Finally I lost a couple more pounds! Dave only lost 1 more. I am limiting the fruit and nuts more and seeing the results. Glad I found out how to speed up the loss again!
Weight loss:
Dave This week 1 lb. Total 13 lbs
LaDonna This week 2 lb. Total 8 lbs
Primal?? What's that?!
The Primal lifestyle follows the way of eating and exercising our ancestors practiced. Allowed foods include meats, nuts, seeds, veggies, and fruits. Avoid processed foods, all grains (including corn), all legumes (including peanuts, peas, and all beans), and sugars (especially high fructose corn syrup). You eat when you are hungry, you stop when you are satisfied. There you go! That's about it. How easy is that!!!! For more information check out Brandon's blog, http://www.spokaneprimal.com/. He has lots of information, recipes, and links. Stay tuned to watch our health progress!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Week 5 Keeping on!
Tried some new stuff this week. Put lemon peppered pork roast in the crock pot with sweet potatoes, apples, and oranges. Mix a little honey with lemon juice and pour over. Sprinkle with nutmeg and cook until done. It was sooooo good! I keep forgetting to take pictures though! I'm excited to try Brandon's Pumpkin Soup!
We both are disappointed in the slow weight loss but we think we are both eating too many nuts (absent mindedly while watching TV) and too much fruit. We have stocked up on more fresh veggies to munch instead. We also need to do the "e" word...yuck! I have this exercise bike sitting unused in our living room. I guess I better get on it! Hope it helps!!
Weight Loss Totals:
Dave:
This Week 2 lbs
Total 12 lbs
LaDonna:
This Week 0 lbs
Total 6 lbs
We both are disappointed in the slow weight loss but we think we are both eating too many nuts (absent mindedly while watching TV) and too much fruit. We have stocked up on more fresh veggies to munch instead. We also need to do the "e" word...yuck! I have this exercise bike sitting unused in our living room. I guess I better get on it! Hope it helps!!
Weight Loss Totals:
Dave:
This Week 2 lbs
Total 12 lbs
LaDonna:
This Week 0 lbs
Total 6 lbs
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Week 4 Back on Track
Home from our trip and back on track. We have both lost the weight we both gained while in Yellowstone.
Now that we are used to having only Primal approved food in the house I'm ready to start trying some new things. I went through my recipe box and pulled out a few recipes that I knew I could adapt easily. Now I need to get to the grocery store! Tonight we had tacos, using steamed cabbage leaves instead of taco shells or tortillas. It was awesome!!!
Anyway, it is all going well and we both feel better. I love getting up in the morning and actually feeling awake!
Total weight loss:
Dave 10 lbs
LaDonna 6 lbs
Now that we are used to having only Primal approved food in the house I'm ready to start trying some new things. I went through my recipe box and pulled out a few recipes that I knew I could adapt easily. Now I need to get to the grocery store! Tonight we had tacos, using steamed cabbage leaves instead of taco shells or tortillas. It was awesome!!!
Anyway, it is all going well and we both feel better. I love getting up in the morning and actually feeling awake!
Total weight loss:
Dave 10 lbs
LaDonna 6 lbs
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Week 3 OOPS!!!!
Oops! While we were on our trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks we ate out for 2 meals every day. And of course the servings are enough for two people. And of course we couldn't let anything go to waste! Hence we both gained back some of the weight we lost.
The best meal was at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar Steakhouse in Jackson Hole. It was rainbow trout stuffed with crab, wrapped with prosciutto, on top of a bed of fresh steamed garlic spinach, drizzled with some kind of wine sauce. It was so awesome! Loved the spinach so much I made some myself at home!
Total weight loss:
Dave: 5 lbs
LaDonna: 3 lbs
The best meal was at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar Steakhouse in Jackson Hole. It was rainbow trout stuffed with crab, wrapped with prosciutto, on top of a bed of fresh steamed garlic spinach, drizzled with some kind of wine sauce. It was so awesome! Loved the spinach so much I made some myself at home!
Total weight loss:
Dave: 5 lbs
LaDonna: 3 lbs
Friday, October 1, 2010
Week 2 Feeling Better Already!
This is soooo easy! I don't have to count carbs, or calories, or servings. I can eat when I'm hungry. Fruit satisfies the sweet tooth. I don't have cravings for chocolate or pasta or bread. Meat, nuts, fruits and veggies are doing the trick! I also am feeling more limber, not so achy in my joints and muscles. I also am having an easier time waking up in the mornings. Typical food day for me: a couple of eggs with bacon crumbles and fruit for breakfast, a sandwich made on romaine lettuce and fruit for lunch, a handful of nuts in the afternoon, meat and veggies for dinner, maybe fruit or nuts for a snack in the evening.
As for Dave, he says he just feel better. He used to drink equivelant to 6-12 cans of diet pop daily. Now he has one. He just hasn't been able to give it up totally yet but 1 is so much better than 6-12!!! He is drinking lots more water and loves v-8 juice with a little tabasco. He just switched to the low sodium variety though! The regular stuff has an incredible amount of sodium!! Dave's food day is similar but he is out and about town most days at lunch time. He has been doing salads at Subway for lunch.
I received the books. Now I just need time to read them!!
Week 2 weight loss total:
Dave 9lbs
LaDonna 6lbs
As for Dave, he says he just feel better. He used to drink equivelant to 6-12 cans of diet pop daily. Now he has one. He just hasn't been able to give it up totally yet but 1 is so much better than 6-12!!! He is drinking lots more water and loves v-8 juice with a little tabasco. He just switched to the low sodium variety though! The regular stuff has an incredible amount of sodium!! Dave's food day is similar but he is out and about town most days at lunch time. He has been doing salads at Subway for lunch.
I received the books. Now I just need time to read them!!
Week 2 weight loss total:
Dave 9lbs
LaDonna 6lbs
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