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Okay, you guys have seen those little badges around blogdom that say: So, this really has nothing to do with my disclosure policy, but it is what I have been thinking about when it comes to eating, dieting, and loosing baby weight. That means right now for your reading pleasure I am going to “disclose” to you some of my dirty awful secrets. Not really awful, I just want some accountability and what is better accountability than a blog of a few thousand readers right? (thanks for dealing with my whims…) With my pregnancies, I start off for the first 5 months sick as a dog, laying around the floor unable to move watching movies, sleeping or reading and eating every hour (or else). I eat rice crispies, crackers, pizza and dessert. (stellar nutrition I know!) Anything that doesn’t sound good (or is relatively healthy), that I eat, loves finding a porcelain receptacle to live the rest of it’s life in… if you know what I mean. By the time I get over this stage, my eating habits are atrocious! I am not really up to starting an exercise regimen at this point, and have so much that hasn’t gotten done in the last 5 months that it takes the next 4 months to catch up! Which means I gain some weight… Too much info on my own weight: When it comes to my weight, I have never been really overweight, so that is not my issue, but I have always considered myself fat (probably because of the stress of media etc!). I have had some bad self talk, I think a lot of women do this to themselves, and it is not helpful. I was thin enough that I modeled through high school plus some, I am 5’10” and weighted 135 and “they” considered me heavy…. Not a good perspective for a high schooler, but I just lived out that natural thinness until I let it go- I never let the pressure get to me in unhealthy ways, luckily! But as time went on, I started to gain weight (typical right?). Here is what seemed to happen: I got married, I gained 5 lbs… I moved, I gained 5 lbs… I got into my major in college, I gained 5 lbs… I got a new job, I gained 5 lbs… I moved again. 5 lbs…. and so on until I reached 176 lbs while we lived in Asheville, NC. Technically, at 176 lbs, for my height I had just reached the overweight category by a few pounds. I freaked out a bit. I decided it had to stop there, I started working out regularly, (first time in my life) and ate slightly better, not much. I lost 14 lbs, to rest at 162 and couldn’t budge the scale any lower, cuz I didn’t make anymore changes. I sorta gave up a bit, we moved I gained 5 lbs.. (seriously you’d think I ‘d learn) I parked myself at 168. I got pregnant, gained 40 lbs, lost the weight (WW online), got down to 164 then quit Weight Watchers (cuz of laziness) and leveled out at 168. I got pregnant again, gained 40 lbs and now at this very current moment (Thrusday Feb 17th) am at 195. URGH! I know…. I just told the world exactly how much I weight. (did I mention the only t.v. show I watch is Biggest Loser? I love it! Maybe it gives me courage to jut put it out there- cuz it mean I have to change right?) Should I mention I am 29 year old too? WOW secrets are really coming out in this post. (I turn 30 in April… I am actually excited about turning 30 though… it’s the new 20!) That means, if I want to be at my goal weight of 150-155 lbs (right in the middle of my proper body mass index weight) I need to lose approx 45 lbs. WOW! Okay, here is the deal for all this rambling. I think those of you that participate regularly in our recipe links know I have a thing for chocolate and desserts in general. BUT I am going to strive to do better. I will have dessert, or I will fail, (I know my limitations people). But I will try to make better choices on desserts. In a few weeks, I am going to going Weight Watchers Online again. (I actually really like the accountability and freedom of their points program- no they are not paying me to say this, I wish! Hey Weight Watchers- I’d love a free online account!) Why not join right now? No, this isn’t planned procrastination. I have heard that it is best to let your body rest a few weeks after giving birth and let it naturally shed some weight, instead of making it think- “Wait I am starving here, and I need to feed this baby, I will hold on to every pound I’ve got…” So, right now I am focusing on cutting out some extra sugar… getting my pantry cleaned out of junk and thinking a bit before I eat. Now, for today’s recipe, finally! I needed a quick meal the other day and found this on cooking light. It was really good and i will definitely be making it again. (Image from Cooking Light) straightforward Bake White Fish Recipe 4 servings You can use any firm white fish; cod, haddock, or grouper work well. (I used Tilapia, cuz that is what I had) 1 1/2 pounds Tilapia, grouper or other white fish fillets Cooking spray 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon light mayonnaise 1/8 teaspoon onion powder 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (optional)Preheat oven to 425°.
Place fish in an 11″ x 7″ baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine lime juice, mayonnaise, onion powder, and pepper in a small bowl, and spread over fish. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs; drizzle with butter. Bake at 425° for 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Sprinkle with parsley optional.
