I decided to start sharing a few things that have helped me with my weight loss!!! So far I've dropped 50 lbs and am still working on it! I've had a number of people ask me "What are you doing to lose weight?" so I thought I would start sharing what I've been doing with all of you with blog posts! Just remember...slow and steady wins the race!!! One tip that I will tell you and will probably repeat in additional posts is the one that I MAJORLY messed up on!!! If you are working out...you HAVE to EAT those calories burned!!!! I made a HUGE mistake and thought since I had 1200 calories a day that when I got to my 1200 I was done! NO!!!! I actually GAINED 8 lbs in one week when I began working out at the gym and taking Zumba classes. My body thought I was starving myself and began holding on to calories. I FREAKED OUT! I couldn't figure out WHY if I was working out that I was actually GAINING! I know it sounds weird but trust me! I GOOGLED and researched this I have talked to the trainers at the gym...they have all told me this AND IT WORKS.... If you burn...say 400 calories at the gym...YOU NEED TO ADD THAT IN to your daily caloric intake and EAT another 400 calories!!! Example...if you are also on 1200 calories a day...and you go to the gym and you hit the treadmill...LUCKILY...most treadmills at the gyms can tell you or give you an estimated amount of calories burned...for example sake...I am going to say you burned 325 calories. Now...you need to ADD those calories in and your 1200 caloric intake has just turned into 1525 for TODAY!!! So eat wisely! And remember to stay hydrated!All right...let's get started...
Ingredients:
3/4 C Old Fashioned Oats
1 1/2 C Water
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 Tbs Brown Sugar
2 tsp Butter
1/4 C Walnuts
1/4 C Almonds
1/4 C Raisins
Pinch Salt
(1-2 servings...but you WON'T wanna share)
Start your water to boil with the pinch of salt in it. Follow the cooking directions for the oatmeal on the package! Quick Oats are not that great! They are processed more so the Old Fashioned are way better for you from a dietary standpoint...and they taste better too!
While that's going set your oven to 300 and mix the Walnuts and Almonds together and kinda chop em up a little bit and then put them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Kinda shake them out to a single layer and pop them in the oven. We are just gonna kinda toast them a bit! Keep an eye on them and I check them twice and stir them around a bit while doing everything else...just remember to keep them in a single layer so they all get nice and toasted!
In a bowl...typically the bowl I am going to eat my oatmeal out of...I put in the raisins, the Cinnamon, Brown Sugar and then I toss that around a bit to get the Cinnamon coated on the raisins. REMEMBER...CINNAMON is an AWESOME thing to add to your diet!!! It helps maintain your insulin levels throughout the day! Now just throw the butter in the bowl too! Don't use margarine! Use butter! Your body actually NEEDS some fat to get you through the day and KEEP you healthy! SO we are getting that and protein from the butter and the nuts! Yummy way to do it too!
When the Oatmeal is getting to the point of JUSTTT about being done...I take the nuts from the oven and add those and the bowl with the raisins and cinnamon to the pot of oatmeal. Stir it all in and then serve with whichever milk you prefer!
You can thank me later! Isn't this THE BEST??? This is a GREAT way to start your day....it's healthy and nutritious has fiber, protein, dairy and fats! This will carry you through a major hard hitting workout too! I LOVE eating this before Zumba! I have noticed that if I don't eat a fairly sizeable breakfast like this AND TRY to go workout...I BOMB! I can't get through the workout without feeling sluggish and just BLAH! This...works wonders!!!
I hope you understand my recipe!! If that's what ya wanna call it! HAHA...but you will begin to see...I am not that great in the kitchen...but I always keep on trying!!!!
I hope you enjoy this...have a great workout! And a great day!!!
