Secrets of Success

Add Cauliflower to your fruit smoothie

I have to eat special vegetables for my blood and I really get tired of them. So, I dropped a couple of flowers of Cauliflowers in my fruit smoothies. You cannot even taste it. So I get more veggies with my fruit.

Packing fruit and Veggies to go

Every week on my days off I get fresh fruit and veggies, wash them, cut them up and put them in baggies in the fridge. That way I can just grab them and go.

Increase your Veggies

Too busy to cook a real meal but want to get your veggies in? Take your meal-in-a-box (let's say it's a box of tuna helper) and add a bag of frozen veggies to it, making it more nutritious (and it feels like you can eat more).

keep food fun!

dont bum yourself out having lame lunches to save calories and money. make it a point to add new fruits to try, re-create a favorite take-out sandwich/soup, include a treat, vary your combos - anything so that you dont feel deprived!

Making lunch work

I keep a loaf of sprouted grain bread, and some lunch meat & condiments in the refrigerator at work, this lets me make my lunch at work which is a lot better than "forgetting" or not taking the time to make lunch at home in the morning. And it saves a LOT of money!

Organic Eating and Products

I have been eating organic for almost 2 months and was able to break through my plateau of 176 pounds. I am losing about 2 pounds a week and now weighing in at 154 lbs with 14lbs to lose.

Research restaurants before you go out to eat

Most restaurants have all their nutritional info posted on their web sites. before you go out to eat check the nutritional info first so you already know what you're going to order. Once you're there resist temptation by having the waiter remove the dessert menu from the table.

EAT BREAKFAST!!!!

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO important not to let your body go into starvation mode!

Eat Lean Protein at every meal!

Lean protein helps your body build/repair strong muscles and keeps you from snacking between your 5-6 small meals per day!

salt the leftovers

When I am out to eat and there is food left on my plate that I don't want to take home with me I pour salt alllll over it. It's too easy to move aside a napkin to keep nibbling, but I'm not going to eat it if there's too much salt!