So my weight loss has inspired me to try and also get fit. Just for the record, I am now below 250lbs at around 247lbs. First milestone achieved. Now I am starting to plan for a 5K to help me lose more weight. I am using sparkpeople.com and their "5K Your Way" program. You can check it out in the links list below. I've just started but I think I'm really going to enjoy it. The ultimate goal is to prep for www.zombiebuffet5k.com, Yes!!!
Healthy Cheats
I am trying to do better with my cheating and as I said in my last post, I am trying to be a weekday vegetarian. My main meal during the week when I want or need some solid food is just a simple cucumber, lettuce, and tomato sandwich. Wheat bread, a little spicy mustard, and a slice of cheese and that's it. I use green leaf or red leaf lettuce because I prefer them but you could use spinach or whatever green you like.
Last weekend I made some non-vegetarian healthy food. Having a variety of veg always around the house certainly helps.
Stuffed Peppers - diced chicken, turnip greens, mirepiox(carrots, celery, onion) and a little chili powder and red pepper. Saute, stuff, bake, and top with some Parmesan. Tasty!
Links - I wanted to gather up as many of the resources I have used and put them here in case anyone wanted to check them out. Some you may find in my other posts but most of them are new.
5K your way program - From couch potato to marathon runner - http://www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/training-program.asp?p=6
Reboot Your Life - The sister site for "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead": juice recipes, videos, community, etc...- http://www.jointhereboot.com/index.php?lang=en
The Juice Nut - Recipes and nutrition information - http://www.thejuicenut.com/
The Juicing Book - Information on the various fruits and veggies and juicing them - http://www.juicingbook.com/
Greenwala - Healthy food info (I got my butternut squash juice recipe here) http://www.greenwala.com/channels/food-healthy-living
Videos:
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead - http://www.hulu.com/watch/289122/fat-sick-and-nearly-dead
Forks Over Knives - http://www.hulu.com/watch/279734/forks-over-knives
The Future of Food - http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food
King Corn - http://www.hulu.com/watch/255609/king-corn
Mark Bittman's Food Matters(Seminar Video) - http://forum-network.org/lecture/mark-bittman-food-matters
And if you have Netflix there are those and many more movies available. Just browse the documentaries or search food. I've seen most of them and they tend to be very informative and mostly entertaining.
If anyone has any other sites or movie recommendations, or if you've seen any of the movies, let me know in the comments!
P.S. - A thanks to my "Big Sis" for showing me the 5K your way program and being someone to compare and take notes with.
P.S. - A thanks to my "Big Sis" for showing me the 5K your way program and being someone to compare and take notes with.
Just wanted to comment and let you know that I'm still reading. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, how long and at what temp did you bake the stuffed peppers? I might try a variation.
I think it was 350 for 15 minutes. The stuffing was already cooked Perry much so it was just about softening the peppers a bit. I've had something like 500+ page views. Amazing.
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