2012 brings the opportunity to start fresh and start new things. Every year I set a few goals, and last years goals I did not do a good job in accomplishing them. As I stated yesterday, I plan on setting smaller goals throughout the year that lead up to the big 2012 total goal. Today, I am going to talk about the dieting goals that I have.
During my last visit to the endo, I spoke with the nurse practitioner and the dietician about me losing weight. They mentioned that I should go on a 2 week vegan diet and that I would lose a healthy amount of weight during that 2 week time frame. I shot down the idea of a vegan diet right away. So, since I can’t just jump right not that, I’ve decided to cut MOST meats out of my diet. The only meat that I am going to eat is chicken. That means no more burgers, no more hot dogs, no more turkey, no more pork, sausage, bacon…. chicken only. I am also going to cut out cheese and high fat foods. No more mayo, no more cheese, no more ranch dressing, etc.
Within this 2 weeks, I am also cutting out fast food. Once I reach this 2 week goal, I will be going camping, so I know for a fact that I will be eating poorly, so that is going to be my reward for reaching a short term goal.
One goal that Amanda and I made together was to not eat out anymore, well at least not as much. So I will be cooking more often. I have a lot of recipes that I have tweaked that are healthy that I can’t wait to make. I am looking for a good recipe for tuna fish and chicken salad. I am cutting out mayo, and that was what I used to make it awesome. Mayo and relish and onions. Anybody know of a good alternative and a healthier solution?
Let me know.
Thanks.