Comments on: A Loss of 3 Lbs and a Mini-Goal Met

By: Kristine

Kristine — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:11:03 +0000

I have to say that I LOVE this book so far.

Love the tuna helper makeover. This is something I usually make once
a month as a standby lazy meal. LOL.
I really like the name brands of veggies much better than store brands. Before I only bought Walmart brand frozen veggies because they are pretty cheap, but once I tried a bag of the Green Giant veggies I never looked back. The flavor is so much better. Pictsweet and Birdseye are great brands too. They came out with a new microwave steamer type for pretty much all brands that cooks up really well, just like steaming it on the stove.
Oh plus Green giant makes these 4 packs of veggies like corn, broccoli and cauliflower(sp?), they only have 40 cals and steam in their own tray. Great for lunches.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:47:26 +0000

Quix: Love your tuna helper makeover example! Thanks for the frozen veg suggestion. I definitely have a problem with fresh veggies going bad in my fridge, so that’s an idea that would make sense for me to implement. Any recommendations on frozen veggie brands, or do they all taste about the same?

By: Hilary

Hilary — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:43:34 +0000

Kristine and Josie: Thanks to both of you for the book recommendation! I will definitely be checking that one out.

By: Quix

Quix — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:36:38 +0000

My best suggestion for little steps to eating a little less processed/healthy – add a serving or two of frozen veggies to your micro meals/soups/whatever, or just eat them on the side. It’s great because they never go bad (ok, they can get freezerburnt but that takes months), and portable (throw in tupperware, put in fridge/freezer at work, nuke and enjoy).

On the menu later this week is tuna helper. I plan to dump in an extra can of tuna and two full bags of veggies to make it from an 800 calorie pasta dish dinner to 2 helpings of 480 calorie dinner and with fairly significant nutritional value and less empty carbs. Still processed? Sure. Making it so I don’t freak out on a busy day and order takeout? Yeah. Works for me.

By: Josie

Josie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:34:39 +0000

I second what Kristine said. The New Rules of Lifting for Women is on my wishlist because I’ve read so many weightloss bloggers write such great things about it. Congrats on the 3 lb loss!!! That’s awesome. You will definitely hit your Jan. goal!!!

By: Kristine

Kristine — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:19:25 +0000

Oh I am so gald you asked!! I just recently started reading The New Rules of Lifting For Women…..Lift like a man, look like a godess. I picked it up from Walmart.com for $15. Anyone who is thinking about weights should read this book first.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:36:42 +0000

Hi Sarah! Thanks for reminding me that SparkPeople offers those demo visual aids for strength moves! It’s great to hear that strength training has been so beneficial to your own journey.

By: Sarah (from See Sarah Eat)

Sarah (from See Sarah Eat) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:12:28 +0000

You definitely have the right idea with setting mini-goals and taking things one step at a time. That is what has helped me on my journey :) Congrats on the loss!!

I love strength training and I definitely saw amazing results when I became consistent with it.

I personally think free weights are the way to go (as opposed to machines). SparkPeople has excellent “visual” aids to show you many different moves you can do and how to do them. Just make sure to work out each area of your body: chest, shoulders, biceps, triceps, back, legs, abs. You can do it all at once or split it up between upper and lower body on alternating days.

Good luck :)