach, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, sunflower seeds, broccoli, little bit of shredded parmesan cheese, plus some of that ranch on the side, and pair it with a tuna sandwich on whole grain bread with spinach, a blueberry greek yogurt, a piece of fruit, a low fat cheese stick, and some dark chocolate, and I'm all set.

  If you really want it, you'll get it done. GL!!

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• jntaylor11 member

  August 2011

  I have no idea how many you drink but, kicking the soda habit was the best thing I've ever done. There is just absolutely nothing in it that is beneficial to you. Plus you wont be as bloated, and you'll be surprised what kicking the empty calories can do for your weight loss. I didn't kick it all cold turkey, I cut down to one a day, then none at home, and only when I go out to dinner... And now I don't even crave it anymore and can even go out w/o having/needing them. With that said, as far as eating goes, I just don't bring the junk in my house, only the healthier lean meats, whole grains, veggies, fruits and such is brought in. And cut out the processed frozen stuff. If you don't have it you can't eat it... And read the nutrition facts and stick to the portion size. If you have a smart phone download a calorie counting apt (if not you can do it by hand or even on the Internet) and track your calories for the day and your exercise if will help you not eat too much in a day and tell you if your over in calories at the end of the day. I If you don't track them you really don't know how many your eating:)it becomes really hard to create a deficit when you don't know what your eating and what your burning, good luck.

  
  
  

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• SarahBXander

  August 2011

  virginiagirl11:

  I've found that there are two types of workout videos out there - the ones that have you dance and do various moves and the ones that are pure workouts.  I am not at all coordinated in the dancing sense so I love pure workouts.  I just bought a 90-day program called Supreme 90 Day from Bed Bath & Beyond for $15 ($20-$5 coupon) (you need an exercise ball and hand weights).  I really like it so far.  It's intense but you can scale back as you need to until you're ready.  I'm already seeing results.

  Get some exercise videos that work with your preferences and that you will *actually do*.  Combine that with healthy eating.  When I crave a soda, I pop a can of sparkling water instead.  I love the fizziness and I feel like I'm getting the refreshment of a soda without the sugar or chemicals.  Wean yourself slowly off caffeine and simply don't keep junk food in the house. You won't eat it if it's not there.  Buy fruits and veggies, lean meats, whole grains, lean dairy like greek yogurt, etc., and prepare the fruits/veggies ahead of time so that you can just grab and go.

  I buy fresh or frozen fruit and keep it in the fridge for snacks or to go on my grapenuts in the morning.  I buy broccoli at the store, cut it up when I get home, and store it in a Pyrex container.  That with a little bit of Annie's Organic Cowgirl Ranch dressing (so good) is a yummy snack.  At night, I pack my lunch for the next day at work - baby spinach, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, sunflower seeds, broccoli, little bit of shredded parmesan cheese, plus some of that ranch on the side, and pair it with a tuna sandwich on whole grain bread with spinach, a blueberry greek yogurt, a piece of fruit, a low fat cheese stick, and some dark chocolate, and I'm all set.

  If you really want it, you'll get it done. GL!!

  Great advice! Try and find a workout buddy that may live nearby to go on jogs or do the workout DVD's with you if possible.

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• kelleighxnicole member

  August 2011

  thanks to all of you. very great ideas. i like fruits and veggies, honestly, and i don't eat a lot of junk food. actually my food is pretty healthy. sometimes we'll have a frozen pizza for lunch, or order out for dinner, but that's about as unhealthy we get for dinners. i always get the perdue fit and trim boneless chicken breasts, or steaks to have for dinner. sided with veggies and rice usually. really the only thing wrong with my diet is the soda! and you know what my guilty pleasure/bad habit is? for some reason whenever i first wake up, i crave something chocolatey or sweet, and attack it! say for instance if i made brownies the night prior, i'll wake up and grab one.. or two. it's a very weird craving i get, does it happen to anyone else? and it's not just in the morning, it's after a nap if i take one, too. i just wake up starving for junk. bad, i know! but i don't have a lot of junk food in the house, only if i bake something.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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