{"id":53541,"date":"2017-11-01T08:22:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T15:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=53541"},"modified":"2017-11-01T08:22:51","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T15:22:51","slug":"diet-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=53541","title":{"rendered":"Diet Update #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

The good news:<\/em> <\/strong>A lot of my clothes are pretty loose and baggy! That’s a good problem the have! The bad news: I am not ready to invest in new clothes until I’m a little closer to where I want to be. So in the meantime, I’m all frump I guess.<\/p>\n

I did break down over the weekend and buy two new pairs of jeans because the ones I have were literally falling off and a belt wasn’t helpful. I am now in a size 10 jeans. My postpartum jeans were 12’s, so it felt good to go down a size, even if i haven’t seen a big change on the scale lately.<\/p>\n

More good news:<\/strong><\/em> I wrote about crashing pretty hard on my run days. Well, last time I ran during my lunch break I felt much better. I had some carbs about an hour before I ran in addition to my low carb protein drink, so about 175 calories worth. I had more energy, I didn’t feel lethargic, wasn’t starving and shaky after my run, and just generally felt much better. So obviously this is something I need to do on days I run.<\/p>\n

Some Winning Foods:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

My favorite low carb breakfast:<\/p>\n

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A “mcmuffin” without the muffin. It’s good! It’s a low calorie and low carb option for breakfast<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I tried a new lunch<\/strong> for work and loved it! I don’t have pictures because it honestly doesn’t look that photogenic, but it was delicious. I cooked two boneless chicken breasts in the crockpot with green chile enchilada sauce for about 4 hours then shredded the chicken and let it soak up the sauce.<\/p>\n

I sauteed riced cauliflower with butter and seasonings. I was worried it wouldn’t reheat well, or be soggy, but it wasn’t! It was perfect. The next day at work I topped the cauliflower “rice” with the shredded chicken and a little cheese. It was delicious, low in carbs and very filling.<\/p>\n

Another delicious dinner<\/strong>: I picked up a rib eye steak at Trader Joe’s the other day and Michael made a chimichurri sauce<\/a>\u00a0to go on top. I made a chopped salad from Trader Joe’s (it was a salad mix with kale, shredded Brussels sprouts, lettuce and cabbage) and added cauliflower and carrots.<\/p>\n

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The sauce was super good. I also had a slice of smoked Gouda with dinner (because I’m obsessed). The sauce was fantastic on the steak!<\/p>\n

Challenges Lately:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Halloween Candy.<\/p>\n

UGH. I was doing pretty good lately with limiting the sweets and then Halloween came and I kind of binged. I had two pieces of Halloween candy at Michael’s work Halloween Party and then a maybe three or four more later that night. I’m bummed. I haven’t had that much candy in a long time–probably last Halloween!<\/p>\n

But to end on a happier note, here are a few kiddo pictures!<\/p>\n

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I got off work a little early and Michael dropped Logan off at my work so everyone could see him in his costume. Then we all went to Michael’s office for a Halloween party. There were a bunch of kids in costume. It was super sweet.<\/p>\n

There was pizza and a veggie tray and fruit tray, plus tons of candy and juice boxes. (I did not eat pizza!)<\/p>\n

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Logan had a fantastic time! There were tons of kids, a craft table, a photo booth, and games. After the party we came home for dinner and bath and then went trick or treating.<\/p>\n

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Logan LOVED it! He was having so much fun walking up and down the street in the dark. LOL We went to half a dozen houses, the people we know on our street and would enjoy seeing Logan in his costume, and then headed home.<\/p>\n

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He had two small pieces of candy–the first time having candy in his life! HE LOVED IT. Haha. But, unlike his mama, he was able to self-regulate and shook his head when I offered him more. He had enough and said no. I need to take a hint from my kid. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

He went to bed and completely zonked out. He’d had so much fun and slept like a rock all night long. It was a pretty fantastic holiday. Can’t wait for next year!<\/p>\n

Back to the diet<\/em> — I will be weighing in next week, and crossing my fingers that the candy didn’t do too much damage…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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