Hi everyone.
I hope all of you can help me with my daily struggle to get fit again.
I was an Army buff chick, had first child, lost the weight++, but entered grad school and had a second child and gained 50lbs. Now I need to go from 200 back to 155 at least. I'd be happy with 165, but I want to get myself well within my 5'8" goal weight.
But this isn't just about my weight...I need more energy and health to keep up with my kids and the grueling school work I do.
My biggest hurtle is portion sizes. Its not hard for me to cut sweets (cause I hate sugar), or to add healthy stuff because I love brown rice and LOVE veggies even just steamed. But I eat too much and too fast (army way I guess).
So the diet I'm following is the one I did to get back to my weight after the first child. Its high protein, complex carbs, northern fruits, and lotsa veggies.
So my questions are:
If my lunch is say, brown rice, veggies and chicken breast, how big should the portion sizes be?
Also, my metabolism is shot...so besides eating more often and smaller, how else can I naturally increase metabolism without resorting to high-caffeine containing drugs.
My kness are shot also, so swimming is my cardio. What knee friendly butt-ending weights are there?
Any other tips that involve food and cooking for a family while "dieting" (it's really not much of a diet, just choosing better options) is welcome.
Thanks to everyone!
I hope all of you can help me with my daily struggle to get fit again.
I was an Army buff chick, had first child, lost the weight++, but entered grad school and had a second child and gained 50lbs. Now I need to go from 200 back to 155 at least. I'd be happy with 165, but I want to get myself well within my 5'8" goal weight.
But this isn't just about my weight...I need more energy and health to keep up with my kids and the grueling school work I do.
My biggest hurtle is portion sizes. Its not hard for me to cut sweets (cause I hate sugar), or to add healthy stuff because I love brown rice and LOVE veggies even just steamed. But I eat too much and too fast (army way I guess).
So the diet I'm following is the one I did to get back to my weight after the first child. Its high protein, complex carbs, northern fruits, and lotsa veggies.
So my questions are:
If my lunch is say, brown rice, veggies and chicken breast, how big should the portion sizes be?
Also, my metabolism is shot...so besides eating more often and smaller, how else can I naturally increase metabolism without resorting to high-caffeine containing drugs.
My kness are shot also, so swimming is my cardio. What knee friendly butt-ending weights are there?
Any other tips that involve food and cooking for a family while "dieting" (it's really not much of a diet, just choosing better options) is welcome.
Thanks to everyone!
