I'm so proud of you that you have taken these first steps toward a healthier lifestyle. The fact that you are exercising every day is HUGE!! And drinking plenty of water is important. Snacking on fruits and vegetables is a big step, too. Let's see if we can figure out some of the next things you'll want to do.
Are you the kind of person who does better working on this by yourself, or with some sort of a program?
May I ask how old you are? (It can be harder to lose once we get toward perimenopausal years).
How much weight would you like to lose?
What is your lifestyle like? Since you asked about lunches, I am assuming you work outside the home? Are you a person who likes 3 meals a day, or would you rather graze and snack during the day?
Are you doing anything to keep track of your food intake, like counting calories or keeping a food journal?
Are you cooking just for yourself or for a family too?
Here's one of my favorite recipe sites -- it's the site for Cooking Light, the magazine:
http://www.cookinglight.com/
And here are some brown-bag lunch ideas to get you started:
Have you looked at Weight Watchers' web site? They have tons of recipes (it's free):
http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/index.aspx
If you'll get back to me with the answers to some of my questions above, I'll try to point you toward more web sites that will give you ideas that will fit into YOUR life. Let me also introduce you to FitDay, which is a free weight loss and diet journal that is full of tracking features (it does us good to see how our exercise adds up!)
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Hi, Brookland!
I'm so proud of you that you have taken these first steps toward a healthier lifestyle. The fact that you are exercising every day is HUGE!! And drinking plenty of water is important. Snacking on fruits and vegetables is a big step, too. Let's see if we can figure out some of the next things you'll want to do.
Are you the kind of person who does better working on this by yourself, or with some sort of a program?
May I ask how old you are? (It can be harder to lose once we get toward perimenopausal years).
How much weight would you like to lose?
What is your lifestyle like? Since you asked about lunches, I am assuming you work outside the home? Are you a person who likes 3 meals a day, or would you rather graze and snack during the day?
Are you doing anything to keep track of your food intake, like counting calories or keeping a food journal?
Are you cooking just for yourself or for a family too?
Here's one of my favorite recipe sites -- it's the site for Cooking Light, the magazine:
http://www.cookinglight.com/
And here are some brown-bag lunch ideas to get you started:
http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/lunchrecipes/Low_Fat_Lunch_Recipes.htm
http://lunch-recipes.suite101.com/article.cfm/imaginative_brown_bag_lunch
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/15-fresh-brown-bag-lunch-ideas
Have you looked at Weight Watchers' web site? They have tons of recipes (it's free):
http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/index.aspx
If you'll get back to me with the answers to some of my questions above, I'll try to point you toward more web sites that will give you ideas that will fit into YOUR life. Let me also introduce you to FitDay, which is a free weight loss and diet journal that is full of tracking features (it does us good to see how our exercise adds up!)
http://www.fitday.com/
Do these ideas help a little?
August 17, 2009 - 8:56amThis Comment
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