Bloggers’ Biggest Loser! {& Meal Plan Monday!}

Good morning!

Happy Monday!

It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day! 

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’

– Martin Luther King Jr.

Another week of eating salads has paid off!

My weigh in this morning showed a FIVE pound weight loss! That makes my total for (round two of) Cycle 1 of The 17 Day Diet ELEVEN pounds so far! It also means I am only SIX pounds away from losing one hundred pounds! It’s important for me to be accountable to myself, but if you’re reading and getting excited and using my journey for your inspiration, I figured I should give you real numbers. It really irks me when I see women who are all teeny and skinny and weigh 105 pounds, but you have no idea how tall they are. It matters! 145 for me is THIN, but for you (if you’re short) it might be beyond what is healthy.

Height: 5’9″
Starting Weight (December 7, 2010): 315
Goal Weight #1: 199 (Come on ONEderland!!)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145
Last Week’s Weight: 226
Current Weight: 221
Current Size: 18

Come join me at My Fitness Pal and track your progress!

Something I’ve learned, from my long time message board girls, is that you need to have a victory beyond the scale. We call them NSVs or Non Scale Victories. When you get to those last few weeks of trying to lose those last ten or fifteen pounds, these are especially important. I’m not anywhere near that yet, but I’ve found that focusing on eating right and exercise rather than on a number, is so much easier. I can’t control the scale, but I can control what I eat and how much I exercise. It’s so much fun to see yourself getting more fit and going from barely able to do a push up on your knees to being able to do ten “real” push ups or running faster times. My other favorite thing about losing weight is being able to pull my jeans off without buttoning them, or having a shirt that used to be too tight get too baggy, and not having a choice but to need to go shopping.

Are you losing weight? What is your NSV of the week?

MEAL PLAN MONDAY!

I don’t like assigning the days of the week a meal because sometimes I’m not hungry for chicken or fish or whatever, so I just buy the ingredients for the meals on the plan and then make what I want on any given night. It’s easier to stick to something when I have a little bit of flexibility. Like I’ve said a million times, I like to be spontaneous within a plan. Thursday I start Cycle 2 of The 17 Day Diet, so I can start adding carbs into my breakfast and lunches, too.

Fun Fact! Did you know that cinnamon has been proven to help regulate blood sugar? Add a dash to your oatmeal or mix it with a packet of Truvia to sprinkle over apple slices!

Here’s what I’m cooking this week! 

Dinner

Broiled Fish with Lemon*
Turkey Burgers with Sauteed Mushrooms & Onions*
Teriyaki Chicken Stirfry (green beans, onions, mushrooms, peppers)
Turkey Chili
Garlic Shrimp with Green Beans*
“Smothered” Pork Chops
Lunch

Quinoa Salad with Grilled Chicken*

Dessert

Chia Seed Pudding

*Recipes coming next week!

What are you cooking this week?

Thank you to At The Pink of Perfection and My Vickilicious Life!

Thank you to Scraps of Life!

Thank you to Organizing Junkie!