It's The Little Tricks That Are Making This Work

Another 2.2lbs gone, a whole kilogram, woohoo. Brings my total to 65lbs lost, so far. Still a long way to go on this journey, but every little milestone is a step in the right direction. And it's all eating regular food, no shakes, no pills (except my multivitamin), nothing "faddy".

What's been working for me?

I eat whatever I fancy. So often, when you crave something, you end up munching everything else trying to stave off that craving. My trick is to have just a small piece. One of my indulgences is the ganache pieces from the Publix bakery. They come in a 2-pack. Hubby and I will share one piece, as a treat, one day and share the 2nd, the next day.

My Chinese. I have my local restaurant cook mine with no MSG, less oil and with carrots and onions only, and steamed rice. I divide the meal into 4, and eat 1 portion and freeze 3 for other day's lunches. 

Pizza. Hubby is diabetic so doesn't need the carbs anyway, so we now get thin crust every time, and our pizza of choice is ham and pineapple. I have 2 small slices, and that keeps my sodium and fat in check even as I indulge.

I am an admitted chocoholic, and have found an easy way to satisfy my cravings. I get a bag of Midnight Milky Way Minis, and I freeze them. Being that my meds, all but one, have to be taken with food, I take one with my meds, when I'm fancying chocolate. Kills 2 birds with 1 stone, as they say.

I try to eat 2-3 pieces of fruit every day, and at least 2 slices of double fiber bread. I get grilled salmon from Publix and divvy the portion into 3, and each 1/3 is perfect for a sandwich with a lower-fat cheese spread, and cucumber. The unused portions freeze well ready for a sandwich another day.

Another big thing is water, that's all I drink nowadays. I do aim for 8 8oz glasses but must admit, most of my days fall between the 5-6 mark. Very, very rarely do I have a diet soda. I used to have a V8 every day, but now that I have to limit my potassium for my kidney health, I have had to forego them. I do have a small can maybe once every couple of weeks. They taste so good, but I have to get my kidney function back up to par.

Being unable to walk unaided, and being in pain with my knees and hips (which have needed replacing for a decade now, but since I have issues where my body didn't want to come out from anaesthesia after only 15 minute surgeries, and those replacements take HOURS, that's not an option) my exercising is very limited. I try to make myself do something about every couple of hours.

It may be only walking to the front door and back, but for me it's a major effort nowadays. I also have a seated elliptical trainer, and I will do 2-3 minutes on it. Id love to do more but it huts my joints a lot. I had to work up to getting my knees to "allow" the rotation.

But every small effort is worth it. It helps speed my metabolism just that little bit more AND those minutes add up.

So, those are just some of the tricks I use. Maybe they'll help you, or give you ideas of ways to modify your weight loss program.

Good luck!

The journey may not be easy, but it's worth it!