In response to my last post, Fig commented that “sometimes it seems like making healthy food will take too much of my time, but that doesn’t have to be true–you can make healthy snacks easily accessible”. Her comment got me to thinking about my snacking habits, specifically the snacks that I consume during my work day.
When I began my career, I was not adopting a healthy living lifestyle, and as a result I would frequently visit the vending machines just down the hall from my offices. I did it so often, that my co-workers could almost pinpoint the exact time I would go and what snack I would come back with. (For those who want to know, it was at 3:15 p.m. every day and I either had a bag of potato chips or a Snickers bar). It seems that I am not the only woman who falls victim to the vending machine habit. This 2007 study found that 80% percent of woman snack at work. Of those 80%, nearly half admitted to snacking on chips, chocolate, candy bars and cookies. (more…)
I’ve done really well getting my workouts in…which isn’t a problem for me. I love my workouts….for me it’s the food part of it. I’m not doing too bad. But I thought I’d share the opposite coin of my life. My hubby!
Tim is THIN!!!! He is the total opposite of me. We are always looking for ways to put some weight on him.
The other day, we stopped at Panera for Breakfast…my (almost) healthy egg sandwich, and his pecan roll, which I swear I gained a few pounds just smelling as he ate it.
After being on the, watch what you eat…count your calories….it’s so hard to be looking on he greener side of the fence of, “what can I buy that will help my husband?” (more…)
I’m so excited to welcome my new fellow bloggers to keep FitFig.com active. I’m even inspired to write new posts again.
I have written before about this great book I have called 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life by David Grotto. I first heard about it from MizFit’s blog. Ever since my husband read it around the holidays we’ve been eating very clean and trying to get in more and more of the 101 foods. Mr. Fig has made a sort of competition of it (competing mainly with himself as he always far outdoes me) by seeing how many of the 101 foods he can eat each day. He’s an accountant, so he’s made a spreadsheet (and a graph, seriously) listing all 101 foods. Then he’s got the dates there so he can mark each food he eats in a day and tally up the list. He always eats more of the foods than I do because he doesn’t worry too much about calorie intake. He also wants to lose weight but he has less to lose and like most men he has an easier time losing it than I do.
When we started with the book there were tons of foods in there we don’t normally eat. We’ve introduced a lot of them into our diet since and we’re gradually adding more in. We also do what we can to pack a lot in. For instance, a common breakfast for us now is steel cut oats. Then we will add in things like flaxseed, bananas, blueberries, walnuts, and agave nectar–whatever fun combo we want. We also do a lot of smoothies similar to Kimberly’s recipe. Both are a great way to get more healthy stuff into our picky kids as well. (more…)
“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!” That’s the message shared by doctors, dieticians, and mothers everywhere. But when I am trying to feed the baby, packed my briefcase, tidy up the house and make it to work on time – breakfast often falls by the wayside.
And for me, if my breakfast is either missed entirely or a poor choice (think sugary doughnut), it becomes a lot harder to resist those 3 p.m. vending machine cravings. In order to combat this problem, I have armed myself with a few quick and easy breakfast ideas – that take only minutes to prepare, taste great, and are nutritionally sound.
As the weather warms up, my go to quick breakfast is a smoothie. Here is the smoothie that I can been drinking lately:
1 medium banana*
1 6 ounce serving of Greek yogurt**
2 handfuls of baby spinach ***
1 cup frozen fruit
A splash of milk
Ice
Everything into a blender, blender until desired consistency and enjoy! Do you enjoy smoothies? If so, what are your favorite combinations?
*If you have overripe bananas, pop them into your freezer and use them in this recipe. They had a great taste and extra creaminess.
**I prefer using Greek yogurt due to the high protein content, but you can use any yogurt of your choosing.
***Spinach in a smoothie may sound weird, but you can not even taste it. It is a way to sneak in an serving of veggies.
Fig’s Note: This post is from one of the new contributors to Fit Fig. I appreciate Celeste joining me to write content! I promise not to interrupt her every post – just wanted to introduce her this once.
Well, let me start by introducing myself. I’m Celeste, I am married to Tim. We live in Annapolis, Maryland. I work in the marine industry. I have 4 “kids” that I adore. They are of the 4 legged variety. We have 2 horses (Frank and Tonka) and 2 Dogs (Muttsey and Sara). (I’ll introduce them more next time.)
I saw Fig’s cry for help and I’d been thinking about doing this on my own….and how ironic that Fig would post a help sign.
I’ve been struggling with my weight all my life. I’ve been exercising since 1997, lost 107 pounds….and when I got divorced, I put on 20 pounds….then I found my hubby…and he can eat everything and not gain a pound, I gain 30….oye. So, right now, I’m trying to lose 50. I’ve been struggling with this for a couple years. I did really well for a while and then the economy tanked and well…a lot of things happened to our little family. But, I’m getting my rear in gear. (more…)
My husband and I have been on a great clean eating kick since Christmas. Even though I am the one usually interested in fitness, it was my husband who instigated turning over our new leaf. He started reading a book I’ve had for awhile but haven’t read (I have a bad habit of buying new books and stacking them in a corner while I read something else). The book was 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life by David Grotto. I first heard about Grotto and his book over on MizFit’s blog where he has done hilarious guest video posts, such as this one. Anyway, Brian was inspired by the book and shortly after Christmas he even went to the grocery store (we’re usually very 50′s traditional-type couple around here and I do all the shopping and cooking). Then he brought home all sorts of lovely clean foods and cooked for us every day until he went back to work (and has still cooked some on the weekends and made us steel cut oats many mornings). (more…)
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In response to my last post, Fig commented that “sometimes it seems like making healthy food will take too much of my time, but that doesn’t have to be true–you can make healthy snacks easily accessible”. Her comment got me to thinking about my snacking habits, specifically the snacks that I consume during my work day.
