FRUIT.

I really thought I’d have more time to blog but now that Mateo is walking, it seems impossible. The easy days are definitely over. He’s only 10months old and he already thinks he’s the boss.  Anyway, I wanted to blog about my trip to the grocery to give you guys an idea of some EASY meals BUT because I don’t have too much time right now, I’ll be sharing the sugar intake in fruit.

Sunday night, I uploaded a picture of all the fruit I was bagging for this week. I want to make sure everyone knows I don't eat fruit for every meal.  If anything, I eat one fruit a day. Fruit is good for us but it can also be bad if we over do it. We all know fruit has A LOT of sugar but how much exactly? Click on the link to see...

http://www.sugarstacks.com/fruits.htm

TOP HEALTHIEST FRUITS:

1. Apples
2. Apricots
3. Bananas
4. Blackberries
5. Blueberries
6. Cherries
7. Grapefruits
8. Kiwi
9. Mangoes
10. Oranges fruits
11. Papayas
12. Purple grapes
13. Prunes
14. Raspberries
15. Strawberries

My favorite fruit:

Papaya, mango and strawberries

What I eat the most while dieting:

#1. APPLES

I bag my fruit Sunday night. That way
I can just grab it & head out the door.

Tonights dinner.
salmon & veggies.

Day #2.
1.10.12

Till next time,
Dani

New Year, NEW YOU.

The beginning of a new year is always a good time to start a healthy/healthier lifestyle. I myself have gained a few pounds since summer and now that the new year is here, I’m ready to start my healthy eating again. Now, a lot of people think in order to lose weight, they need to practically live at the gym and work out nonstop. NOT TRUE. A lot of the weight comes off with simple modifications in your eating. Here are just a few changes I did while dieting..

BREADS: Goodbye white, hello Wheat. ONLY WHEAT BREAD. If you have it for breakfast, make sure you don’t eat it for lunch/dinner.  

Beverages: h2O. Water. Agua….OR unsweetened iced tea.

This is something I had trouble with in the beginning. I LOVE diet coke!!!! The first two weeks were the hardest but after a while you really just get use to it.

For those who drink flavored iced teas and think it’s healthy, it’s not.  It has TOO much sugar. It’s ONLY healthy if it is unsweetened. Same thing with lemonades, they have TOO much sugar.

I know how hard it is to completely stop drinking flavored iced teas and lemonades so, if you can’t make the switch to only water, start with half water and half tea/lemonade.

Protein: LOTS of Protein; Turkey, salmon, fish & chicken.

 Ditch the ham for some turkey. & when eating chicken, make it the breast. White meat is the healthiest.

Milk: I went from 2% to 1%. Modifying my milk was surprisingly not hard. 

CEREALS: I LOVE CEREAL!!!!!!!! I can eat it for breakfast, lunch & dinner. But, I don’t. Cereal can be VERY UNHEALTHY if you buy the ones that have TONS of sugar. When buying cereal, read the nutrition facts & make sure how many calories it has PER SERVING. But, most importantly, make sure your serving is at least ONE CUP. Some cereals say 100cal per serving but the serving is not even a cup.

If you pick a cereal with 100cal per cup.. & you eat 3 cups, that’s 300cal WITHOUT the milk already. So, be smart when you eat/buy cereal again.

Salad dressings: VERY IMPORTANT NOT TO OVER DO IT WITH THE DRESSING.

If you choose to eat a salad, it’s most likely because you’re trying to eat healthy. BUT, if you add TONS of dressing to it, there is nothing healthy about it; you’re better off eating a burger.  Dressing is used to give your salad a bit of flavor since you’re basically eating water (lettuce is 95% water).

How much dressing is enough?

Dip your fork in the dressing; letting ONLY the tip of the fork touch the dressing. I did this for every other bite when I was trying to lose the baby weight. For those who want to lose more weight, ditch the dressing and eat your salad with lemon & pepper.

Find the motivation…

A lot of people think getting to their “dream weight” is impossible but it’s not. Little changes make a BIG DIFFERENCE. I know most of us were once thinner; so, grab an old picture of your thinner days and use that as motivation. USE a picture of YOURSELF that reflections how you want to look because you looked like that once before && no one says you can’t look like that again. EVERYTHING is possible, if you MOVE and do something.

For those who need inspirational stories on weight loss, BUY THE NEW ISSUE OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE! Hurry! I bought it this morning and it inspired me to write this blog.

I’m really hoping I inspired at LEAST ONE reader. && If you do decide to make healthier changes in your diet, let me know how it goes. I’d really love to hear all about it.

Till next time,

Dani

 

 

 

                               

                                               DRINK LOTS OF IT.

People Magazine.

Must Read.

This is the picture that motivates me.

Aug 2011.. only 6mon after Mateo.

5 pounds lighter.

2012.

I think I’ll nominate myself as the worst blogger. I’ve been gone for so long, that I forgot my password. Now that a new year is right around the corner, I thought blogging my new year’s resolution for 2012 would be a great idea.  I think sharing my new year’s resolution is good because you guys can remind me of them if I start slacking off.

1.   Blogging more often. I don’t know why I even stopped. I’ve always enjoyed writing. I say I don’t have time but I do. “Excuses are for losers”. This month alone, I’ve had about five friends ask me if I was planning to blog again. I am REALLY going to try to blog AT LEAST twice a month.  

2.    READ. I want to read more books. I miss reading for pleasure. A while back, I asked my friends on FB to recommend a book & I got so many responds.  I wrote them all down on a piece of paper; now I just need to find it.  

3.    Photography. I need to get to it. Photography is something that has been on my mind for MONTHS but I haven’t found the confidence to do it. I don’t know if I’ll be good at it or if I’ll even enjoy it. It’s just something that has been on my mind & I’m determined to try it out. Even if I fail at it. I always tell my husband, “Let me do it. Let me fail. I don’t care”. 

4.   Church. I need to go to church. I know God is everywhere and we don’t have to go to church to have a relationship with him BUT I miss Sunday mass. I want Mateo to have the same upbringing I had and attending mass was a big part of my life; until I got married =/..

5.    Make a difference. I’ve put a lot of thought into my last new year’s resolution. I think making a difference in someone’s life would be awesome. I’m not trying to be a hero or anything BUT I think I could change someone’s life. I had lunch with a close friend the other day and I started sharing some of my crazy ideas. What I thought was “crazy” wasn’t crazy to her. In fact, she said it was a wonderful idea=)

My “crazy” idea: Help someone live a healthier life.

I loved my pregnancy BUT gaining all that weight (53 pounds) wasn’t exactly my plan. A woman is only supposed to gain 25-30 pounds in a pregnancy. Losing all the weight after giving birth was THE BEST FEELING. I remember trying on my size 4 jeans a week after having Mateo & feeling completely depressed. Btw, don’t ever do that; don’t try to fit into your old pair of jeans A WEEK after giving birth. WORST IDEA EVER. I made a commitment to myself to lose the weight in three months. & I DID! It was hard BUT it was done. Losing 53 pounds ON MY OWN has inspired me to help someone else. I’m not a personal trainer or a nutritionist BUT I know I can inspire someone else to live a healthier life.  As my last new year’s resolution, I want to dedicate a whole month to someone who needs that extra push to lose a few lbs. I don’t know who just yet but I’m definitely going to pick someone who REALLY WANTS IT & NEEDS IT. I want to make sure this person is going to give it their all and not waste my time, since I won’t be receiving anything in return.  I’ll be blogging about this “project” soon. Along with a few things I did to loose the weight.  

Do you guys have any new year’s resolution for 2012? I’d love to hear about them. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas<3

Mateo's first Christmas.

Christmas eve <3

Christmas Morning 

Mateo is obssessed with books!

Christmas Day <3

10 month old Mateo<3

oxox, Dani<3



Baby update & Summer challenge.

Hi guys! I’m gonna say it again, I must be the WORST blogger in the blog world. I’m trying my best to keep you guys’ updated with everything  but  I have a lot on my plate right now. I just bathed Mateo & now he is napping so I’m taking full advantage.  Anyway, updates updates. I feel like I have so much to write about but very little time. This little one only naps for so long. The older he gets, the less he naps.

It’s crazy how much life changes after having a baby. Once you have a baby you can’t just grab your purse & walk out the door. I’m at my internship two/three times a week & I have to leave my house by 6:45am to drop off Mateo at my moms. So, I fix everything the night before; diaper bag , bottles, and car seat . It’s hard but I wouldn’t want it any other way. I love being a mom and a wife. I’m enjoying every minute of it. 

Update on my chunky butt: he will be SIX WEEKS old tomorrow. I can’t believe he is growing so fast. It’s insane. He is still a good baby throughout the night. Tony & I can’t complain. We get 6/7 hours of sleep every night. He continues to impress me. He is so smart. Whenever I get to my parents house & he’s napping I try not to talk loud because the moment he hears my voice he opens one eye to look for me. Only one eye! Haha. He opens it, looks at me and falls right back to sleep. He also has so much control of his head whenever I lay him on his stomach. He LOVES baths! I’ve never seen a baby so at peace. && he LOVES whenever I say “good morning” in my baby voice. lol. That’s the first thing he hears when he wakes up every morning. I say good morning and he gives me a big smile.   

Although I do have a lot on my plate: taking care of Mateo & my hubby,  going to school + hw,  internship, washing & having a decent clean house ß( I’ll do a better job at this once I have more free time), I plan on putting one last thing to my list . That’s WORKING OUT! If you know me well, you know how important working out is to me. I use to work out 4-5 times a week prior to my pregnancy & I’m dying to get back into it. I think getting your body back after a pregnancy is very important. I don’t think having a child is a reason to let yourself go. I remember someone I know told me “once you have your baby, your not going to care if you’re fat”. WRONG! Now I have more of a reason to work out. I love challenges & being in control of what I eat.  I had my time to eat EVERYTHING & ANYTHING I wanted throughout my pregnancy. && now it’s time to limit myself.  I gained 53 pounds during my pregnancy! YES, I KNOW THAT’S A LOT! Whoever said 30-35 pounds is the average weight gain is retarded. Haha. I don’t regret it. I enjoyed stuffing my face. hahaha

I am currently 19 pounds overweight. I’ve lost 34 pounds so far without working out. Yay me! It’s hard but I take it one day at a time.  I will be reactivating my gym membership tomorrow night. Woooo && will also be doing a boot camp my friend David runs. A little too much? I think NOT! My friend Summer is coming soon && I have to look good for her arrival. lol. Remember my family trip to Mazatlan this summer? Well, I kinda  sorta want to wear a two piece during that trip. Back in February, while celebrating my dad’s birthday over breakfast my little brother was teasing me about not being about to lay out and wear a two piece this summer. So, I want to prove him wrong!  Hahahahah. We leave  June 24^th. So, I’m hoping I will be back to my old weight by June 23^rd =).. Like I said, I love challenges. I hope I meet this one =/.. Not only to feel better about myself but for my hubby too! Gotta keep looking good for the love of my life! Plus, he is kinda my competition!  LMAO! My husband is losing the baby weight he gained as well && he’s working out like crazy. He started three weeks ago && not because I’m his wife or anything (hahahaha) but his results are looking good! But keep in mind guys can transform their bodies in days. Nothing to compare to a woman who just gave birth 6 weeks ago! Slowly but surely I will be back to my old weight in no time :)

Love && babies,

Dani

Yesterday. April 1st.

Last Sunday. March 27th

Thursday. March 31st

Yesterday. My stomach 5 weeks after Mateo.

still very giggly. gotta TONE!

Last Summer. 6 weeks pregnant.

Summer 2009 

This is what keeps me motivated :)