Fat is Good!
If you follow my Facebook page you might have read that I need to lose some baby weight! I had my third child five months ago and have still not lost the extra. I had no trouble with the first two kids. But, now I realize what people mean when they say “with three kids everything changes”. Things aren’t all that much harder….. just totally different. Every minute feels like it’s filled with something, and then trying to walk with three little children is quite different than walking long distances with one or two even in the stroller.
Most people when they want to lose the extra think “how can I cut calories and fat?” Well, cutting calories can ultimately help… but NOT cutting the fat. You don’t want to cut the fat. Good fat is good for you. I’ll scream it again! Good fat is GOOD for you.
Whole fresh milk (more information about what is “fresh milk”? link to The Untold Story of Raw Milk), fresh butter, coconut oils, olive oils, fish oils, and animals fats are all foods I try hard to incorporate in our diet. Did you notice canola oil, margarine (read more from Body Ecology, 20 Reasons Butter Is Better) , low fat butter, and soy (yuck yuck) are not included on that list? Here is a really good article from the Healthy Home Economist about the important fats we need in our kitchen – Five Fats You Must Have In Your Kitchen and WHY you need them.
Okay, so what am I going to do – other than not cut out the fats?
1. Eat a good breakfast and no food after 7pm, unless I forget to take my vitamins during the day (then I’ll have to eat a little something – hehe)
2. Drink loads of water
3. Walk 2 miles a day – 4-5 times a week
4. Do about 20 pushups and 50 sits ups a day
5. Do this Dr. Schultz wieghtloss package called “Super Slim” for 30 days. I get this in the mail in a few days, and I’ll let you know how it goes.
6. Not have too high of an expectation. Just hope my clothes fit a little loser in 30 days.
I am still nursing, so I can’t be crazy about anything. I also hold onto a little bit of weight while I nurse…. but I’m about 10lbs over that heavier nursing weight.
There, I wrote it in my blog. Now I have to do it. *wink*
I’ll let you know in 30 days if I’ve been successful and what I think worked and what didn’t.
Posted in Herbs, Natural Alternatives, Nutrition
June 16th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
You go girl! I’ll be anxious to hear an update.
Esp. on the Super Slim… I’ve been considering that myself.
June 17th, 2010 at 9:34 am
I’m in exactly the same predicament except I have two and it’s still hard to find time to workout. I hope the Super Slim works for you. I’ll definitly try it!
June 20th, 2010 at 12:56 am
I am in the same boat you are. I had my littlest one five months ago. I lost the weight I had gained from that pregnancy, but have weight from some of the previous ones. We have five little ones. I have been walking (most days) at least a mile with five little ones (no an easy task). Sometimes it seems to be more of a crawl. And usually the last 1/4 mile I end up carrying the two little ones the final leg of the walk (baby in her wrap the whole mile and either my 3 or 5 year old on my shoulders or back). For a total of an extra 55 to 65 pounds.
I encourage you to keep moving forward every day. And prayerfully we will both reach our goals.
God Bless.
June 26th, 2010 at 9:10 am
Hey!
The super slim is going so so for me. I really need to blend it with some fruits and veggies to get the consistency right (so I don’t gag). And that is hard to do 3 times a day.
I am not yet able to be back in a permanent home yet (flood). So, as of now I’m taking only one powder packet once a day, then I’ll start to two later. I’ll let you know how it goes. It’s also overpriced in my opinion – but it won’t be if I lose 20 lbs!
July 19th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
[...] want to give an update on part of the diet plan I laid out in the Fat Is Good post. The super slim from Dr. Schultz did not happen as planned. The consistency was too thick and [...]