I've quickly adopted some nutrition strategies. I am in the middle of this book, which seems to fit in with my eating style, but with a change of perspective. (i.e. eating foods I enjoy, watching portions and cutting out certain foods.) I have abolished all white bread, white rice, mashed potatoes etc and replaced with brown rice, quinoa and lentils. When I eat a grain, I eat lots of veggies. Same with proteins. But I've been avoiding mixing proteins with carbs. Something about the way your body processes the sugars and stores them as fat. (I'm still reading and learning folks. Not by any means an expert...)
And I'm also combining this strategy with some new-fangled vegetarian recipes. I've had the Moosewood Cookbook for years, but have only ever made a handful of the recipes, until now. But there are so many other resources available. (And all at the library I might add...) I am even looking to Alicia Silverstone for some cooking inspiration.
The huz has been enjoying the changes and is fully on board. And the kids had no problem transitioning to whole wheat pasta. (Surprise!) But their diet is a lot less restrictive. For example, I made a veggie stir fry with tofu and whole wheat noodles. They enjoyed the tofu, but I quickly grilled some pork loin to toss with their noodles as well. Huz and I just ate the vegetarian version. And, of course, they are allowed to have pizza, ice cream, cookies and milk and other treats, when it's warranted, and only every now and then.
Results so far... (It's been 10 days since my original post.) I feel better and have significantly more energy (despite eating less). I enjoy shopping and planning ahead, picking the produce that looks best and adapting my menu to what is in season.
And weight loss so far is 2.5 pounds.
YEAH. Keep it up girl! (Says the skinny pre-baby version of me that still lives in my head.)
i thought the french diet was one scrambled egg, sparkling water, and a pack of gitanes!
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and that's great the boys are digging the wheat pasta (try the brown rice pasta as well - it's actually not bad but the secret is to stir as soon as you put it in water so it doesn't turn into rice soup.)
ah, how i love the girl that lives in my head.
Ha! Husband and I made a similar joke. Only mine was something like: chocolate croissants for breakfast, coffee and cigarettes at lunch, brie and baguette for dinner.
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