Weekly Weigh-In: Not Stressing
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It’s Weekly Weigh-In time again! I hope the scale has been your friend this week. That was not the case for me, but I am not stressing it this week. I gained 1.2 pounds, but, I feel certain that most of that gain is water weight of the hormonal variety.
This week, I was asked, “Have you had any unexpected benefits of your weight-loss journey?”
I guess one of the biggest unexpected benefits is that my entire family is eating better and discovering foods that we didn’t know we liked. I spend the majority of my grocery money in the produce department now and there is always fruit in the house.
Some of our new favorites are:
- Fresh pineapple (Yum!)
- Cherries
- Hummus
- Red pepper
- Jicama (I’m the only one who likes it, but it’s one of my favorites.)
- Spaghetti squash
- Grilled corn
- Roasted broccoli and/or cauliflower
- Roasted asparagus
- Steamed green beans
- Quinoa
What about you? What unexpected benefits have you discovered?
I’m also participating in What I Ate Wednesday this week because I always enjoy reading other people’s posts. My recap is from last Friday because it’s the one day I remembered to take the most pictures.
I just had quick breakfast of cottage cheese and strawberries before my run. Cottage cheese is another new favorite for me. I used to be able to eat it with certain things, but I wasn’t crazy about it. Now, I love it!
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For lunch, it was chicken fajitas (with some light sour cream and homemade guacamole) with a side of black beans and my beloved sweet tea. I used to guzzle it all day. Now, I savor it at lunch and dinner.
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Supper isn’t pictured because I’d forgotten by then, but it must have been Mexican day. We had tacos, made with grass-fed beef and topped with refried beans, a little cheese, sour cream, homemade Pico de Gallo, homemade guacamole, and lettuce. Yum!
What yummy goodness have you enjoyed recently? Honestly, I would have eaten healthier sooner if I’d known healthy could taste so good.
Do or do not. There is no try.
Kris Bales is a newly-retired homeschool mom and the quirky, Christ-following, painfully honest founder (and former owner) of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. She has a pretty serious addiction to sweet tea and Words with Friends. Kris and her husband of over 30 years are parents to three amazing homeschool grads. They share their home with three dogs, two cats, a ball python, a bearded dragon, and seven birds.