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Permalink Reply by Alicia W on July 8, 2012 at 2:01pm

Awesome! I'm putting all of these awesome posts of yours into word files and printing them off as soon as I get to work. This is so exciting!

My Fiance and I are re-moving in together in about a month (He had to move for work, and now I'm moving too) and we have committed to each other to (re)start a regular exercise regimen and to be more consistent with our diets. These are exactly the tools I need! 

Thank you!

Do you have any tips for dealing with a picky eater for a spouse?

I'm talking,pepperoni pizza, burgers or tacos every night picky- WITHOUT vegetables! I've gained some headway in sneaking spinach into his meals. He's looking at starting a brown rice and chicken breast diet, but that doesn't really help with the fruits and veggies thing. 

(I know it's extreme, but this is his biggest downfall, and as far as downfalls go, it's workable) 

Permalink Reply by Penny Dreadful on July 11, 2012 at 5:18pm

Hey Alicia, have you tried logging your food and excercise?  I am on "My Fitness Pal" which is a website as well as a phone ap.  I've had some decent success with that as long as I actually do it.  You can have friends on there etc so it's kind of motivational. 

Permalink Reply by Alicia W on July 12, 2012 at 2:26pm

That's a great idea! I've started doing food logs the old fashioned way, but this would work really well! I'll definitely give it a try! Thank you!

Permalink Reply by Penny Dreadful on July 12, 2012 at 2:32pm

You just motivated me to get on there and start tracking again, I have been lazy.  If you decide to join MFP please add me as a friend.  Just send me an inbox and I'll give you my profile name on there.  The more motivation the better!

Permalink Reply by Amber on July 15, 2012 at 7:43pm

Luckily when I decided to make a change in my diet my hubs went along with it.  He's not a picky eater thankfully.  Yes he loves junk food - he's a pastry whore I tell you - but he tends to eat those things at work since I don't keep them in the house often.  He's lost weight himself (not that he needed to) and he actually has become so acclimated to eating healthy, fresh, as organic as possible food that when we go to my parent's house he has a hard time eating there lol - my parents aren't on the healthy, fresh, organic train yet - I'm working on them but my mother still buys Kraft singles.  :-) 

Permalink Reply by Amber on July 15, 2012 at 7:48pm

Congrats on your weight loss!!  I started losing weight in January 2010.  It took me about 18 months to lose 80 lbs.  I did it at first by joining sparkpeople.com and keeping a food log and counting calories.  I slowly added in exercise - which amounted to Pilates or walking (when the snow melted) a few times a week.   At first I ate things like Smart Ones, Lean Cuisines, etc. but then I started educating myself about how much preservatives and sodium are in those things that I made the shift to eating a cleaner, fresher, more organic diet - and I watched a few documentaries that scared the bejeezus out of me.  I've been maintaining my weight loss for about a year now.  I'd like to lose about 10 more pounds, tone up and still maintain my curves.  Here is my before and after pic (excuse the ugly Christmas sweater - I was at a party haha):

Permalink Reply by Alicia W on July 23, 2012 at 5:53pm

WOW! Awesome! go you! I think the christmas sweater really makes it, personally. I have an amazing sparkly sweater of my own.

The "cleaner eating" is really what sparked the weight loss. I noticed when i wasn't eating "healthy choice" frozen lunches, and replacing them with things like nuts and fruits and vegetables, I didn't want to eat as much. 

These last few weeks I haven't been online as much because I've been on an adventure out in the woods, and then playing catch up at work. I'm lucky enough to have a really physical job, but in some ways it has draw backs. I'm genuinely tired when I get home from work, so how does one power through the tired and keep moving?I haven't quite gotten there yet. I'm got on my days off- today I walked 3.5 miles, it was beautiful, all be it very hot.