Healthy Snacks

Last week I asked you to share some healthy snacks. Here is what some others are eating:

Sliced apple with 1 TBSP. peanutbutter, even sprinkle some cinnamon on too!

I like the V8 vegetable juice in the 156 ml it is 40 calories and 1 serving of vegetable and when I am hungry it is filling.

I like the weight watchers lemon bars, they are 1 point I freeze them and eat it frozen, yummy!!

If I am craving sweets I find a small box of kids raisins does the trick! Healthy and sweet (at least healthier then cake or cookies!!)

I toast 1/4 cup slivered almonds. They are high in fat but also high in protein. I find them very filling and satisfying.

Sept. 22 Weigh-In Results

Team 1 – 9.81
Andrea P.       1.72%
Tanya P.         2.83%
Catherine M     0.11%
Rhonda W.      3.17%
Karin K.          1.98%

Team 5 – 7.51
Kim P.              0.72
Ang K.              0.60
Lonita T.            0.72
Tanisha             3.55
Rachel E           1.92

Team 6 – 7.11
Joanne R.         0.77
Carla R             1.90
Laura W            1.93
Sandra C           1.72
Kathy F             0.79

Team 2 – 7.05
Jacquie E.        -0.89
Barb P.             2.85
Lisa M.             0.16
Elizabeth B       1.09
Vanessa F        3.84

Team 3 – 6.52
Lorraine W.       1.25
Bretty M           0.00
Rita E.              1.40
Leanne K.         2.27
Deb L               1.60

Team 4 – 6.31
Priscilla K.       1.64
Chantel B.        3.94
Nicole W          0.76
Marcia P.        -1.75
April T              1.72

What Others Are Doing……

 

Last week I asked what you all were doing to lose weight. Here are some of the answers that came in. I hope I got them all. I use gmail so sometimes it stacks emails and I miss something, but I think I got everything.

• W are pasta people, and I have found that we eat smaller helpings when we eat wholewheat pasta, a small change (and the price has really come down) for no change noticed by the pickiest children in the world - who smother it in ketchup anyway.
• Instead of bringing a lawn chair to the kids sports practise I walk around the field. With no where to sit it makes it easier to walk around and exercise.
• So far what's worked for me is portion control and trying to be more aware of how many "random bites" I take throughout the day. I try not to finish off the kids' food. I am also doing a workout video every day (ok i missed 1). It's called "30 Day Shred". The video is only 20 minutes but it's intense. I'm getting over some of the initial soreness and have lost about 6 lbs. Plus I have more energy overall.
• One thing that I started doing last Wednesday was keeping track of what I'm eating on a website. The website I'm using is nutridiary.com.  You can enter your starting weight and all measurements and plug in a goal. It gives you the recommended amount of calories to consume each day. You track your progress and can see it all on a nice little chart.  It also gives you the option of tracking water intake and any exercises you do throughout the day.  I've only been tracking food on there as of yet and it is a bit tedious but it's great to see what you are actually putting into your body and what you should be putting in there. My portions are WAY better since I started doing it. Another thing that's kind of cool is that it tells you what vitamins and nutrients are missing from your diet.
  I've also been making sure to drink at least 3L of water per day and aside from coffee (I don't see me kicking that habit) that's really been the only beverage I've been drinking.
• I have lost xxx lbs since June 1st on a plan called Maximized Living – it is for health reasons you join this and it puts all your hormonal levels back in balance – amazing program
• I have been using Dr. Abravanel’s Body Type Diet & Nutrition Plan. I don’t follow it to a T but I find if I eat the food the book suggests and avoid the same I lose weight. To kick start this journey I stayed away from sugar (my bad food) for 3 days. Seems to be what I needed. I like it because it allows you to eat all the things you enjoy, just on a restricted basis and teaches you what foods will give you the most energy. I admit, when I eat what I am supposed to I have way more energy. No coffee needed to keep me going all day.
• I’ve been walking or biking the kids to school if I am not working.

We have teams!!

I managed to get the teams together today. I based the teams on percentage people are aiming to lose. Here are the teams:

Team 1
Andrea P.
Tanya P.
Catherine M
Rhonda W.
Karin K.

Team 2
Jacquie E.
Barb P.
Lisa M.
Elizabeth B
Vanessa F

Team 3
Lorraine W.
Betty M
Rita E.
Leanne K.
Deb L

Team 4
Priscilla K.
Chantel B.
Nicole W
Marcia P.
April T

Team 5
Kim P.
Ang K.
Lonita T.
Tanisha
Rachel E

Team 6
Joanne R.
Carla R
Laura W
Sandra C
Kathy F

Is everyone okay if I share your email address with your team?? Let me know by emailing me. If you don't see your name on here or you see your name twice let me know. I was moving names around a bit to even things out so I easily could have duplicated/missed someone.

Trying to Make the Teams

Hello Ladies,

I am in the process of making up the teams. I sent an email out mid-week asking everyone to send me your weight loss goal (10,15,20,25 lbs. etc). I need to know how much you want to lose by the end of December. This will help me to divide the teams more evenly. If you have not sent me your goal THIS WEEK, please do. I am thinking maybe some of you thought you did but actually haven't or I just misplaced it. :)

Thanks a bunch. I will post the teams once I hear back from everyone, or I will start hounding those I need to hear from in a couple of days!!

Also, there are a few people who still need to pay. Please have payment into me by Monday. First weigh-in is Sept. 22. If you have not been getting the email updates from me please email me at bplett2@gmail.com and write "LoseItUpdate" in the subject line. Thanks.

23 and counting!!

We have 23 ladies participating so far! Wow. Just one more week to join up and then I will make up the teams.

If you are visiting the blog for the first time please scroll down and see the first post to learn what Lose It Landmark is all about. You don't have to live here to play! We have people from Scotland, Winnipeg, California, Grunthal and Landmark. It's a great mix!

The long weekend is over and for me it is time to buckle down and get to work. How is everyone doing? If anyone has ideas for some healthy snacks please share and I'll post it here on the blog.

Have a great week!

Your Competition....

Okay ladies, day one under our belts and only 4 months to go! I hope this journey to getting healthy/staying healthy will be a fun one for all.

Here are the competitors so far (25):

Andrea P
Ang K
April T
Barb P
Carla R
Catherine M
Deb L
Elizabeth B
Jacquie E
Joanne R
Karin K.
Kathy F
Laura W.
Lonita T.
Lorraine W
Marcia P
Priscilla K
Rachel E
Rhonda W
Rita E
Sandra C
Tanya P.
Vanessa F
Chantel B
Tanisha F.

We have a few more who've said they are playing but they still need to weigh-in. I will make the teams on September 16, once the sign-up has closed.

Here's to healthy eating and living!! :)