Another Reason For A Lifestyle Change

Today I went for a physical with a new doctor, because our insurance has changed. Upon listening to my heart, the doctor told me he heard a Soft Systolic Heart Murmur. Because of that and my brother dying of a heart attack last year, I am being sent for an echocardiogram in two weeks. I am having mixed feelings/emotions on that. Basically it’s one of two things. An Innocent Heart Murmur, which basically means there is no real abnormalities and concerns…or one that will require treatment, such as valve repair or replacement.

WTF?!? I am only 42 years old. However I have had a lot of years of poor eating habits and have spent most of my adult life as a smoker. Bad habits catch up to you, but I have 6 kids who need me. Basically I must change my lifestyle, if I want to live a long life.

Why? Because I need to….

Dinner

Dinner. Green beans, couscous, sirloin steak, and a cucumber salad.

Meal log

Breakfast: tomato feta spinach omelet.

Lunch: chicken caesar salad with 6 croutons made from French bread.

Dinner: grilled chicken, spinach, sweet potato.

Snacks: 7-artisan 3 cheese whole grain tostitos chips and 2 tbsps spinach artichoke hummus.

Low fat strawberry banana yogurt and babybell cheddar cheese.

2 Egg Spinach Tomato Feta Omelet

2 Egg Spinach Tomato Feta Omelet.

 

2 Eggs

1/2 cup spinach

3 slices of plum tomatoes, chopped

1/4 cup reduced fat feta cheese

1 clove garlic, minced

1 TBSP Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Seasalt and Pepper to taste.

 

Add oil to frying pan and heat on medium. Add garlic and cook till lightly brown. Add spinach and tomatoes and cook until it’s done. Put aside on a plate. Scramble two eggs and add to frying pan. Spread it out like you do to make an omelet. When it’s half way cooked, add the spinach, garlic, and tomato mixture in center of omelet. Add feta cheese on top. Cook as you do an omelet. After its done, put on plate and enjoy.

 

I don’t have any nutritional facts on this. It’s just what I made for brunch. It was really good. 🙂

Back after a long hiatus…

After a long hiatus, and around 15 lbs GAINED, I am back to the drawing board. Eating unhealthy foods is pleasing to my palette, however being fat sucks! It’s uncomfortable as hell. The fat wings(Rolls of fat under my armpits, make for a crappy sleep. It’s almost summertime and I refuse to be stuck wearing a tshirt over my bathing suit, which what we fail to realize is it still doesn’t hide the adipose tissue!

Here is my starting weight for this time around:

 

The scale doesn’t lie, however it’s not as bad a few days ago, when it said 215 lbs.

 

So…welcome to my journey, yet again. 🙂

Day 1.