Another shopping adventure.

So... I've gotten better at finding the low-fat food supplies I need. I even feel relatively comfortable in the fruit and veggie section (though I do not recognize nearly all the items there). Today I discovered that some things are still a mystery to me. I have a few recipes that call for barley so I put it on my list and headed to the store. I first looked near the oats - they are both grains, right? No luck. Then I went to the rice isle - another strike out. Finally, after checking all the foreign food areas, I was ready to checkout without my barley. Then it hit me - barley soup- maybe it was in the soup isle. Ta-da - on the bottom shelf under the cans of soup was a box of barley. What an adventure!

I did it!!!!!!!!

Today I reached my second weight goal. I have lost 14 pounds total putting me at my pre-baby weight! I am soooooo happy!!!

Having my step-mom visit for a week really helped. She showed me a lot about cooking and shopping. Plus, just having someone to model good eating habits got me back on track. I am thankful to her. We spent some time cooking things for me to put in the freezer for easy, healthy meals later.

I continued the cook and freeze project after she left. Yesterday I made a box mix of rice and beans adding some veggies and brown rice to it. I made enough to have lunch today and freeze 4 servings for later.

Today I'm making a low fat version of potatoes augratin, turkey, and steamed snap peas for dinner. I plan to add corn for the family, but hope they will eat the turkey and potatoes. Wish me luck. =)

Backsliding... =(

So, it's been 7 weeeks since I started this blog. I didn't realize it was that long. I've lost 10 pounds total. I'm actually pretty happy with that progress. It would have been closer to 14 pounds, but I stalled on 2 different weeks.

Now, it's confession time. I've been on summer vacation for 2 weeks, and it's a LOT harder to eat healthy when I'm home all day. (In fact I gained back a pound this week.) Those veggies just don't look as appealing in a kitchen full of other foods. This is a big roadblock for me. It's not like I'm downing cookies and icecream all day - it's just a snack here and an exception there. I guess it's time to monitor my food more closely. I think I need to keep a food journal for awhile.

Any other suggestions, my friends?