Hello There!
Welcome back, for my returning readers, and welcome, to my
new readers!
For the past few months I’ve been chronicling my struggle to
implement and maintain a healthy lifestyle. I’ve changed my diet, my exercise
regimen, and my attitude towards healthy living.
I’ve had triumphs and failures, but I’ve continued on in my
journey because I want to be a healthier, more energetic version of my current self.
I’m making this change for myself, as well as for my son, Eli. I want him to
grow up with a positive relationship with food and exercise, and I feel that he
can’t do that unless he sees an example in action. Me.
Last month, I wrote about what I've learned since beginning
my journey.
This month, I’ve added a lot of content, including: my favorite meals in January, a few recipes
that I’ve tried, and my weekly shopping lists.
My Macros
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Meals Per Day: 3
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Daily Calories: 2282
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Calories Per Meal: ≈ 760
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Macro Breakdown: Carbs 40% - 228g | Protein 30%
- 171g | Fat 30% - 76g
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Macros Per Meal: Carbs – 76g | Protein – 57g |
Fat – 25g
This breakdown is perfect for me.
I’ve been able to maintain my current weight and haven’t felt hungry at all. In
a few weeks, I will be adding an extra 400 calories to this current breakdown,
so I will update it again at that time.
Recipes I’ve Tried
I love this recipe. It is cheesy deliciousness and heaven in a pan. My picky toddler ate a two shells by himself! Karūna is an
amazing cook. I wish she lived closer to me because I don’t think I did her recipe justice and would love to have her make a dish for me.
Before I posted this recipe to my blog, I messaged her and asked her for permission. I also wanted to know if adding spinach to the shell mixture would ruin it and I'm proud to say it can be done! I actually didn’t
record the macros for this recipe, but I do believe that this is a great winter
dish and it can be modded to fit vegetarian needs as well.
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| Photo Credit: Baking With Books |
Favorite Meals of
January
January was a very rough month for me. I spent a lot of time
in the house because of how poor the weather was outside. I did manage to cook
quite a bit though, so I have a recipe to share of my own and two favorite
dishes in my house.
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Fruit Smoothie
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1 cup of Mango
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1 cup of Dark Sweet Pitted Cherries
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cup of Low-Fat Strawberry Yogurt
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2 oz. of 100% Pineapple Juice
I loved drinking this smoothie for
breakfast in the morning! It tastes delicious, is full of fruit, and is very
filling. I drank this up to twice a day when I wasn’t particularly interested
in what was being served for dinner.
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Chicken & Veggie Stew + Cornbread on the
side
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Cream of Broccoli, Celery, Chicken, and Mushroom
Soups
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Cubed Chicken
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Seasonings
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Veggies
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Cornbread Mix
This is a favorite in my house because
we use an 8qt. stock pot when we make this and it lasts for about a week! I
cannot think of a better dish to eat when you’ve just come in from the cold! I
try to aim for the lowest sodium creamed soups in the market and we use the
water we boiled the chicken in as a broth for the stew. It is delicious!
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Grilled Chicken, Rice, and Dark Red Kidney Beans
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Grilled Chicken
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Log-Grain Brown Rice
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Dark Red Kidney Beans
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Seasonings
The best thing about this meal is
that it is very filling. I could eat a serving size of each food and probably
be full for four or five hours afterwards. This meal is quick to whip up,
taking only an hour to cook, including the rice! This is a meal that my son’s
father makes often at his house and I am always elated when I don’t have to
fight with Eli to eat it!
My Weekly Shopping
Lists
One of my goals for the New Year was to create a weekly
shopping list and plan my meals. I was able to plan and stick to my list two
out of the four weeks of January. In the third week I wasn’t home to grocery
shop, so I ate whatever was available to me. In week four, Eli had an allergic
reaction to some foods and I quickly had to go out and purchase many foods I had
not intended on buying. (There will be more on that in a new post this week.)
Here are my grocery lists for January:
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Thank you for taking the time to read this post!
I’ll be back at the end of February.
Until Next Time Friends,
♥ Domonique ♥
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