Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The World According To Sam Prindle: My, how breakfast has changed!
The World According To Sam Prindle: My, how breakfast has changed!: Breakfasts of the past would be filled with some sort of potato (hash browns, home fries, or fried potatoes), waffles, pancakes, or fre...
My, how breakfast has changed!
Breakfasts of the past would be filled with some sort of potato (hash browns, home fries, or fried potatoes), waffles, pancakes, or french toast covered (and I do mean COVERED) with high octane syrup. Also, Pop Tarts was a great default breakfast. Although, I do have to admit, I still love all the bad stuff!
Here was my menu a few minutes ago: 1/4 cup dry steel cut oats, 1 scoop protein powder (I mix the protein powder in the oatmeal), 2 slices Ezekiel bread (plain), and 2 pieces of bacon. One of my unlimited luxuries I allow myself is black coffee. I do try to combat my enjoyment with plenty of water. So far today, 3 small cups black coffee, 6 cups of water (8oz size). Here are the stats: calories 540, carbs 64 grams, total grams of fat - 13, dietary fiber - 10 grams, 3 grams of sugar, and a whopping 44 grams of protein!
Needless to say, I'm full and focused, and ready to face the next 2-4 comfortably. If I had opted for the Pop Tarts, I'd probably be eating again right now.
Keep up the good work, don't forget to keep your food journals, and I'll see you back here in a little over a week!
Here was my menu a few minutes ago: 1/4 cup dry steel cut oats, 1 scoop protein powder (I mix the protein powder in the oatmeal), 2 slices Ezekiel bread (plain), and 2 pieces of bacon. One of my unlimited luxuries I allow myself is black coffee. I do try to combat my enjoyment with plenty of water. So far today, 3 small cups black coffee, 6 cups of water (8oz size). Here are the stats: calories 540, carbs 64 grams, total grams of fat - 13, dietary fiber - 10 grams, 3 grams of sugar, and a whopping 44 grams of protein!
Needless to say, I'm full and focused, and ready to face the next 2-4 comfortably. If I had opted for the Pop Tarts, I'd probably be eating again right now.
Keep up the good work, don't forget to keep your food journals, and I'll see you back here in a little over a week!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The World According To Sam Prindle: Are you struggling to lose weight? (Part 2)
The World According To Sam Prindle: Are you struggling to lose weight? (Part 2): I'm sensing this will blossom into a 3-4 parter. I really want to keep this simple, not overload or scare you away. I truly feel ...
Are you struggling to lose weight? (Part 2)
I'm sensing this will blossom into a 3-4 parter. I really want to keep this simple, not overload or scare you away. I truly feel this could help...
One of the first things I did (that helped me immensely) was to keep a food journal. Think of this as a checkbook register when you write a check. I had to laugh as I wrote that sentence. I probably wrote 6 whole checks all last year!
So, step 1, keep a food journal or notebook. Write down the time you eat, and what you eat. Please don't leave any details out. Try your best to estimate the calories per meal. Also, make room for water on your daily list. Put a hash mark down every time you consume an 8oz glass. A phone app that makes this very easy is My Fitness Pal.
Step 2. Measure your waist and weigh yourself. I've heard from two very reliable sources that the proper way to take your waist measurement is over your belly button. I know, that sounds very high, but please trust me on this. Make sure it's snug, but not overly tight. Don't suck in your stomach (as tempting as that is!).
Step 3. Please only weigh and measure once a week for starters.
Let's meet back here in two weeks for part 3. All you'll need to do in the meantime is measure and weigh twice, and keep your daily food and water journal. We're not changing a thing at this point.
Please leave me a comment if you have any questions. Also, join our Facebook Code Name: TPR community if you haven't already. You can find that here.
I'm cheering you on! Feel free to touch base with me. I'd love to keep up with your progress.
Talk to you in 2 weeks!
One of the first things I did (that helped me immensely) was to keep a food journal. Think of this as a checkbook register when you write a check. I had to laugh as I wrote that sentence. I probably wrote 6 whole checks all last year!
So, step 1, keep a food journal or notebook. Write down the time you eat, and what you eat. Please don't leave any details out. Try your best to estimate the calories per meal. Also, make room for water on your daily list. Put a hash mark down every time you consume an 8oz glass. A phone app that makes this very easy is My Fitness Pal.
Step 2. Measure your waist and weigh yourself. I've heard from two very reliable sources that the proper way to take your waist measurement is over your belly button. I know, that sounds very high, but please trust me on this. Make sure it's snug, but not overly tight. Don't suck in your stomach (as tempting as that is!).
Step 3. Please only weigh and measure once a week for starters.
Let's meet back here in two weeks for part 3. All you'll need to do in the meantime is measure and weigh twice, and keep your daily food and water journal. We're not changing a thing at this point.
Please leave me a comment if you have any questions. Also, join our Facebook Code Name: TPR community if you haven't already. You can find that here.
I'm cheering you on! Feel free to touch base with me. I'd love to keep up with your progress.
Talk to you in 2 weeks!
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Are you struggling to lose weight? (Part 1)
We are bombarded with weight loss solutions on a daily basis. We want quick and easy...also, if you can make it painless, that would be a plus! But unfortunately, dropping pounds is hard, especially if you're struggling to lose many pounds.
A lot of readers know me personally. When I say I'm on some sort of nutritional program, they laugh. "Dude, you're skin and bone. You need to be chowin'!"
Don't get me wrong. I love to eat like anyone else...and I can eat a lot. My normal Denny's breakfast years ago was The Lumberjack. If you haven't had the pleasure (depending on which Denny's you go to), it is served on at least two plates, many times two standard and one smaller plate. Eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns or home fries, toast, and pancakes make up this Paul Bunyan (hold the ax) type meal.
I ate my last Lumberjack on Congress Street, in South Portland, Maine in November of 2012. Every meal I seemed to eat resembled The Lumberjack. Did I need all this food? No. Did I really want all this food? I thought so. Did I crave this? Oh, yes...regularly.
What I had done over the span of many years was form a really bad habit.
Many years ago, when finances were exceptionally lean, money nor food was plentiful. I was living in Nashville, Tennessee at the time, and Shoney's breakfast bar and I became close friends. My strategy: eat yourself silly because this would be your only chance at food today, kiddo. I would have cooked at home, but at this time, home was a weekly boarding house filled with unsavory types and no kitchen. It was hard enough grasping the fact of sleeping there, let alone spending any additional time there. (A vision I'll never forget...this boarding house had three floors and a lot of people. Only one bathroom per floor - a shared type deal. Also, when you walked in the front door, there were a cast of colorful characters, all smoking, using a hubcap as an ashtray. Some things you never forget.)
Well, you can only imagine, my habit stayed with me as finances got better. I always ate more than I needed because I seemed to get away with it...kind of. I was usually tired and stuffed all of the time...not ideal for an aspiring go-getter. I never really appreciated the "You are what you eat" saying until later in life. You know the feeling...when you eat crappy food, you feel pretty...crappy. When you eat good for you food...you feel kinda good. When you overeat good or bad food, you still feel kind of crappy.
The moral of this story: we are struggling to lose weight because we eat too much, period. Food is fuel. Find a system that works well and incorporate it into your busy lifestyle. Here's what I did:
After my last Lumberjack, I committed (and of all month's - November with Thanksgiving...yipes) to eating smaller portions of everything. This usually meant leaving the table when I wasn't full, but I knew I had plenty of fuel to keep me going.
For now, have a fantastic and productive day. Part 2 will be coming soon.
I invite to join our TPR community on Facebook and feel free to share your story, either on the wall or via private message. Don't struggle with anything...our group can help. Find us here
A lot of readers know me personally. When I say I'm on some sort of nutritional program, they laugh. "Dude, you're skin and bone. You need to be chowin'!"
Don't get me wrong. I love to eat like anyone else...and I can eat a lot. My normal Denny's breakfast years ago was The Lumberjack. If you haven't had the pleasure (depending on which Denny's you go to), it is served on at least two plates, many times two standard and one smaller plate. Eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns or home fries, toast, and pancakes make up this Paul Bunyan (hold the ax) type meal.
I ate my last Lumberjack on Congress Street, in South Portland, Maine in November of 2012. Every meal I seemed to eat resembled The Lumberjack. Did I need all this food? No. Did I really want all this food? I thought so. Did I crave this? Oh, yes...regularly.
What I had done over the span of many years was form a really bad habit.
Many years ago, when finances were exceptionally lean, money nor food was plentiful. I was living in Nashville, Tennessee at the time, and Shoney's breakfast bar and I became close friends. My strategy: eat yourself silly because this would be your only chance at food today, kiddo. I would have cooked at home, but at this time, home was a weekly boarding house filled with unsavory types and no kitchen. It was hard enough grasping the fact of sleeping there, let alone spending any additional time there. (A vision I'll never forget...this boarding house had three floors and a lot of people. Only one bathroom per floor - a shared type deal. Also, when you walked in the front door, there were a cast of colorful characters, all smoking, using a hubcap as an ashtray. Some things you never forget.)
Well, you can only imagine, my habit stayed with me as finances got better. I always ate more than I needed because I seemed to get away with it...kind of. I was usually tired and stuffed all of the time...not ideal for an aspiring go-getter. I never really appreciated the "You are what you eat" saying until later in life. You know the feeling...when you eat crappy food, you feel pretty...crappy. When you eat good for you food...you feel kinda good. When you overeat good or bad food, you still feel kind of crappy.
The moral of this story: we are struggling to lose weight because we eat too much, period. Food is fuel. Find a system that works well and incorporate it into your busy lifestyle. Here's what I did:
After my last Lumberjack, I committed (and of all month's - November with Thanksgiving...yipes) to eating smaller portions of everything. This usually meant leaving the table when I wasn't full, but I knew I had plenty of fuel to keep me going.
For now, have a fantastic and productive day. Part 2 will be coming soon.
I invite to join our TPR community on Facebook and feel free to share your story, either on the wall or via private message. Don't struggle with anything...our group can help. Find us here
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