Health Help from Cheerios

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I ate this for lunch today...Hmmm, and healthy :)

Ingredients:

• Two slices of Orowheat Sandwich Thins
• Three slices of a medium sized tomato
• Some spinach leaves, and a selection of lettuces from a Tanimura & Antle Artisan™ Lettuce pack I got from Costco
• A tablespoon of Best Foods Lite Mayo
• A tablespoon of Mustard
• One Morningstar Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burger

Lose Weight Now...

...Ask the MAWB how.

I found out like May 20'ish of this year that I had high cholesterol etc. It runs in the family I guess...and, I just chose not to get tested until now :)

Anyway, losing weight and getting healthy was now top priority for me.

So, I became more consistent with my walking. I try to get in around 2 miles a day...and roughly 10 miles a week. I walk at lunch with other people at work, and find that not only am I getting healthier...but, I also find out more about what's happening in other areas of the company that I don't have a lot of contact with :)

I also have made drastic changes in my diet. I'm eating lots of fiber, fruits, and veggies. And cutting out fats and cholesterol ridden foods like Ice Cream (ouch, cutting ice cream hurts) etc.

My typical breakfast is:

• 3 cups of Cheerios and enough skim or soy milk (I like Silk brand Lite Vanilla) to fill the bowl, but not have much left when done...probably a cup and a half or so. Cheerios rock!
  
• Then a banana about an hour later

OR

• Two egg whites sandwiched between two slices of a high fiber bread, like Mack's Fax, with a little mustard on one slice and apricot marmelade on the other (kind of a sweet and sour breakfast sandwich)

My typical lunch is:

• A Don Pancho high fiber wrap filled with 2 oz of Tribe hummus and 1/4 to 1/2 lbs of a vegitable salad (like Cucumbers, Radish's, and Red Onions etc from a local super market deli)
• A glass of chocolate OR vanilla soy milk
• Then, an hour or so after that some kind of fruit or veggy

My typical dinner is:

• Another Don Pancho high fiber wrap filled with grilled red onion and other veggies (see pic). Grilling tip: I like to thow on several shakes of Curry Powder while Grilling my onions and pepers -- Hmmm.

The results of eating like this, walking\exercising, and cutting out excessive fats, calories, and cholesterol filled foods...I lost 7 lbs in my first 2 weeks. About five weeks more of this regiment brought my weight down by around 20 lbs, Wow!

I'm feeling better and I'm noticing several of my previous health issues are going away. This feels sustainable too...as it's a life change and not a diet.