7/13/09 Katie's Healthy Eating Journal: Monday

What should you do if you begin to plateau with your weight? 

            Humans are creatures of habit.  It is easy for me to get into a routine of eating the same meals and workouts.  While I was still trying to attain my goal weight there were many weeks when I stayed the same.  I was frustrated because I was working out 6 days a week and sticking to my low-fat diet like glue.  My consultant and I were stumped.  I rarely ever "cheated" and drank alcohol (it's recommended that it be refrained from as much as possible while your goal weight is trying to be achieved) or cooked/ordered a fatty meal.  I was determined and wanted to succeed.  Some suggestions based on my experiences were:

            ▪           vary my workout routine more (walking, biking, hiking, swimming, DVD cardio workouts, just to name a few)

            ▪           workout less!  (every other day)

            ▪           increase my calorie level by a few hundred for a week or two (i.e. more protein or another yogurt/milk)

            ▪           examine everything that goes into the mouth (food diary for a week)

            ▪           drink TONS! of water

            ▪           take a multivitamin

            Some people ask me how much my world has changed since I lost all the weight.  Find out tomorrow how YOUR life may change...

Weight:  118.6

Exercise:  None today

MONDAY

Breakfast - 

2 Kashi Blueberry Waffles

1/4 cup of sugar-free syrup

1/2 cup of milk

Banana

Lunch - 

Jenny Craig Cream of Potato Soup (460 mg of sodium, 210 calories, 7 g of fat)

6 fat-free crackers

Cherry tomatoes

6 oz. yogurt

sugar-free jello

Snack -

Nectarine

Dinner -

1 cup cooked whole wheat pasta

1/4 cup zucchini

1/4 cup squash

1/4 cup green onion

1/4 cup celery

2 tbsp. light ranch

2 oz. turkey bacon

Broccoli

Spray Butter (my fat was the ranch I had in my dinner)

Snack -

100 calorie pack