The Haines go Healthy! :)

So, I think in some of my past posts, I've said my cooking has been just "Farm cooking". Lots of butter, potatoes, red meats, etc. Good "Stick to your bones" cooking. It's true.

Our favorite meal around here is Shepherds pie. Nice, fattening, way too many calories.

This past couple weeks, Lyndon hasn't been feeling good. He's not sure if it is stress, lack of sleep, poor diet, or a combination of all three. Of course, I can't really help the stress. He's has some big decisions on his mind (See past post) and the company he is working for was bought out by a different company, so he is going through a transition stage, and trying to deal with all the end of the school year things with youth group. It adds up.

I can, sort of, help with lack of sleep. He has to be at work now at 6 AM. And the company he is now with is about a 30 minute drive away. If Collyn or Alden are up in the night, I get up, so he can sleep.

The main thing I can help is his diet. I cook the meals, he eats them. If I don't have the time, energy, or motivation to cook, we eat out. And living in a small town, there are about 7 places to choose from. Maybe 2 of them have healthy options... Which means they have a salad bar.

On Saturday, we got to talking and I told him he is scaring me. He doesn't feel good, he has no energy, he is tired all the time. It's time for a healthy diet change.

Yesterday after church, we headed to the grocery store. We shopped in the meat department and the produce department. We stocked up on fresh fruits and veggies, some good chicken and some nuts and some "Treats" that were low calorie, low fat, low everything.

For breakfast, we made our normal Sunday morning rush through McDonalds drive-thru because we don't have time to make anything in the morning. Instead of the normal 500-750 Calorie breakfast, we chose fruit and yogurt parfaits and orange juice.

For lunch, we made a big salad with green leaf lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, a little cheese, un-salted sunflower seeds, croutons, and light dressing.

For dinner, I made another salad, Caesar this time, with grilled chicken, and strawberries on the side.

Lyndon ate some pistachios for a snack and I had a nectarine and a string cheese.

Lyndon is a pop drinker. Instead, he is drinking water or lemonade. I've always been a water drinker or an unsweetened iced-tea drinker so this wasn't a big switch for me.

The nice thing about it.... With just that in his body, he was out yesterday afternoon mowing the lawn and doing yard work. I was pulling weeds in the flower beds and sweeping the sidewalks. We were both motivated to do more.

It's such a nice change. I'm excited to see the results.

I don't have much weight to lose, but I want to be more tone and healthier. Lyndon has some weight to lose. It will be nice to see the changes in both of us.