Feeling Like we can Run Again

We are feeling like we can run again. We really need to start the exercising part of this diet, quite honestly. We have both lost over 20 pounds each and I personally am at 211 right now. Well, at least I was this morning. I am losing about 1/2 pound per day average. At this rate it will only take me 422 days to disappear. That's a little over a year.

We have been quite faithful in our diet. I say that because there is some wiggle room every once in a while. The key is that we want to be healthy and loose the weight we have accumulated over the years by not eating healthy. It just plain feels good to not have to carry around so much extra weight. The meals we are eating are not that burdensome as to throw us off the diet either.

We have looked at and are trying some alternatives for meals, such as breakfast. We bought some organic oats and grains and Ezekiel bread for changes in what we eat most of the time. Most of the time we eat eggs and veggies for breakfast but we can mix it up with some oatmeal, fruit and breads like pumpernickel and rye once in a while.

Lunch is mostly veggies and something like a piece of fish or a chicken stir fry or salad with oil and vinegar dressing. We use olive oil and a vinegar mixture with Italian spices and some garlic as a topping. A good variety of veggies keeps things interesting. Dinner is about the same but we have had hamburger meat and rice or keenwa (sp) or one of our favorite chopped salads Marlene makes with cabbage and lots of other finely chopped veggies.

And of course, you knew I had to throw in another statement about popcorn. It is, of course, my favorite food, next to watermelon. Watermelon is just starting to come into season so I will get some of that soon. Just a side note: Two years ago I lost twenty-five pounds on a watermelon diet. Ate regular sized meals and all the watermelon I wanted in between times when I got hungry. The only problem is that when the watermelon ran out I didn't stay on a regular diet of moderation and I gained it all back again.

Anyway, I was talking about something else. Oh, of course, it was popcorn. Did you know that there are some people who don't like popcorn. Can you imagine? Not eating popcorn at a movie, or before bedtime for a snack? Well, I had never heard of such nonsense and it still puzzles me how anyone could turn down a delicious bowl of popcorn. My recipe for popcorn is made in a Stir Crazy popcorn popper and I use a small portion of olive oil to pop it with. Sometimes I use Orville Reddenbockers popping oil when no one is looking. They don't notice and it really works better because it is specially blended to pop the corn at a higher temperature. Plus it's nostalgic and that has to count for something. I use a small portion of "Land-O-Lakes butter (1-2 teaspoons) and some olive oil to put on top of it. The kids love it and I am partial to it as well.

Well, my goal is 190 so I have about twenty pounds left to go. That should happen in about 40 to 50 days if I get busy and start to exercise. I'll keep you up to date as much as possible. Until then, eat healthy and pop some popcorn.