100 Days to Weight Loss Motivational

Things are finally starting to look up with my eating. I finally got my first real workout this morning and it felt awesome! I definitely need to do more workouts with Turbo Fire.

So I bought the book called '100 Days of Weight Loss'. Every day you read 1 page and then do the activity that it asks you to do. I have gotten through 2 days and I really like the book so far.

Day 1: I used to be that way... The goal is to identify your fears and write them down. Fears tend to be negative so the goal is to change them into something more positive. So you turn your fears into something positive with this... I used to...... but now....

Day 2: Interested or committed.... Most people chose interested as their way of doing weight loss. They do it when it is convenient but once a night out or event around food, all of the regiment and routine goes out the window. You say to yourself 'just this one time' and then you become a repeat offender of that excuse. 

The other type of person is the committed type. This is the type of person who does not budge when there is temptation.

I am the interested person and am planning to actively work on being a committed person. The hardest part of being committed is the unplanned food in the teachers room and I cannot say no. I start today, making better decisions and saying 'no' when it comes to the food that is not planned in my menu. I need to be committed, to take back my life.

Whole, happy and healthy

The lies and deceit running through your head,

tell their story without any words.

The silent story with which has unfolded,

Around your waist line and impulsivity.

The days are not long ago that you were worse off,

But the days were also not long ago when you were better.

You long for the days when you were better,

And dread these days when things are getting bad.

Battle after battle, you fight and try.

Some you win but most you lose.

The lies in your head tell you one side,

While your heart aches to tell the other side.

Yet, you give up on your heart and listen to your head.

Where does that get you?

To the days of being bad, where nothing seemed right,

Your vision so blurred and unclear that you had no fight.

Fighting is worth it, you just need to find it.

That spark, that vision, that motivation.

It once was there, raging inside of you,

Helping you along to feel those better days.

Here you sit crying for your spark to come back,

While your demons and thoughts run through your head.

The cake, cookies, chocolate and lies,

You just want to grab it and take it and pretend no one sees.

The ones that care about you, they do see,

They make a mental note to bring up to you later,

Everything you eat is on display for the world to see.

That doesn't stop you, the euphoria of food is too good.

The media attention scrutinizes the fat,

You hate your body because you are fat.

Yet you wish that your food addiction left,

So you could feel whole, happy and healthy again.

You cry for the body you wish you had,

The one you were robbed of at such a young age.

The extra fat, the extra skin never goes away,

The scars to remind you of where you have been.

What's Cooking This Week?

I thought to help keep myself accountable I would post my meals for the week so you can get a glimpse of what I am eating. You may even want to try and make the food because it is pretty fabulous!

Monday

B: 1/2 c. oatmeal, 1 apple

S1: apple, cheese, carrots

L: shredded lettuce, cheese, meat

S2: 1/2 c. greek yogurt, strawberries

D: turkey meatballs, mashed cauliflower, roasted broccoli

S3: hot chocolate

Tuesday

B: 1/2 c. oatmeal, 1 apple

S1: apple, cheese, carrots

L: turkey meatballs, mashed cauliflower

S2: 1/2 c. greek yogurt, strawberries

D: chicken, diced tomatoes, cheese, beans/zucchini

S3: hot chocolate

Wednesday

B: 3+1 omelet, bread, strawberries

S1: apple, cheese, carrots

L: chicken, diced tomatoes, cheese, beans/zucchini

S2: 1/2 c. greek yogurt, strawberries

D: turkey meatballs, mashed cauliflower, broccoli

S3: hot chocolate

Thursday

B: 1/2 c. oatmeal, 1 apple

S1: apple, cheese, carrots

L: chicken, diced tomatoes, cheese, beans/zucchini

S2: 1/2 c. greek yogurt, strawberries

D: turkey meatballs, mashed cauliflower, broccoli

S3: hot chocolate

Friday

B: 1/2 c. oatmeal, strawberries

S1: apple, cheese, carrots

L: chicken, diced tomatoes, cheese, beans/zucchini

S2: 1/2 c. greek yogurt, strawberries

D: meatloaf, mashed cauliflower, broccoli

S3: hot chocolate

Saturday

B: 3+1 omelet, bread, strawberries

S1: apple, peanut butter

L: vegetarian chili

S2: 1/2 c. greek yogurt, strawberries

D: chicken broth with tomatoes, garbanzo, veggies

S3: hot chocolate

Sunday

B: CHEAT MEAL

S1: apple, cheese, carrots

L: protein bar, apple

S2: 1/2 c. greek yogurt, strawberries

D: ?

The nice part of living alone is that I can repeat meals and not really care so many of my snacks/meals are the same but it is all good. Looking forward to next Sunday with my cheat meal but dinner is still up in the air. Will see what happens!

Here is to week 3 with Bob Harper!

Skinny Rules Week 1

It has been a whole week since I started the Skinny Rules by Bob Harper. I was really excited about starting the program and it turned out to be a great thing. Mind you I am still working on some of the rules but I followed a majority of them. I felt better that first day, all the junk or most of it out of my system.

So what were the results? Well, a 4.8 lb LOSS! I was so happy and speechless when I got on the scale this morning. The coolest thing ever. I plan to continue to keep on going with the plan since it is working well for me. I hope to hit my first goal relatively soon, maybe even before the end of the month!

Here is to another awesome week!

Putting on the Breaks

Howdy all! 

I just looked at my blog and it has been almost 2 months since I have posted anything. Say what? So here I am, resurrected, back from the reality of things letting you all know I am still around. Thanks Amy for pushing me to jump back into it.

It is amazing how stressful teaching is and trying to keep a normal life outside of school.

As you know from following my blog, I have tried a bunch of different meal plans and have struck out on every single one. So, I am giving it one final shot with one that I stumbled across thanks to my friend Arlene. After reading it I totally loved it and was all on board for it.

It is called 'Skinny Rules' by Bob Harper. In the book he lays out rules that you must follow in order to succeed in losing weight. Some of them are no brainers, others I had to think about. Like for example, rule #13, get rid of fast foods and fried foods, that is an easy one! I follow a majority of them and have no problems but there are some that I know I am going to struggle with.

This month I am focusing on some of the rules I know I will struggle with. I am going to focus on Rule #1, making sure I have a glass of water right after getting out of bed in the morning is tough but this morning I had my glass right there on the nightstand which was good. 

#12 is going to be a tough one because I do not eat fish, so I have decided to go the bean route and hopefully that will work. I know Bob stresses seafood but I cannot get myself to eat fish. 

Lastly, #18, who goes to bed hungry? I have never done that before but to make a point of it, is an interesting concept. I think I am going to have to move my time for the kitchen being closed from 8pm to 7:30pm and see how that goes.

So what gives me hope that this plan may work? Well, after day 1 and trying all the food that I prepared, I really enjoyed it especially the Italian Turkey Burgers. Most of all though, while reading the book, and he highly encouraged GREEK YOGURT my attention was officially grabbed. Many of the diets I had tried discouraged dairy and greek yogurt but I know that is a staple for me and my life so to be encouraged to eat it, I am all about it!

Here I go, the next month I am going to change my eating habits, get back to exercising and recommit to changing my life. No more being unhappy for gaining weight and not fitting in my clothes. Here is t getting back under 200 and getting out of these 16 pants again and never looking back!

Stay tuned because this is a journey you are not going to want to miss!