The other day, I mentioned the Campbells Light soup I found while at the grocery store. They are super low cal (70 cal per serving) but very high in sodium.
my sunflower & jelly sandwich!
And, I noticed a trend in the comments. People either said:
- Must try it
- No way, I make my own!
I got to thinking – maybe I’m a bad influence on others at the beginning of their journey. Telling them about some high sodium soup, always talking about my frozen meals, my processed this, chemically altered that and refined foods.
I gotta be honest, my weight loss would not be possible if I hadn’t of relied on “fast healthy” food. Yes, I ate and continue to rely on things to get by. Things that might not be good for me. But hey, donuts and Doritos and McDonald’s and all that other crap wasn’t good for me either!
I remember awhile back, there was some chatter about Hungry Girl. Ya’ll know this lady who has made a living off connecting people like me to new low-points foods (although I don’t track points). Anyways, there were some people who got all in a huffy because the foods she tended to recommend were processed or refined or chemical substitutes – the vented because they said what kind of example is she setting, she isn’t giving people good tips on how to be healthy.
You know, we each make decisions on what we will or will not do. And I am 1bazillionandtwo percent confident that I am so much healthier now compared to two years ago. Could I be EVEN MORE healthy? Sure – but I had to start some where.
And to be honest, I don’t have time (or make time?) to make my own soup. Or eat more raw foods. Or eat organic all the time. But I do what I can – and it’s done well for me up to this point.
Sweaty Proof
A couple more pictures for you before we go. The below people emailed me their pictures. Not to be cool (they are), not to show-off (they aren’t) but because they are proud. Proud of their sweat and what it means.
Workout & Running Updates
I’ve been doing pretty good on workouts. The past 3 weeks I’ve made it to the gym 4-5 times a week which is REALLY GOOD considering what I did in August & September. I’ve been running a bit, not a lot but enough to keep it going. If you remember right, I have the Thanksgiving 5K and am so excited.
To add excitement to it, my brother-in-law, Dan is going to run with me. Dan’s dad is running too! AND, I even heard from a little birdie that a family friend (and my friend) of Dan’s, Missy M, may be running. MISSY M, IS THIS TRUE? EMAIL ME!
Alright – again, another long post. Sorry! I’ll be back tomorrow – hopefully you will too!
