10 Lifestyle Changes Our Family Made This Year to Lose Weight: Part 1
I’ve shared here and there over the summer that our family changed the way we were doing things when it came to food and it was making a difference.
A collective 63 pounds as of September 7th difference.
Some people have asked what have we done and/or changed about our eating habits. I needed something to blog about so I thought I’d give our answers here. Since hubby started first, today I’ll share his changes and Thursday I’ll share the rest.
What My Husband Is Doing…
He’s lost the most, 30 pounds. He’s 5 pounds away from his goal and when I looked at pictures of him from his daughter’s wedding I barely recognized him. I’m proud of him and here’s why…
- He quit late night eating. He’s a computer programmer known to work crazy hours. It was nothing for him to put in more hours after the kids and I went to bed and get the snacks out. Gone from his habits and our cupboards are chips, dip, and his most favorite of all, ice cream. He only drank soda when we were on vacation and of course then, it was still diet. We are big generic Crystal Lightish drinkers, peach tea most of all. We’re not big on milk but when our daughter was, we drank Smart Balance, a fat-free milk that had a thickening agent that made it taste like 2%. Since she’s not drinking a lot of milk these days and it was pricey, we get 2% and keep it in moderation.
- He makes himself take a break at work and move his body. He doesn’t mind exercise but he had trouble making the time. Now I see him staying accountable by walking during his lunch break. In the past he would eat while working and never stop for a break. I’m not recommending this without your doctor’s approval but he stopped eating lunch altogether. He brings a banana or something like it and then waits for dinner.
- He logs in regularly at MyFitnessPal.com. We make terrible accountable partners because we’re too polite with each other. MFP makes it easier to be accountable. We log in our food and exercise. The site does a great job breaking every food you can think of down into servings and calories. We even have the Droid app where we can scan barcodes and enter our info. I need to see what I’m doing in black and white and this does it. He started first and has kept at it. I’m glad he shared it with me.
Stay tuned for the things the kids and I are doing. I’ll share that post on Thursday.
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