Sh-Sh-Sh-Shake It Up

Over the past few weeks I have realized I suck at eating.  Well I guess I should say "healthy" eating.  I'm great at eating whatever I want but the whole "portion" control idea blew way over my head.  I went to my doctor's appointment and talked to him about learning how to eat healthy.  Dr. Scott is awesome and really listens to me ramble.  I gave him the whole wedding dress scenario and explained what I was hoping for.  His answer...a Diabetes health class.  No, I don't have diabetes but he said he sends all of his Diabetes patients to this class at Henry Piedmont and has recently sent a few patients that were hoping to lose weight.

I don't know much about the class but he said Jessica, who teaches the class, will teach about portion control, what to eat when, and foods that need to be removed (slowly) from my every day diet.  The one problem I have is not eating breakfast.  I hate breakfast for breakfast.  Waffle House at midnight...now that's my kind of breakfast!  I told him I liked yogurt around 10am.  He suggested a shake for breakfast.  He did warn that I'll have to get creative while staying healthy but the good news is I love fruit, and making shakes with protein will give me that extra bit of protein I need everyday.

So far my favorite shake is peaches, mangos, and strawberries.  I buy this frozen fruit at Wal-Mart/Sam's Club which makes the shake kind of frosty/icy.  I use 1/2 cup of low-fat vanilla yogurt, 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream protein powder, 6 oz. of water, and NINJA!  If you don't know what a Ninja is OR don't have one...do it...now!  I love it because it will blend ANYTHING and it's quick and easy to clean.  I don't currently have the cup attachment so I'm still using my big base which is a little tedious to clean (especially when I use peanut butter for Denny's shake.)

So far breakfast is the only meal I'm accomplishing anything with.  I'm scouring Pinterest and Google for healthy recipes.  Carbs are my enemy yet also my favorite food group so I'm trying to find some interesting whole-wheat pasta/brown rice recipes for lunch and stick to non-carb dinners.  If anyone has a good recipe, I'd love some input!

Ninja
http://www.ninjakitchen.com

Frozen Fruit

http://www.dole.com/