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5 Simple Daily Changes for Healthy Weight Management

April 25, 2011 By Erika Zane

25 Apr

  1. If you drink tea or coffee every morning, start by cutting back from half-half or whole milk to lowfat milk or almond milk.  You will be AMAZED at how quickly you’ll see a difference with just this tiny change.  AND, as crazy as it may sound, I also recommend switching from artificial sweeteners like splenda to sugar in the raw, because I find I crave more sweets all day if I use an artificial sweetener than I do if I use real sugar. (I used to be a splenda addict but I avoided it when I was pregnant and now I notice that Splenda leaves a sweet taste in my mouth all day that I can’t get rid of and I don’t get that with sugar).
  2. Find a high fiber and protein, low sugar and calorie breakfast that you can enjoy and try to stick to it.  I only eat Kashi Go Lean Crunch or oatmeal every morning.  It gives me a lot of energy, keeps me from getting hungry too early, and is one less meal I have to worry about.
  3. If you have an infant who isn’t able to eat what you eat yet, keep things like fresh veggies, hummus, and pita’s around for a quick and healthy sandwich.  If you have a toddler, just make one lunch for the two of you to share and only make a small amount more than you would normally make for yourself.
  4. Drink as much water as you can.  The exact amount you need varies depending on altitude but generally you should be drinking about 64 oz a day (which I really need to work on).
  5. Try to spend at least 30 minutes out for a walk, playing with your toddler (ie chasing them, not playing peek-a-boo!), cleaning, running up and down stairs, or doing an aerobic video of some sort.

If you make these changes, I really believe you will notice a difference!

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Hello and welcome.  It’s been a while.  For Lent this year I decided to fast from the thing that took too much of my attention from what is truly important: Social Media.  Though there are countless amazing benefits to Social Media, after about a month offline so far, there are seemingly just as many negatives.  I never realized how much of my brain had been hijacked by it.  I’ve had so many revelations about how much easier it is to move forward when I’m not constantly reminded of the past.  But I still want to record my family as they grow at this ridiculous speed and, I’m realizing, so many of our family’s memories are here.  Those along with so many of the struggles and stages we’ve worked through.  Maybe in the midst of COVID19 isolation and my kids around me so often, I’m brought back to a time when they were too young for school and with me so often.  Writing here during that time helped make up for the limited adult conversation in my days and the overwhelm provided by my… little treasures 😉 My husband, fur babies, three fiesty kids, and I hereby extend an invitation to visit this little sneak peak into our life. We’re super flawed and broken and there aren’t too many dull moments around here.  And I promise it’s not always as magical as some of my golden hour, sun-soaked images would suggest.  There’s usually too much coffee in my system and we welcome all the prayers.  Come on over if you want to process with me.

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