Wednesday, October 22, 2014

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.

Friday, October 17, 2014

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.

Sunday, October 12, 2014

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!