melissa13036's Journal, 17 May 22

buy the healthier versions.make sweet potato chips,buy martinaise sauces.low carb pastas etc.you just need to research  

I'll agree with Setty01 - try to make low carb versions of these foods you love. Recipes are easily available if you Google. It might be a bit extra effort or expense, but it's going to be worth it! You can even feed the same to your family - they would be healthier for it and in some cases won't even taste much difference. There's no easy solution here tho, you gotta do some work/research. Good luck to you 🍀 

Thanks Ladies, waking up this morning i feel energized and hopefull for some reason.i have to put in the work if i want to see results and its going to take sacrifice. I think last night i just had a mental episode🙄 

Healthy food is also tasty. Eye candy. serve your carbs with delicious salad and less bulk food. You can eat a quarter and enjoy the greens 

We all have those episodes 😅 and I know the struggle is harder in the evenings or when you're tired. Morning are great, so try do whatever prep you can as early as possible, to prevent you from making poor choices later. Make things as easy as possible for tired you 💆🏻‍♀️ 

Eat whatever you want to. BUT... Count your calories and make sure you stay in a deficit. So in stead of eating a burger on a bun. Have everything BUT the bun. Patty, tomato, lettuce, onion even put some sauce on it. Just NOT the bun and chips. Or have two slices of pizza only and not half a pizza. You'll have to exercise a bit harder to keep the calorie deficit up. But it can be done. Remember though. You can NEVER out excersice a bad diet.🙈 

Pre make your meals for the week. So you have to eat your meals and not waste. Also get your hubby and kids to help you make dinner. It’s fun and they making their own food 

Hey mama! That really sucks. I would advise you also don’t deprive yourself. Doing a complete 360 can be so overwhelming and may get you feeling like you can’t do it. If you feel like rice, have it, but limit your portion. Increase your protein instead and your veggies. That’ll leave you feeling fuller for longer without feeling you’re depriving yourself. And then you can start with meal prep from there. Start with 2/3 meals a week and work your way up from there. You’ve got this. We all know you can do it. 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 

how do I measure a cooked meal. e.g. beans made with potato and onions, or mince with mixed veg? 

I meal prep, mostly chicken fillet that I cook in bulk for the week. In summer I made salad in bulk that lasted 3/4 days, now I am making bulk cooked peppers and onions which I use with the chicken to make wraps. I warm these in a sandwich press. I have that for lunch every day, and I make a smoothie with protein powder for breakfast. Snacks are biltong snapstix. Dinner I either have a smaller portion of what everyone else has and bulk it up with steamed vegetables. Ostrich patties, mince or steak are high protein, low flat so a perfect option. This takes the thinking out of it having 2 meals already sorted.  

@volschenkziska You can add a recipe to your cook book on this app/website. Then you can log portions eaten