My last weight loss journey: nerves 

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Since last we chatted about my journey, I’ve been experimenting. Nothing dangerous mind you. The doctor increased the protonix to twice per day. I did that for about a month. Then I was like no, I want less meds, not more. As needed, I’ve been drinking 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda with 8 ounces of water. I finally got over my nerves and tried it. 💪🏻

I’ve almost stopped drinking my beloved Mt. Dew. And eating or drinking anything with citric acid in it. 😢 Been adding more low or no caffeine options. Trying to eat smaller meals. 

As far as exercising goes, I just can’t seem to get back in the groove. If I was ever in it? 

As I shared, what little weight I had lost, I gained back. 😮 

Recently, I went to the doctor and had my annual blood work done. As much as I’ve been trying to add more protein to my life, my protein level was 6.1. Which is barely at the healthy mark. 😮 I have been reading that as we age, we need more protein because our bodies can’t break it down as easily. No kidding. 

Here is my recipe for this post. Enjoy. 

High Protein Overnight

Oats

Serves: 1

Prep Time 5 minutes Soak Time 4 hours

Oats, chia seeds, greek yogurt and cacao nibs come together in this creamy, absolutely protein-packed meal prep breakfast.

Ingredients

1/3 cup rolled oats

2 tablespoons chia seeds

2 tablespoons cacao nibs

2 scoops Autumn’s Vanilla Protein Powder

2 tablespoons unflavored collagen powder

1/2 cup whole milk

1/4 cup greek yogurt

Instructions

In a glass meal prep container, add the oats, chia seeds, cacao nibs, protein powder and collagen powder. Stir with a fork.

2 Add the milk and greek yogurt and stir with a fork until well combined.

3 Cap the lid and pop in the fridge for at least 4 hours or up to 5 days.

I don’t use the unflavored collagen. It is great fun playing with these. Autumn also did a peanut butter one. Instead of using peanut butter, I tried peanut butter powder and chocolate protein powder. She has an orange chocolate recipe. Instead of the orange, I tried peach. Blueberry kefir. I swapped out the regular kefir for blueberry. 🫐 Playing, I did an apple cinnamon and pumpkin spice. Next up is a carrot cake one. 😉

I have discovered that if you use real fruit, it best to let those set an extra day. The flavors are much better. 

As a good southern girl, I like grits. Hmm 🤔

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13 thoughts on “My last weight loss journey: nerves ”

  1. This is highly informative 💡📝, I also really like your recipes, so thank you fro sharing 🙌😄🥰

    On the weight tip, I’ll only add that to lose weight and maintain consistent health, I don’t think you have to do anything that impossible. It’s not going to be easy to go wrong with plain old veggies like beans, corn, squash, potatoes, pumpkin, beats, carrots, broccoli, pigeon peas, chickpeas, black eye peas, lintels and the list goes on 🤭😂

    You could use your cooking skills to your advantage to cook them up, flavor them and make them interesting to eat on a daily basis while having an occasional “cheat day” where you can enjoy your favorites every now and then and treat yourself to something more fun. For meat based protein, Fish definitely is an excellent option as an alternative to chicken and red-meats 🍖🍗

    Just like most people, I also like Fries, Pizzas, Mac & Cheese, burgers, chicken sandwiches and all kinds of so called junk foods, snacks etc — I don’t eat them non-stop or regularly but I do enjoy them. On the other hand, I am thankful for the fact that I also love vegetables and I honestly wouldn’t have an issue eating dishes that are more vegetable and plant based and not overly processed if I wanted to commit to a healthier route.

    There is tremendous weight loss power and health benefits just from changing your diet alone, without standard exercise even being brought into the equation, which is worth noting ✔️✔️👍

    Fruits are also extremely helpful in the area of health improvement with their vitamin-rich nature and detox effects, with zero need for processing or additives in about 99% of instances. A combination of daily vegetable and fruit intake with smaller amounts of “processed” pastries and processed food if any, would work wonders for your health and most people’s health in general.

    I can say with 100% certainty, that there is a direct link between how much food people consume and how much weight is gained overtime. Some people might try to make it seem more complex than this, but I haven’t seen anything that realistically suggests that it actually is; it really is that straight forward 💯✌️😆🫡.

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      1. Awww it’s the least I could do hun 😄🥰🥰. I am happy that you appreciate my advice and you are in a great position to get there; if there is anyone that can, it’s you 💕🤗

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