tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15846292086665137822024-03-15T07:28:16.474-05:00Bright Weight LossEating healthfully, Exercise and Education -- my learnings about weight loss and life-long healthDreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-61063842555807504682023-07-03T08:00:00.005-05:002023-07-03T08:10:48.582-05:00Independence and Menu Plan Monday! Happy 4th of July and Menu Plan Monday.Does it seem like "Menu Plan Monday" would be antithetical to the theme of independence? Au contaire! Menu Plan Monday is what has brought me independence all these years. I've written previously about my themed week days but here are some other things I love about Menu Plan Monday.We hear a lot about decision fatigue; menu plans Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-5271040538502797432023-06-19T09:33:00.003-05:002023-06-19T09:33:41.769-05:00Juneteenth and Menu Plan Monday More than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19th, 1865, to tell enslaved people they had been freed. If you've never heard of Juneteenth, you aren't from Texas! It's been celebrated here for a long, long time, but it's only been a federal holiday since Biden signed it into law in 2021. That said, I've Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-66007560738369696272023-06-14T13:52:00.001-05:002023-06-14T13:52:37.106-05:00Hot June! Menu Plan Monday Wow. I just walked into the house and I think I melted my shoes a little! I'm trying to get back into the swing of posting these menus since I do plan my menu every single week without fail. I got a couple emails last week about recipes from last summer so let's see if I can get better at posting! I have a lot of ideas so I am excited to get back on it!I have overnight oats on the menu for Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-34593233801485092142022-08-22T21:16:00.006-05:002022-08-25T18:05:40.947-05:00Meal Plan MondayMeal Plan Mondays . . .
A million years ago I used to participate in a group of blogs that posted meal plans and/or menu plans on Mondays. Ever since, I've planned my menus and shopped on Sundays and prepped some of my meals then too. Since returning to "outside" work a decade or so ago, this habit has saved me. When we return to school each fall, you can see the shift in the menu. My Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-32992408518091348852022-07-04T11:33:00.007-05:002022-07-04T13:58:11.242-05:00Menu Plan Monday Menu Plan Monday Summer Week 1Well, hello there! It seems like years since I sat in this space. Okay, it has been years. No excuses, just life. So here we are again, and I'm starting with "Menu Plan Monday." I have learned a few things over the last couple years and the main one is this: For me, planning is the key to success in healthy eating. Here is the short list of Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-21556049819907876892016-05-03T06:08:00.002-05:002016-05-03T06:08:59.726-05:005 Reasons I Love Camp Gladiator#choosechange
It's been a while. As it turns out, being a first-year teacher is an all-consuming activity. Still yet, I'm having success with my weight loss! I will write more about that next time.
Today, I want to talk about Camp Gladiator. First, the disclosure: No one asked me to write this and I am not receiving any type of compensation for doing so.
On my 57th birthday we went to a Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-37908622374908286442016-01-14T06:01:00.001-06:002016-01-14T06:01:36.710-06:00Yep, I'm still here. The world's slowest loser. In a weird spate of good news, however, I happened across my weight from last January and I weigh exactly what I did then. So at least I'm not going up.
I have a plan. I have a process. I have a support group. Now I have to get to it!
I am still fighting the good fight, with a little less enthusiasm than before. When the new year came and went, I Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-90358238929943841292015-07-07T09:36:00.000-05:002022-07-05T00:09:35.413-05:00Is it Time to Break Up?If your playlist doesn't occasionally move you to tears, dump it like a bad boyfriend. Just break up. You need a playlist that will support and inspire you!
I'm so old that my first playlist was on a Sony Walkman, the cassette kind. That's right folks, I used to run to a mix tape. I'd run around Memorial Park in Houston singing, "Let it Be Me" at the top of my lungs. I didn't mind all thoseDreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-32588762928048898632015-07-03T08:33:00.000-05:002015-07-03T09:57:01.694-05:00You Are Worth It - Links for Inspiration(Part 1 is here)
If you read my post from a few days back and are interested in trying some new things for yourself, thought I'd share some of what I'm looking at. Before I do, however, I want to tell you that my 2 secret weapons are unfortunately, not really available to share; they are my teen daughters, Pepper and Sunshine.
Pepper has been quite regularly sharing in my body weight strength Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-51731793522963664172015-07-02T07:54:00.001-05:002015-07-02T13:21:32.729-05:00You are WORTH It.I am back on the losing train again, Woo, WOOOOOOOO.
This is typical of my journey. Work hard, not get a lot of results, get discouraged, gain a couple of pounds, come back to it and bam! Something works. I have not given up in about 10 years of this battle due in large part to the encouragement of those around me like my dear friends Gina, Anna, Colleen, Will, Christine and my Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-75317869474025991522015-06-19T00:30:00.000-05:002015-06-19T00:30:00.752-05:00Summer Friday Tips, Tricks and InspirationHappy summer Friday! I hope your long summer days have been filled with fun! Now that I've adjusted to school being out, I am buckling down to focus on (all of our) health and fitness.
Tips - Get in Your Potassium
Even healthy eaters can have a deficiency. Recently I was suffering from night-time leg cramps and thought potassium might be the culprit. Just in time, Fooducate posted Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-36768100608342446672015-05-15T02:30:00.000-05:002015-05-15T02:30:01.676-05:00Fit Friday: Tips, Tricks and InspirationThank you, Smart Phone. I am finally able to get back to my health-reading habit since my smart phone allows me to squeeze that activity into the nooks and crannies of time available in my 3-Ballplayer-Mom lifestyle! Which leads to our Friday Tips, Tricks and Inspiration.
Tips: Choose a Plan You Can Stick With and GET SUPPORT
I'm not one to get into flame wars so in complete honesty, the part Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-60471511581282531052015-03-14T06:47:00.000-05:002015-03-14T06:47:21.054-05:00I Had a DreamDo you visualize yourself at goal weight? It's something we all know we're supposed to do but I don't do it.
I have been overweight so long now, it's hard for me to imagine myself another way. I went from skinny (and I do mean skinny) to fat practically overnight -- 19 years ago. I barely remember myself another way. And I did not appreciate my trim body when I had it, so I never really looked Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-16656607736479082015-03-13T04:00:00.000-05:002015-03-13T04:00:02.904-05:00Fun Friday: Tips, Tricks and InspirationHappy Friday! Here are your Tips, Tricks and Inspiration!
Get Off Your Bottom and Save Your Life!
There was a very thorough and helpful article in the March/April 2015 issue of Weight Watchers Magazine on how sitting is the new "smoking." Your life can be seriously shortened by a sedentary lifestyle, even if you are regular exerciser. I cannot find a link to the Weight Watchers article -- Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-70175800534130153732015-02-24T07:23:00.003-06:002015-02-24T07:23:43.112-06:00The Hard Part
I haven't reported in for a while, so here goes: I have committed to perfect attendance at Weight Watcher's this year. It's going to take some planning, but I have checked in every week so far. If we take our planned cruise in November, I will have to figure that one out! Do cruise ships have Weight Watchers meetings (ha, ha.). They do have AA though in case you need to know that!
Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-60760403548006445042015-02-06T02:00:00.000-06:002015-02-06T02:00:01.630-06:00Frigid Friday: Time for Tips, Tricks and Inspiration!
Finally it's Friday. I have fallen off on my Tips, Tricks and Inspiration for some months now, but we're back, Baby!
Tips
Want a tip to get your new year of weight loss or maintenance started strong? Get a group and get a support partner. Research shows that the components that add up to a successful weight loss or weight maintenance equation include:
Tracking food and exercise daily
Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-15376776608862050372015-01-24T09:05:00.002-06:002015-01-24T09:05:55.765-06:003 Weeks InJanuary 24. This month is flying by. I thought I'd better take a minute to check in on my goals for the year:
I am still not tracking my food so I also don't know if I'm staying in my points allowance. Okay, I admit it, I'm resistant. I will plumb the depths of that resistance a bit later and see what's driving it. Similarly, since I'm not tracking, I'm missing out on the opportunity to Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-10793767091682063682015-01-10T08:42:00.000-06:002015-01-11T03:13:28.074-06:002015 Goals and a Plan to SucceedHello, out there.
Yes, it has been a long time. Yes, I've been busy but honestly, not that busy! I have not posted frequently here because . . . quite honestly . . . it's hard to keep up a weight loss blog when there is almost never any weight loss to report. There, I said it!
I have my list of "reasons" too -- some real, most excuses -- but that isn't the point, is it?Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-10358914398669380902014-06-24T21:42:00.000-05:002014-06-24T21:42:12.787-05:00PRT Progress ReportSo all my months of lackluster training compounded by illness certainly set me back in regards to my PRT training. (I wrote about my Physical Readiness Training Challenge (PRT) here). I am not giving up by any means but I am going to have to work very hard to hit my goals. They are ambitious goals for someone who needs to drop about 60 pounds, but I do believe they are reachable. &Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-83960175789179608922014-06-23T22:54:00.000-05:002014-06-24T21:43:24.212-05:00The Warrior's WayIt's been a bit since we've spoken. In those four weeks I've managed to witness the graduation of my oldest, host a lovely Smorga-salads-bord for 24, get 3 more kids out of school and into camps and summer home-life, almost quit my job . . . and gain 5 pounds.
That last is an estimate; I'm avoiding the scale until my Weight Watchers weigh-in Wednesday night. I didn't eat terribly during these Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-25198198451293057832014-05-25T08:44:00.000-05:002014-05-25T12:04:00.273-05:00Methane, Hydrogen, My Gut & Yours?Every once in a while I get on a research thread and just can't stop myself! This affliction was made worse by the fact that I am currently incapacitated by another episode of diverticulitis.
Guess what? Methane production is not just for cattle anymore! It all started with this innocuous Fooducate post on higher levels of methane gas present in obese humans. The post was a little too terse so Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-26352243880880818082014-05-19T10:07:00.000-05:002014-05-19T10:07:02.155-05:00At the Intersection of Love, Loss and WeightLast week a dark cloud slowly pulled over my world. It started subtly, just a bit of gray at the edges, slowly gathering up until, by Friday, a full blown storm blew through with gale force winds, lightening, rain, and booming thunder. There are some years I stand in the storm and dance. This was not that year.
Friday was the 8th anniversary of the fatal heart event that eventually took the lifeDreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-39300359223594705142014-04-28T15:02:00.002-05:002014-04-28T16:21:04.926-05:00Fast Food, not FAT Food: It's Menu Plan Monday!
Good Monday!
For the next few weeks, I will be posting our dinner plans for fast, healthy meals. We are in the throes of ball season so I am focusing on foods I can fix fast or slow-cook so that we can do less eating out. It is possible to provide a healthy, wholesome meal for your family in a short time frame.
All meals this week will be accompanied by our lovely fresh Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-33210880748801750162014-04-07T12:11:00.000-05:002014-04-07T12:11:50.190-05:00Liquids, Protein and a New Way ForwardGood Monday, friends!
I apologize for the "radio silence." On March 26th in the midst of a very busy day, I became very ill and was in terrible pain. I soon learned it was an attack of diverticulitis, not entirely unprecedented since I knew I was susceptible to it, but unexpected nonetheless. Long story shortened, I spent the next week on a clear liquid diet and am just finishing the course of Dreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584629208666513782.post-3632993683591878062014-03-21T06:28:00.000-05:002014-03-21T06:28:15.062-05:00The Meat/Blood Pressure Equation, Fitness Trackers, and a Crazy Workout: Friday Tips, Tricks and InspirationHappy Friday Fit Friends!!
It's time for your weekly dose of Tips, Tricks and Inspiration to cheer you into your weekend. How has your week been?
I have had some physical challenges this week and had to employ the strategy of rest to heal up my right foot once again. I am finally fed up with this ongoing right foot issue and have committed to myself to go to the podiatrist the next time itDreena M. Tischlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605622867015752171noreply@blogger.com2