When I started my weight loss journey, I had no idea how hard it would be but I am finding things that make it easier.  I load up on fresh produce every week, drink tons of water, and always keep a few convenience items on hand.  When my man wants those super fattening jalapeno stuffed sausages for lunch, I can easily grab a Lean Cuisine dinner and not have regrets later.  Of course I don’t JUST have a Lean Cuisine dinner.  I also incorporate a small salad with it, whether that consists of Romain lettuce & tomatoes or an apple & orange salad just depends on my mood but I always add another dose of healthiness to the plate.  I noticed they have another pizza version, BBQ Recipe Chicken Pizza-Wood Fire Style! YUM!! I have got to find that one for sure!

One of pet peeves about packaged food is not being able to easily find the nutrition value.  When I head to the grocery store, I’m shopping for a family of five, usually with a three year old in tote, and a husband that text or calls every few minutes adding to the shopping list.  I don’t have time to search a package for the amount of calories-fat grams per serving and that’s just one thing I love about Lean Cuisine.  Their new makeover makes it simple to read and understand.  Check it out:

By the way, I have NOT tried this one so if you have, I’d love to hear your thoughts on it. You can see how easy it is to see the fat grams, calorie count, and fiber grams.  The whole design is fresh and clean and I can see the name and what’s in it easily. Maybe I’m partial to the colors too….some of which remind me of my own blog colors;)

Do you find that packaging makes a difference?  And since I’m still trying some of the varieties of Lean Cuisine, I’d love to hear your favorites.  As you can see, I had the pizza here (because I’ve had it for a while now and didn’t see it fall behind our beef) but I have a few others to try out like the Roasted Honey Chicken and the Thai-Style Noodles with Chicken.

Now if you’ll excuse me, it’s time for afternoon walk.

P.S.  Just like the fresh design on the Lean Cuisine packages, I find that presentation matters so placing my meal on a decorative plate makes it that much more enjoyable.  Like I’m fine dining….

Disclosure: This post is part of a 12mth campaign partnership with Lean Cuisine, which is compensated for my time and efforts. As always, opinions are my own, always have been and always will be. See my full disclosure for my blogging ethics.

Did you know that French fries are the most commonly consumed vegetable by toddlers age 15-24 months? (Not surprising to me at all actually.) Or that soda is being served to infants as young as 8 months? These are the  findings from Gerber’s Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS), a groundbreaking study of the dietary patterns and nutrient intakes of 3,000 infants and toddlers from 4-24 months, which revealed inappropriate foods entering the diet at a shockingly young age and that as many as 25% of children did not consume a single fruit or vegetable serving on a given day.

I am a firm believer of having at least 2 vegetables with every meal and always have fruit in the house.   All three of my boys eat both and while my oldest would rather do without, he still eats them because he knows the benefits of them.  I can’t stress it enough that it almost always takes more than 2 or 3 times to get your child to really get a hold of the taste.  Keep trying!

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Well, I said I was gonna start my weight loss journal back up and I am.  I’m weighing in a 190, with a goal of 140 but I’d take 150;)

I’ll be using Tony Horton’s 10 Minute Trainer, taking diet pills, and drinking my trusty Propel.  I think I can manage the 10 minutes for sure and depending on how well my body takes it, I can also do more.

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Sorry for the delay folks.  We were super busy yesterday and I didn’t get time to do anything!   I’ll be filming me stepping on the scale next time so you can all see it “live” with me! So what’s my weight today?….193.

I didn’t really do much else this week to talk about.  The video says it all I guess.  I hope everyone is doing well in their weightloss journey!!!  Keep up the good work and if you fell off the bandwagon, just jump back on!

Let me know what your results are in the comments!

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