Whole Foodie & Weight Watchers

I did Weight Watchers about 8 years ago. It worked. I lost around 20 pounds and was never hungry and never felt deprived. It was a great lifestyle change for me. 

Then, about 4 years ago I was introduced to the Weston A. Price Foundation and its traditional way of eating. Drinking full fat raw milk and all the forested bacon I could want=one happy woman. :)

I started to make small changes in my diet to move toward a healthy traditional lifestyle. This traditional diet gave my body the nutrients it needed to grow healthy strong babies. My diet isn't perfect, but I drink fresh cows milk and eat local fresh eggs daily. I also use Kerrygold butter, organic virgin coconut oil, and extra virgin olive oil almost every day. And take my fermented cod liver oil pretty regularly. Because of all the whole fat foods I consume daily, I assumed that WW would never work for me again. But...I'm exclusively nursing my 4 month old so I get 14 extra Points Plus per day for a grand total of 40 Points Plus daily. That's plenty of Points to allow me to stick with my traditional diet. 

I'm only on day 4, but it's going well so far and most days I find myself having to eat a little extra in the evening to get a my Points in. 

Advantages to Weight Watchers

• encourages daily movement and gives daily Activity Points goals 

• encourages a healthy 1 pound per week weight loss

• almost all fruits and vegetables are "free" now

• starts off with a 5 pound weight loss goal. Then moves to 10% goal and so on. 

• offers Weight Watchers Online (which is what I'm doing) or Weight Watchers Meetings for support

Losing My Baby Weight

Rhodes is 4 months old. I gained 35 pounds during this last pregnancy. I've currently lost 25 of those. Which is great but I was overweight before this pregnancy. I started Weight Watchers Online today, and my goal is to lose 45 pounds. That'll put me where I was after doing P90X a few years ago.

I've been walking/jogging 4 or 5 days/week. It feels good to be active! I want to continue to move more! Ben and I have also been doing some circuit training and watching The Biggest Loser for motivation.

It's getting late. I'll post more details about my goals and thoughts later.

Healthy Toddler

I've put myself on very light duty due to a possible Kidney stone that's causing contractions at 26 weeks. I can't really stand up for very long without having contractions, so I've bought some "cheat foods". As I was grocery shopping, I came across SpaghettiO's and thought Trinity (22 months) would find it amusing that her food was in the shape of letters. Not so much. She turned her nose up to it and said, "I don wike it. Beans, ice." My baby loves REAL food, I know that I've done something right! :) Proud momma!

Freezer Meals

Honeycutt Baby #2 is due in May 2013!

Now that I'll have a toddler to care for while I'm recuperating, I need to have a freezer full of meals by the time baby #2 gets here.  

Make ahead food for Ben

Chili (homemade)

Shredded chicken in sandwich baggies (kroger)

Chicken Enchiladas (homemade)

Tortillas (homemade)

Hot Sandwiches (roast beef, Italian chicken, mexican chicken)

Make ahead food for Me and Trinity

Baked Spaghetti (homemade)

Chicken Salad? Can i freeze this?

Breakfast Casserole (homemade)

Quiche (homemade)

Breakfast Burritos (homemade)

Breakfast Sandwiches (homemade)

Frozen Ingredients

Green Beans (costco)

Broccoli (costco)

Salmon (costco)

Sandwich Bread (homemade sourdough)

Chicken Broth (homemade with Organic chickens)

Bagels (aldi)

Mozzarella Cheese (costco)

Frozen Ingredients for Ben

Chicken Fingers (aldi)

Fish Filets (aldi)

Tilapia (aldi)

Corn Dogs (costco)

Hotdogs (aldi)

Hotdog Buns (aldi)

French Fries (walmart)

Hash browns (walmart)

Refrigerator Ingredients

10# of carrots (costco)

4 dozen eggs (kroger or farm)

chicken salad (homemade)

Apples 

Grapes

Kefir (homemade)

Butter (kerrygold-walmart)

Lemons

Cream Cheese

Dry Foods

2# Pinto Beans (Earth Fare)

2# Northern Beans (Earth Fare)

1# Green Peas (Earth Fare)

Brown Rice (costco)

Quinoa (costco)

Cheerios (kroger)

3# Oats (Earth Fare)

Freezer Recipes

Honey Rosemary Chicken

IN THE BAG- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite sized pieces, 1/3 c balsamic vinegar, 1/3 c honey, 1/3 c olive oil, 3 T chopped fresh rosemary, 1 t salt. Let marinate for several hours in the refrigerator before freezing.

TO COOK- Let defrost completely in the fridge. Add 1 cup of water and the contents of the bag to the crockpot. Then cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours. Ten minutes before serving, add cornstarch to thicken the sauce.

TO SERVE- Serve over couscous (or rice). Be generous with the sauce as you ladle- it’s fabulous.

Coconut Curry Chicken (modified from this Chicken Curry recipe at Martha Stewart)

IN THE BAG- 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, 2 lbs. of chopped butternut squash, 2 medium onions,chopped, 8 minced garlic cloves, 1 oz fresh ginger, 2 T curry powder,1 t ground coriander, 1 t ground cumin, coarse salt

TO COOK- Add the contents of the bag and a can of coconut milk to a slow cooker and cook on low all day. 25 minutes before serving, add another can of coconut milk and a bag of frozen peas.

TO SERVE- Garnish with chopped cashews and cilantro (except if you’re us and you hate cilantro- then just garnish with cashews).

Lime Salsa Chicken (modified from the Cilantro Chicken recipe at Pip & Ebby)

IN THE BAG- Juice from one lime, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (optional), a 1.25-oz. package taco seasoning, 2 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped (optional), 3 lbs. boneless chicken breasts or thighs, 1 chopped red pepper, and 1/2 onion, chopped

TO COOK- In a slow cooker, mix together the contents of the bag and one 24-ounce jar of salsa (I used mango salsa, but use whatever kind of salsa you like). Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.

TO SERVE- Serve in corn tortillas with rice.

Advocare 24 Day Challenge - Day7

PreBreakfast- Spark, (3) Catalyst,
ProBiotic Restore™ ULTRA packet

Breakfast: (2) OmegaPlex, apple, egg, 2 slices turkey bacon

Lunch: hamburger patty,
marinara sauce, steamed vegetables

Afternoon Snack: carrots, celery, hummus

Dinner: salad, chicken, cherry tomatoes,
1/2 bell pepper, fat free sour cream, salsa

Evening Snack: 2 kiwi

Before Bed- (3) Catalyst, Herbal Cleanse Packet

Advocare 24 Day Challenge - Day 5

PreBreakfast- Spark & (3) Catalyst,

ProBiotic Restore™ ULTRA packet

Breakfast- (3) OmegaPlex, 1/2 grapefruit, 1 egg, turkey bacon

Mid-Morning Snack- didn't have one because we slept in :)

Lunch- black bean burger, carrots, & broccoli

Afternoon Snack- carrots, celery, 

hummus, & 1/2 hamburger patty

Dinner- (2) OmegaPlex, spring mix salad,
shredded mexican style chicken, black beans,
fat free sour cream, & cherry tomatoes

Evening Snack- (3) Catalyst

Before Bed- herbal cleanse

How I'm feeling...

Thoughts about Today:
*I've had plenty of energy all day, and I'm loving that I no longer feel bloated. I can see that my face is a little thinner & I wore another shirt that I haven't worn since per-pregnancy.
*For dinner, we had a church event where I was expecting to eat a nice, balanced meal, but there were only hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, and brownies. I was hungry and it was dinner time, so I had half of a hamburger patty and planned on having my real dinner when I got home.  This was a HUGE accomplishment for me, because a week ago, I would have just eaten what was there.  I'm determined to succeed, and I recognized, in the moment, that eating a hamburger & chips would have been a set-back.



**I'll update with the rest of my pictures tomorrow. I dropped my phone in the tub last night, so it's drying out right now.