Okay, so tomorrow is the day that I start my 7 day cleanse that I found on pinterest(love that site). I am so excited for it. I just bought everything I need tonight and now I'm ready to get this show on the road. So, for the record. My starting weight is 209.4 lets see how heavy I am at the end of the week. I'm supposed to be able to lose 10-17 pounds. Why is it so much easier to gain weight without trying instead of losing weight?
Here's the link to the 7 day cleanse!
http://health-heaven.tumblr.com/post/17089615944/what-do-you-think-of-gms-diet
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
Resist!
Alright, so today, my sister asked me if I wanted to share some chicken from the farm store. And I love their chicken! But I told her no, I would rather have a wrap instead. Then later she asked me if I just wanted to get a 5 dollar pizza from little Caesars and I told her no. I would still rather go get the wrap instead cause I didn't need all the grease. I'm so proud of me!
Once you start getting on the healthy path it starts getting easier and easier to say no to things that are bad for you. On another note, Web MD has a cool, free, diet thingy where you put in your weight and height and age and it tells you where you should be, then you pick from a list on how you want to lose weight, like no extra exercise and eating right, or 50/50 of exercise and eating right. There are other ones but I'm not gonna list them all. And you put in how often you are active, not at all, slightly, moderately active, or very active. Then based on all that it gives you a personal plan on how many calories you should intake and how many you should burn off daily. Oh! I almost forgot, it also has you chose if you have any special medical things, like, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, ect. And your plan is customized by that too. Healthy here I come!
Once you start getting on the healthy path it starts getting easier and easier to say no to things that are bad for you. On another note, Web MD has a cool, free, diet thingy where you put in your weight and height and age and it tells you where you should be, then you pick from a list on how you want to lose weight, like no extra exercise and eating right, or 50/50 of exercise and eating right. There are other ones but I'm not gonna list them all. And you put in how often you are active, not at all, slightly, moderately active, or very active. Then based on all that it gives you a personal plan on how many calories you should intake and how many you should burn off daily. Oh! I almost forgot, it also has you chose if you have any special medical things, like, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, ect. And your plan is customized by that too. Healthy here I come!
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
MENCHIES!!!!
Hokay, a Menchies just opened up in my town not too long ago and I am absolutely in love. If you don't know what Menchies is then you are seriously missing out. It's an awesome place where you go in and fill your cup up with whatever flavor of frozen yogurt you want, then you put a ton of different toppings on it. Sooo good! And they have this new Melon Sorbet. O.M.G! I had never had Menchies before it opened up. And the best part about it, frozen yogurt is sooo much better for you than ice cream. And it's a perfect sweet treat for summer.
I've had frozen yogurt before, but never like this. Their flavors are just REALLY good. And the toppings are so unique. Like white chocolate cover animal crackers, or their gummy bears that you can't find anywhere else, and Mochi(fav!). There's a ton of other toppings. Seriously, go get some Menchies..... now.....
Hokay, a Menchies just opened up in my town not too long ago and I am absolutely in love. If you don't know what Menchies is then you are seriously missing out. It's an awesome place where you go in and fill your cup up with whatever flavor of frozen yogurt you want, then you put a ton of different toppings on it. Sooo good! And they have this new Melon Sorbet. O.M.G! I had never had Menchies before it opened up. And the best part about it, frozen yogurt is sooo much better for you than ice cream. And it's a perfect sweet treat for summer.
I've had frozen yogurt before, but never like this. Their flavors are just REALLY good. And the toppings are so unique. Like white chocolate cover animal crackers, or their gummy bears that you can't find anywhere else, and Mochi(fav!). There's a ton of other toppings. Seriously, go get some Menchies..... now.....
Yesterday was tragic..... maybe...
Yesterday my cousin from California came and visited with her two youngest daughters and we were having a good time, but instead of eating right like I was going to I woke up and immediately went to go feed the dogs for the guy I nanny for. Then me and my sister stopped at Taco Bell and got something to eat. Which I guess would kinda count as a breakfast. It was at least a healthy menu item. A veggie cantina bowl. Kinda like Chipotle's rice bowls, but so much cheaper. Anywho, by the time I got home my cousin and her daughters were there and then throughout the rest of the day I(and everyone else) ate crabs and donuts and anything else we fancied. But it was a, eat a little here, eat a little there kinda thing. In terms of eating it was so bad!
When you have family or friends visiting you of course it's gonna be hard to eat right, because you will want to eat with them and it just be fun instead of worrying about what you're eating or how your eating. So, I took the time, and I thought about it. It's okay every now and again to eat like that. It's okay to take a day to enjoy a bunch of crabs with your cousin frequently throughout the day. As long as your eating pattern isn't always like that. Like today, now that they're not here I'm back to eating like normal. Today when I got up I had a little debbie snack cake(I know, not healthy) and a peach. Then later on for lunch I had a really good sandwich and now tonight my mom is making her shrimp pasta. All is right in the world.
So, the moral of the story is, if you're dieting and because of something like a family get together, or a cookout, or a party, you happen to fall off the dieting bandwagon, just make sure you get back on it the next day. It won't kill you.
When you have family or friends visiting you of course it's gonna be hard to eat right, because you will want to eat with them and it just be fun instead of worrying about what you're eating or how your eating. So, I took the time, and I thought about it. It's okay every now and again to eat like that. It's okay to take a day to enjoy a bunch of crabs with your cousin frequently throughout the day. As long as your eating pattern isn't always like that. Like today, now that they're not here I'm back to eating like normal. Today when I got up I had a little debbie snack cake(I know, not healthy) and a peach. Then later on for lunch I had a really good sandwich and now tonight my mom is making her shrimp pasta. All is right in the world.
So, the moral of the story is, if you're dieting and because of something like a family get together, or a cookout, or a party, you happen to fall off the dieting bandwagon, just make sure you get back on it the next day. It won't kill you.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Day 3 of eating right....
Okay, so, I wouldn't say I have a hectic life, but, it is really hard for me to diet. I try to, I really do. But then eventually I seem to not be able to go to the store for every single ingredient that is the perfect combination to help me lose weight, and I just don't have the kind of money where they give you super healthy pre-packaged meals. Or, I just am such a bad dieter that it's easier for me to put a can of ravioli in the microwave for 2 minutes than the time it would take to actually make a healthy meal. Anyways, to my point. I decided, this time, to not be the dreaded yoyo dieter, and I wouldn't diet. Instead I would just make a conscious decision to pick healthier choices in food.
3 days ago, my parents went to a Toby Keith concert, they were super excited about it and stuff. Well, the guy I nanny for wanted me to come over and take care of the dogs while he was at work so I had to get up kind early-ish, for me at least. So, I got up around 10 and I was hungry. The day before me and my went grocery shopping, A LOT of grocery shopping, and we actually got some healthier items than what we needed. So Saturday(3 days ago), when I was hungry, I actually ate breakfast. Eating breakfast is like an accomplishment for me, cause I usually wake up around 1 in the afternoon(don't judge, I stay up til 4 or 5) and when I wake up I feel like it's too late to eat breakfast at that point and have really only been getting in 1 HUGE meal a day with random snacking. Anyways, back to my point, I actually ate breakfast. I had a yogurt and a pear. It was small but it sustained me. Later in the day though around 2 I guess I got hungry and actually made myself a real lunch. Another yogurt and a bologna, mustard, and lettuce sandwich on wheat bread. It was light and filling, but enough to hold me over. Well, with my parents off at their concert I was left to feed myself and my friend(nbd) but, because I felt in an independent, I can fend for myself kind of mood, I decided to cook dinner. I made pasta, and since I didn't feel like red sauce I made my own with just different things from the fridge that I know would taste good together(I'm a culinary major). It actually turned out really good. And it was probably the most unhealthiest meal of the day, but again, not too heavy. Anywho, after that day I just felt really good the whole day because I was eating the way I was supposed to, and when I was snacking, I opted for a peach or some cherry tomatoes instead of something fattening. So then next day(Sunday/Yesterday) I went to church with my family and after church we all went to Ihop for breakfast. It was a late breakfast, but still breakfast. I had french toast and it came with scrambled eggs, homefries(which my sister ate most of) and two slices of bacon. After we all got home, I was still pretty stuffed from breakfast so when I got home I didn't eat again until around 3:30 and all I had was a can of the whole grain beefaroni we got on Friday. Later for dinner me and my friend met up with his family and had pizza at 3 brothers, but I only ate two pieces and wiped the grease off because I knew I was still kinda feeling the food from earlier. Then we were hanging out and stuff and I had him take me home around 1 am. And we stopped at McD's on the way, but instead of a hamburger I decided to get a side salad off the dollar menu. It was light enough for going to bed, but it put some food in my stomach so I wasn't so hungry. And now when I woke up this morning I was now feeling great, cause I was actually eating the way I was supposed to, but when I had the opportunity I just switched a fatty item for something healthier. So I did the same today too.
My point is, after 3 days of just eating/snacking healthier items, that I actually like, and eating 3 meals a day, I am feeling really good. And I think if I keep this up then I could end up losing a lot of weight, which, is the whole point of this blog. I want to track what I'm eating and how I'm eating and see each day how I feel, physically and emotionally. And I also hope to influence others who have a problem with yoyo dieting to learn from example. Okay, so you lead a busy life and most of the time your on the road so you're always stopping for fast food. That's really just an excuse that I've realized over these past few days. Fast food joints have salads, in fact some, have a whole section of the menu dedicated to healthy meals. If you can splurge 6 dollars for that double quarter pounder with bacon meal, than you could easily spend that same money on a chicken ceasar salad. It's really all about making that conscious decision to pick a healthier item than a fatty one.
3 days ago, my parents went to a Toby Keith concert, they were super excited about it and stuff. Well, the guy I nanny for wanted me to come over and take care of the dogs while he was at work so I had to get up kind early-ish, for me at least. So, I got up around 10 and I was hungry. The day before me and my went grocery shopping, A LOT of grocery shopping, and we actually got some healthier items than what we needed. So Saturday(3 days ago), when I was hungry, I actually ate breakfast. Eating breakfast is like an accomplishment for me, cause I usually wake up around 1 in the afternoon(don't judge, I stay up til 4 or 5) and when I wake up I feel like it's too late to eat breakfast at that point and have really only been getting in 1 HUGE meal a day with random snacking. Anyways, back to my point, I actually ate breakfast. I had a yogurt and a pear. It was small but it sustained me. Later in the day though around 2 I guess I got hungry and actually made myself a real lunch. Another yogurt and a bologna, mustard, and lettuce sandwich on wheat bread. It was light and filling, but enough to hold me over. Well, with my parents off at their concert I was left to feed myself and my friend(nbd) but, because I felt in an independent, I can fend for myself kind of mood, I decided to cook dinner. I made pasta, and since I didn't feel like red sauce I made my own with just different things from the fridge that I know would taste good together(I'm a culinary major). It actually turned out really good. And it was probably the most unhealthiest meal of the day, but again, not too heavy. Anywho, after that day I just felt really good the whole day because I was eating the way I was supposed to, and when I was snacking, I opted for a peach or some cherry tomatoes instead of something fattening. So then next day(Sunday/Yesterday) I went to church with my family and after church we all went to Ihop for breakfast. It was a late breakfast, but still breakfast. I had french toast and it came with scrambled eggs, homefries(which my sister ate most of) and two slices of bacon. After we all got home, I was still pretty stuffed from breakfast so when I got home I didn't eat again until around 3:30 and all I had was a can of the whole grain beefaroni we got on Friday. Later for dinner me and my friend met up with his family and had pizza at 3 brothers, but I only ate two pieces and wiped the grease off because I knew I was still kinda feeling the food from earlier. Then we were hanging out and stuff and I had him take me home around 1 am. And we stopped at McD's on the way, but instead of a hamburger I decided to get a side salad off the dollar menu. It was light enough for going to bed, but it put some food in my stomach so I wasn't so hungry. And now when I woke up this morning I was now feeling great, cause I was actually eating the way I was supposed to, but when I had the opportunity I just switched a fatty item for something healthier. So I did the same today too.
My point is, after 3 days of just eating/snacking healthier items, that I actually like, and eating 3 meals a day, I am feeling really good. And I think if I keep this up then I could end up losing a lot of weight, which, is the whole point of this blog. I want to track what I'm eating and how I'm eating and see each day how I feel, physically and emotionally. And I also hope to influence others who have a problem with yoyo dieting to learn from example. Okay, so you lead a busy life and most of the time your on the road so you're always stopping for fast food. That's really just an excuse that I've realized over these past few days. Fast food joints have salads, in fact some, have a whole section of the menu dedicated to healthy meals. If you can splurge 6 dollars for that double quarter pounder with bacon meal, than you could easily spend that same money on a chicken ceasar salad. It's really all about making that conscious decision to pick a healthier item than a fatty one.
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