Hello friends, hubby and I have been on the FT since Monday Oct 3rd we weighed ourselves yesterday and big drum roll..... hubby lost 8 lbs & I lost 1.4 :) :) :) I think I am even more excited than hubby about his weight loss he just looks so good. Making food ahead of time has been the key to our success. Before starting FT I thought it would be strange and a big departure from what we usually eat, but it's really not. We have eaten salads, stir fry's, chicken soup, coconut bread, nuts & seeds, chicken, breakfast turkey sausage, eggs, baby bell cheese, and a little steak.
Yesterday I woke up feeling like I wanted to make a treat everything on Lauren's healthy indulgence's blog looks so amazing and I often have the ingredients on hand that she uses the most. I made grain free chocolate zucchini bread, and it was yummers. Instead of flour I made an nut meal by grinding up some almonds and pecans, a little almond flour, and a little flax meal. I also used coconut oil and zucchini from last years garden. It was so delicious and other than grinding up some nuts it wasn't any more work to prepare than a regular zucchini bread. I am wondering if pumpkin bread would work well with almond or coconut flour and xylitol. As the weather changes I am craving pumpkin bread!!!
Since doing the bfc/ft I have lost 3 inches from my waist and 2 from my hips and around 10-15 lbs. I feel good about myself I hope to continue to lose fat and tone up my poochie and hips. I also hope to not gain it all back during the Fall/Winter/Holiday Season, I'm sure everyone can relate to that. I want to be able to navigate all the sweets and breads that are full of sugar and white carbs, that make us feel like we need to eat them because they only come out at the holidays.
HI Katie, you have done so good this past week, especially your hubby. Please find a way for the pumpkin bread that we can eat and not feel bad - like the coconut bread we all love. Pumpkin is very high in sugar.
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MEN! lol But congrats to you both. I make little Zucchini "cakes" that I posted about ages ago. Just shredded zucchini & egg basically. The trick squeezing all the water out of the zucchini. Dont stress about the holidays, just take it one step at a time. When they get here you can worry about them and you will be better prepared!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the weight loss. The zucchini bread sounds yummy. I would love pumpkin bread too so if you learn a good recipe let us know. I am off to try and make my first batch of coconut bread.
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!! Both of you!! That is AWESOME!! I have a pumpkin bread recipe to try out- but it will have to wait, as the base is peanut butter, and I'm not currently eating peanut butter. It is on my list to make for the holidays too!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I decided to go 'no poo' because of all the horrible chemicals in our hair care products. I wouldn't want to eat it, so I shouldn't put it on my skin. So far, so good! :)
Congrats to your husband losing 8lbs!!! Why do they lose so much faster than us?? Your 1.4 pounds is awesome too especially since you don't have too much to lose, so that's a big amount! I like pumpkin everything and I think I found a BFC friendly pumpkin pie recipe that I saved somewhere on my computer. I'll find it and post it in time for Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteYay for both of you!! That is awesome!! IT is rather unfair that men lose so much more & faster than us girls, dont you think? But way to go girl!!!!! You are doing awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your sunny disposition. It's contagious.
ReplyDeleteGreat that you and your hubby are so close. That is wonderful.
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