Waving Goodbye to 2 Pounds!

Since attending my own personal pity party last month, I decided it was time to turn my life around, start eating healthy and working out.  I found new recipes I wanted to try, spent hours looking through workout routines, and "Pinning" motivating images.  Much to my surprise, nothing happened and I went off to Colorado out of shape and in need of a new (larger) coat.

Jules cooking in Colorado

After 5 days of "living" with my dad and sister, I realized what I was doing wrong... I wasn't DOING anything!  My eating habits didn't change, I wasn't actually going to the gym, and those motivating images weren't changing my appearance (go figure).  While in Colorado I received a how to cook healthy (yet good) food tutorial from my family.  We made pineapple chicken, stuffed peppers, and chili and had Greek Yogurt for breakfast.  I also noticed that my sister rarely snacked and when she did... she grabbed an APPLE not the pretzels or cookies.

Now, I realize that this isn't such a revolutionary idea, but seeing it put in practice made it seem more tangible than anything else I've come across.  So... Sunday Ian and I went to the grocery store after planning a few healthy meals out.  We actually spent less than we normally would have and we had three very healthy, very easy and very yummy meals.

• Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo (made with Greek yogurt)
• Chicken and tomato stuffed spaghetti squash
• Turkey, onion and rice stuffed peppers (Jillian's recipe)

The best part of these meals... Ian loves them and, I've lost 2 pounds!!  Okay, okay so it might not just be the meals, but I am eating smaller portions and I'm snacking less. I haven't quite gotten into the working out aspect, I can't figure out which one is the lesser of two evils, waking up early in the morning or getting home after 8 to cook dinner. Hmmm decisions, decisions...