Breakfast ideas:
Oatmeal (made from scratch with oats-- don't use instant oatmeal) I put cinnamon (good for insulin resistance) stevia (a natural sugar made from a plant, also good for insulin--doesn't raise blood sugars) and a little bit of honey. I cook mine on the stove with 1% milk.
I eat Kashi cereal, my favorites.. Honey Sunshine and Cinnamon Harvest. Esp. with the Cinnamon Harvest, I load up the fruits. I put blueberries, bananas, strawberries.
Cage-free, Omega 3 eggs are the only kind of eggs I buy. Which means the chickens saw the light of day, roamed freely and were not caged, also were not fed hormones. Much better for you and Omega 3's are very important for our health and a great fat for us to consume. I sometimes eat that with a light whole grain english muffin, canadian bacon and a slice of fat free cheese. I make everything with olive oil, no butter.
I also like to keep Kefir (it's a smoothie but it's basically yogurt) at my office and at home. It's low fat, the sugar is relatively low for yogurt and doesn't have any aspartame (splenda, etc) in it like most yogurts do.
Yogurt is good with some granola (I buy Cascadian Farm organic granola) and put fruit it in, pretty much the same ones as oatmeal.
Omelets with tons of veggies, mushrooms, peppers, etc. I put Jennie O Turkey Ham diced up in there with fat free cheese.
I also sometimes make egg muffins, you make them in the oven and then can freeze them and take them out as you need them. Good for busy schedules! I will send you a link for my recipe blog, I think it's on there. There are lots of other really tasty recipes on there, lunch, dinner, smoothies, etc.
As far as lunch.. oh my it's a long list.. the possibilities are endless and I keep it pretty interesting.
I pretty much eat anything, just make it healthy. I put veggies on the grill in a grilling basket and eat with burgers, etc. I use extra lean ground beef, fat free cheese and a whole grain bun.
Tomorrow I am making a fish sandwich. I have talapia fillets in the freezer that I buy. You keep them frozen until your ready to cook them. They are pre-seasoned, I put a bread crumb mixture on it (which is low glycemic, all whole wheat flour and whole grains) and then cook for 20 mins. I make a sandwich out of that. It's VERY tasty. I often make a side dish with cottage cheese, I get 1% low-fat.
Like I said it's endless, I'm going to message you right now... because that will help you so much more. There are currently 35+ recipes on there, of my favorites and how I lost all of my weight. Meatloaf, meatballs, lasagna, etc. etc.
For exercise, for starters.. I take everything one step further, always do the stairs over elevator. Park further away, etc. I love to do yoga and 3-5 times a week I go on the treadmill for 30 mins. When I'm watching TV at night, I lift weights (just 5 lb. weights, but they work well and after my weight loss it's needed on my arms!) and use the TV to remind me that I need to do that. Also while watching TV, I have a suspention rod that you attach the two pieces to your feet and can do sooo many different exercises with it. I enjoy doing that outside when I get the chance as well. I also love to take my exercise ball outside, it's good to exercise outside.. get a work out and some vitamin D
