To Truly Succeed

I have to plan ahead on the food. Not really make a meal plan for the month or even the week sometimes even a day.

I mean have healthy choices in the fridge.- Have veggies chopped if we want a snack, fruits, protein bars, protein thawed and cooked, eggs boiled, water bottles chilled.

It's easier for me to make sure Patience eat's healthy because I love her and I do not want her to have diabetes. But for myself If I do not plan ahead - I put myself on the back burner.

Anything you want in life you have to try your best.
Am I good at what I do? Not always but when I put forth more effort I have better results.

Treating my health like it is something of value is important. It is so easy for me to grab extra food if I am busy. Having a plan and treating our health as though it was a business matter- helps our family. I'm a food addict I admit, I eat when im sad, I eat when im bored. I eat to much. What we eat is serious if that wasn't so I wouldn't be writing this blog. Tomorrow it starts all over again- the grocery shopping, the planning, the preparing. But im grateful we have healthy choices and options. If I can prepare things in advance it saves time in the long run. Repeating again IT SAVES TIME. Time also that I may have alittle longer with my family here on earth because I chose to take care of myself. 

Still learning.

Patience truly knows the trick to being healthy.  Patience would you like a sandwich for lunch or salad? Well Momma I think I would like both. Half a sandwich and a salad. (That was her bread for the day) So that's fine. You never go wrong with veggies.

Sample photo of Patience's Dinner

 

 

 

Turkey Burger with salad. Grilled Pineapple and natural cheddar.  No bread was needed. She chopped the salad herself.

Just another photo of sample breakfast for Miss Patience

That's Turkey Bacon in the photo.

Not Pizza or Lasagna instead Cabbage...Still Patience approved

Doesn't sound very fun does it? For Patience's bread for the day- I made unstuffed cabbage roll soup.

The whole recipe had 1 cup of brown rice. And it was enough to feed 4 people.

I cooked the brown rice, browned the turkey meat along with a chopped onion.

After I cooked those two I added a egg to them. (draining the meat of course)


I chopped up a half of cabbage and sprayed a casserole dish. and just layered cabbage, (uncooked) rice/meat mixture , cabbage.


Then I put a can of tomato on top with half a can of water and 1/4 can of tomato sauce. Mix the whole dish.

Seasoned to taste. Salt/pepper. Baked for 1 hour with lid on and 30 minutes with lid off.


The main reason I serve something like this is Patience nor I need all that pasta/rice. The cabbage

was a fill in. You may think I will never get my kids to eat cabbage- Maybe they won't but there

are many veggies you can use a replacement instead of lot's of pasta. Just season it like your

children's favorite thing to eat.

The photo looks sloppy. But its a nice soup. And not to much to feel guilty about.

Calorie Counting and kids....

 

 

 

Hey that looks like a whole lot of food... Well yea It is a good amount but let me say this it's fine.

The meal is primarily protein and veggies. The meat loaf looks big but it is really thin. The ketchup has no high fructose syrup. And the dressing is home made. That's compare this meal to a Mcdonalds happy meal or a school lunch. - Patience would be starving afterwards if we gave her that!! We just look at the food and think- Is this mostly veggies and good for her. No counting calories. Kids run, play and things do not have to be that hard. I always say '' Patience if I gave you to much, sweetie you don't have to eat it.- Most of the time Happily enough she eats the veggies first.  No bread or dinner roll was included nor potato's. The meat loaf  is Turkey.

How does a parent handle Halloween?

In the beginning of our healthy journey we went trick or treating...However did we just did not  say here is your candy you earned eat all you want...NO Way.

Patience was only 5 years old. I was terrified of her getting diabetes. What we did was say get out five of your favorite pieces of candy. Keep them. And trade the rest  in for a toy.

She was on board. Every since then it's all about the excitement of dressing up not the candy.

Last year we made a Halloween gingerbread house and rented movies. She doesn't feel left out.

She sees recipes for  healthy treat's and says hey momma let's try this it's much more healthy!!

Patience Today

 5 years later Patience has kept her weight off.  Her Halloween outfit is size 12/14. I'm so proud of this little girl. She tries so hard.

 

 

Patience's Sample Breakfast

Flourless Pancakes, Turkey Bacon, and fruit

 

 

Instead of syrup I use something called all natural spreadable fruit. I heat up some and it's just like syrup. We might share a few of the grapes....LOL If she doesn't eat them  all it's fine. I just want to make sure she feels satisfied and ready to start her day. We usually go for a morning walk to the pond after breakfast in the neighborhood. 

Patience Approved Meal Homemade Turkey Meatballs with Raw Carrots

Homemade Turkey meatballs with raw carrots

Just turkey, bell pepper, and grated parmesan cheese to hold the meatball together . I made the dressing and the ketchup is all natural. Every Meal doesn't have to be fancy but it can be well liked.

 

 

Easy Healthy Simple Pancakes

Eating eggs everyday for Patience can get boring.

So I make her Flourless Pancakes.

2 ingredients
2 eggs, One Banana

Whip up the eggs and banana in the food processor or blender.

Heat the skillet or griddle spray with non stick spray and cook.


No guilt just goodness - Patience approved !!


I usually give her spreadable fruit for the syrup. Or you could even use peanut butter.
These pancakes cook very fast. So don't walk away like I did with my first one.

Patience's Breakfast

Jerry fixed her breakfast this morning It's only 2 eggs!! Strawberries and turkey sausage link. And Avocado. Sometimes we use whole egg sometimes egg whites.

Breakfast, Yummy and good for you. Oatmeal with Banana

I believe when  I am not eating as healthy as I should I take food for granted. Never in my life has oatmeal ever tasted so good. Just as my son Kaplin says Eat to live, not live to eat.

1 Cup of gluten free oatmeal with a banana No need to add sugar the banana is the perfect sweetness. And of course this is when I start drinking water. I need 8 water bottles daily.

Week 2 For Quickstart Program ( remember this particular plan only needs to be used for 3 weeks) no longer its for rapid weight loss

Breakfast
1 Cup of oatmeal (we use gluten free)
1 orange or banana

Morning snack
Apple

Lunch
4 oz of chicken breast or 4 oz of fish
1/2 cup of steamed tomato and 1 cup of summer squash

2 cups of raw celery
1 Tablespoon of all natural peanut butter

Dinner
 4 oz of fish only
1 cup of asparagus
1 cup of steamed tomato
3 cups of salad


Drinking water is very important!! We drink 8 daily and Patience drinks 3

Just My Thoughts

Last night while watching T.V. a advertisement comes on about Cola. And how Mom's can make effortless meals. I'm all for cooking simple. But you can still have healthy and be simple. Cookpots make many meals.

On the advertisement a family was sitting at the table eating pizza and drinking soda.:(

All I could think was they are eating unhealthy chemicals.

I do not claim to know everything about food but I'm glad we are growing as a family to be more healthy.

I'm starting the quick plan from Dr. Gogila Today For myself

This plan is only to be used for three weeks. If you follow the plan for three weeks and drink all the water required you lose 22 pounds. Dr. Gogila gave us our own personal plan But I will be going by the book. This shouldn't be used for children. They need a variety. Yes it is eating the same thing everyday for a week but I am willing to commit to this to lose that much. This plan can be found in his book called Turn up the Heat

Drink 8 water bottles daily

Breakfast
1 cup or oatmeal
1 orange or banana

Snack
1 Apple


Lunch
1/2cup of brown rice
4 oz of fish or chicken
2 cups of steamed spinach

Snack
Orange

Dinner
4 oz of fish only
1 cup of zucchini, 1 cup of asparagus, 1 cup of salad

Snack
Mixed berries

This is week one I will post the plan for next week ...I cannot wait to lose 20 pounds. Dr. Gogila has never failed us.