A Typical Day for Me

I just got done running my 2 miles and feeding my baby so I thought I'd sit down and type out a typical day for me. This is just what has worked for me and I don't expect anyone to like it or think it will work for them too. I think how you lose weight is totally genetic.
I eat about every 2 hours. My cousin has a weight loss clinic and says it's important to not let your body get hungry because your metabolism slows down and you store. I really like food and I don't want to go with out my favorite things so I just find a healthier way to have them. If I over do it one day I can always do better the next.

Breakfast:
I eat breakfast somewhere between 8:00 and 9:00am
I have either Oatmeal with a little brown sugar and some fat free milk, otherwise it's yucky. Or an egg with cheese, homemade whole wheat toast, and 3 slices of turkey bacon.

Snack:
Two hours later I have a snack. Like nature valley crunchy granola bars and string cheese or an apple with peanut butter. Yogurt mixed with cottage cheese is a good one too.

Lunch:
I love salads and Wraps!
Salad: I'll do either baby spinach or dark, leafy greens with a whole cucumber, 1/4 cup cottage cheese and a can of tuna. Salt and pepper it with a little fat free Italian dressing. Stir it all up together in a bowl and eat. I always do different veggies and meats in the salads so they never get old.
Wraps: I get the spinach wrap thing, spread a little bit of cream cheese on it or one slice of provolone, 6 slices of my favorite meat, tomato, romaine lettuce and a tiny bit of honey mustard.

Snack:
see above

Dinner:
I make sure to pick what protein I'm eating first then plan my veggies and carbs accordingly. Here's 5 dinners I ate last week:
Tilapia, steamed veggies and cous cous
Chicken stir-fry
Taco salad (no chips) just lots of ground turkey, cheese, romaine lettuce, tomato and a little sour cream
Homemade pizza on whole wheat crust with lots of veggies and turkey pepperoni.
Sloppy Joes with half a whole wheat bun and carrots and celery.

Snack:
I eat about an hour before I go to bed. String cheese, cottage cheese, a couple slices of sandwich meat, or a spoonful of peanut butter. Sometimes I'll just have a glass of chocolate milk.

A major thing for me is that I very rarely have a soda. I'm talking like once a month maybe. I drink LOTS of water. At least 24 oz every time I eat something. It fills you up and cleans you out.

I start working at 10:00 everyday so if I don't get my 20 minutes of exercise in before then I have to wear exercise clothes til 3:00 when I'm done working. My daily exercises are either Zumba, Denise Austin, Tae Bo, Jillian Michaels or walking around the block. At night I run two miles or do an exercise I didn't do during the day. I try to mix everything up and not do the same thing twice in a week except for running. I always run. And I exercise twice a day. My body is old and needs more of a work out to keep my metabolism going. Plus I know I'm gonna mess up so extra exercise is good for me.
That's about it. Didn't really change what I was already doing a bunch, just made myself more conscious of my exercise and eating habits.