I found THESE peanut butter cups at Costco, and I am a YUGE fan.
I got some bleach on my pink hotty hots, so I ordered a new pair in the same size, and they're TOO BIG! (I am keeping them because they were final sale because I bought the clearance color, even though I could return them for store credit, but honestly $50 is all I want to spend on work out shorts anyway, so I would probably not exchange them since the non-clearance color is $70, and they're not that big).
(Also, next time I will get the 2.5 inch inseam, not the 4).
(Also also do you love dorky, dorky ankle weights?)
If you are someone who wants more servings of fruit and veggies and also wants to remember to drink more water, these little super greens packets might be good for you. I eat enough fruits and veggies without them, but they can't HURT, and because I am not eating added sugar, they taste unbelievably sweet and delicious to me (SO SAD YOU GUYS. I look forward to those apple cider gummies like they are ACTUAL CANDY.)
Still walking all over the hood with Annabel in my dorky weighted glory and still doing a strength workout every day and also cardio. I like this routine and may keep it going forever. I used to take weekends off, but that adds up to ... a lot of time off.
Long term plans: I think I am ready to join a gym so I can lift larger weights, get a personalized strength plan from a trainer, and have access to group fitness classes. Ben and I are going to look at some when he gets home from California because he is also interested in those benefits, and we would like Cooper to lift with a trainer. I am also going to find a place to take a couple of barre and yoga classes a week now that Minnie will be in kindergarten, and I will have time to do things for myself. A NEW ERA.
I just cooked a bunch of lentils and also sauteed diced sweet potatoes and chopped kale in olive oil, garlic, pepper, and curry powder. I think I will eat all of these things together with black beans and some sort of spicy greek yogurt sauce as burritos until I get sick of them, and think I am going to make some (modified to make it lower calorie) copycat Whole Foods chicken salad to eat for the rest of the week.
For me, the key to meeting health goals is to make sure I have high protein and fiber food options prepped and ready to go. I adore Oikos triple zero yogurt when I am looking for something treaty. I cannot get enough almond butter and cosmic crisp apples, and I am now someone who looks forward to a few dried apricots and handful of pecans. WHO EVEN AM I YOU GUYS?
Great job, Sarah! Sounds like you are doing great! Your burritos sound delicious.
ReplyDeleteI'm always amazed by you! You are an inspiration to me.
ReplyDeleteSustaining a 14 lb loss is something to celebrate in itself! Way to go! I would love to lose 14 lbs. I would basically be at my ideal mid-life weight if I did that. But the lbs have not been coming off despite my best efforts and decent amount of exercise. I feel like I do all the right things but it doesn’t show up on the scale. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteThis inspired me too look for some healthy snacks and maybe try AVC gummies. Man remember the good old days when you could just skip pizza a couple of times and smoke a cig and the weight would just fall off?
ReplyDeleteWoot!!! You are doing awesome Sarah!!!!
ReplyDeleteGo you! My husband and I are gearing up to some kind of personal trainer/ fitness thing because I feel like I need something and he thinks exercising more will help him not feel as dead from all the travel, which is probably a really solid point.
ReplyDeleteI have loved reading your blog for years but I feel like so much of your “health” writing reads as fat phobia. Obviously everyone gets to do what they want to do, but many nutritionists argue that intermittent fasting is just a way to justify/repackage disordered eating. I definitely wish you the best and know that all stages of menopause are god awful, but I hope you (and your family) know that you are worth far more than numbers on a scale or calorie counts. Thanks for the insight into your life over the years… I will sincerely miss reading but feel like it is more harmful than fun these days.
ReplyDeleteI hear this and worried about it while writing! I read The Galveston Diet and The New Menopause by Dr. Mary Claire Haver, and she does a really good job of talking about how IF can specifically help menopausal women (me in December!!) lose visceral belly fat and supporting her nutrition for menopausal women with real data. I am sing my fitness pal for macro tracking (and I am watching my sodium) but not for calorie counting.
DeleteWell, this post made me hungry. That lentil/sweet potato thing you're talking about sounds SO GOOD. I can eat all of that! And black beans. I think I need to branch out of my salad dinners a little.
ReplyDeleteI read the comment above, and I don't think this comes off as fat phobia. This is just you wanting to be the best version of yourself. If you were only cutting calories that would be one thing- but you're eating super nutritious foods that support your health. And it's making you feel good about yourself. Oh and I think joining a gym is a great idea. Lifting heavier weights definitely helps with body composition and hormones, and will help your bones stay strong.
I think you're doing a great job - I love that you've gotten into a great workout routine that is working for you. I feel so much more energy after working out. I don't drink coffee and the boost from working out seems to help me. Knowing what foods will help you feel full and foods that work well for you is a great thing. I have been eating a lot of quinoa lately and I no longer put dressing on my salad so long as I have quinoa to add to it.
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