I am BACK!!!!!

Hey guys!! Its been a while since I blogged but I am back. Things have been going great. I have been spending a lot of time with my family. I have found more ways to eat healthier without having to eat the samething all the time. I don’t even eat 1800 calories a day and I am full for the day. I will post some other things later about what I have been eating and exercising. I am focusing on just being healthy and not so much on weight loss. Weight loss is going to happen with healthy eating and exercising. I have realized over these few weeks that trying to be healthy is the right way to versus being crazy about weight. As long as I am living a healthier lifestyle, the weight is gonna fall off and ill be able to maintain the healthy lifestyle more!!!!

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Tuesday and Wednesday

Hey guys!!! Tuesday and Wednesday were great days for me!!! This week I have only been eating 5 small meals versus 6. The reason why is that I do so much after work that sometimes dinner can’t always be at 6 pm. I have been eating dinner between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm this week. My second snack is at 3:30 pm and I am usually fine until about 7:30 pm. Once I eat dinner, I am not hungry for the rest of the night. I am still doing my 1 hour in the gym every morning. I think I am going to exercise monday-friday and rest on saturday and sunday. I do not want to overdue it in the beginning!

Today I went to the the store and I found some 80 calorie wheat hamburger buns. I was excited!! I am having a turkey burger for dinner tonight and I am excited! My first week I was so consumed with staying away from food that was not chicken or fish. I learned this week it is not about what you eat, it is about how much of it you eat. There are still ways for you to enjoy the food you love, but in a healthier way! I can not wait until this weekend! My husband, daughter and I am are spending some family time this weekend and I think I am going to make some pizza!! I have a lot of healthy pizza recipes and I can not wait to try them!! I will let you guys know how they turn out!

 

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The Past Few Days

Hey guys!! I have been super busy for the past few days. I still managed to eat well. I was proud of myself for making good choices over the weekend. I also started my gym membership with planet fitness! The gym is really nice and inexpensive. I will be paying 20 dollars a month and I can bring a guest with me for free every visit, I get a discount on the drinks, I can visit any planet fitness location even out of state and I got a t-shirt when I joined! The gym gets me excited every morning when I go! I also went grocery shopping and got some things. I switched it up this week and I got bananas, turkey lunch meat, 35 calorie wheat bread, olive oil mayo, shrimp, talapia, and I found some smoothie shakers. The smoothie shakers are made by dole and its frozen. All you have to do is add 6.5 oz. of your favorite juice (orange, pineapple, apple, etc.) and shake it up. Once you shake it up good, it will be a smoothie. I thought that was cool. I found them in the frozen juice aisle!!! The flavors I found at walmart were mixed berry, strawberry, strawberry banana, and peach mango. I used orange juice for all of them and they were really good!!! I used those for breakfast and which held me over until snack time. I also take my B12 vitamin after breakfast and drink a whole cup of water with it!! I had a banana for my first snack. I had a turkey sandwhich with olive oil mayo on 35 calorie wheat bread. I had a cup of yogurt and some water for my second snack. For dinner this week, I have had shrimp, talapia and chicken. I have not been having a third snack. I don’t feel that I am hungry and that I need it. I have been doing so good and I am so excited that I can make healthy choices!! I am proud of myself! I have been riding the bike, using the treadmill, using the eliptical, and using the circuit machines at the gym. I work out for an  hour each morning! I feel great!!!

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Sorry guys

Hey guys!!! I know I have not posted in a few days but I have been busy with school and work this week. I will have some free time tonight and I will catch you guys up on my last few days!!!

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Day Five

Hey guys!!! Day 5 is almost over and I am feeling better than ever. Work has been slow all this week and by it being slow, I dealt with a lot of temptation but I didn’t give in. I had my head help up high with the positive motivation of keep pressing forward. I feel happy about my progress this week. Now that I have mastered my eating habits this week, next week I am going to master my gym habits. My goal by the end of the month is to have fully mastered my new lifestyle and keep pushing forward. I am excited about the coming weeks and I hope you guys are ready for more of my journey. I appreciate you guys for reading and following my blog. It makes me happy to know that I can count on you guys to be my support system!!! Below will be my food and exercise logs.

 

Breakfast-8am                                                                                                                                                                          474 calories

1/2 cup oatmeal w/2 tsp. brown sugar, 1 whole wheat english muffin w/ 1 tsp. butter, 1 cup orange juice

Took B12 vitamin

 

Snack-10:30am

1 yogurt cup, 1 cup water                                                                                                                                                       200 calories

 

Lunch-1pm

sandwhich w/ chicken breast, lettuce, cilantro, and mustard, small veggie salad w/ lime juice (2 wedges), 1 cup grapes, 1 cup water                                                                                                                                                                   212 calories

 

 

Snack-3:30pm

1 yogurt cup, 1 cup water                                                                                                                                                    200 calories

 

Dinner-6pm

4oz. chicken, 1/2 cup corn w/ 1 tsp. butter, 1 slice wheat bread, 1 cup water                                            340 calories

 

Snack-8:30pm

4 tbsp. salmon dip, 1 cup water                                                                                                                                       140 calories

 

All this week I was able to stay under 1800 calories per day and I never felt hungry.

 

Exercise Activity

 

I did 15 minute cardio plus 10 minute cool down. I can not wait to hit the gym next week!!! I am going to be a happy lady come next week!!!

 

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Happy Friday!!!

Here are some motivational quotes that keeps me going day after day!!! I am hoping they do the same for you!!!

 

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After Day Four

Hey guys!!! I woke up on day 5 feeling more happier than I have felt before. I was kind of in the dumps for last few months. Not only unhealthy with my lifestyle but almost my life itself. I felt as if I keep trying to do things and some things just never worked out for me. I look at my life and sometimes wonder what if or maybe if and never gave myself enough credit. I came to the realization that I am responsible for anything that happens in my life. I finally decided to stop making excuses for reasons why I was not doing more with myself. I am so happy that I decided to stop making excuses about my life. I am starting to find out things about myself that I never knew. I am 27 years old and I am still learning new things about myself. I just recently started school and I have been doing assignments that allow me to look at myself as a whole instead of in sections. I have learned so many things that I would have never thought about myself.  This is not just some ‘diet’ that I am just trying to do for a few weeks, this is a lifestyle change for me. The fact that I look at this as a lifestyle, is going to keep me motivated and dedicated to being healthy! I am going into day 5 with my head held up high and not looking back on that old lifestyle. I am embracing being healthy!!!

 

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Day Four

Hey guys!!! Day 4 went fantastic!!! Today as slow again at my job and I am so glad that I had my sugarfree gum to chew once I felt the temptation coming on. The temptations gets worse day by day but I have been doing outstanding. The sugarfree gum thing works for me. For me it is the sweet taste of the gum and then the constant chewing that keeps my mind off of eating junk. I believe it is getting easier and easier for me to adapt to my new lifestyle. I am so thankful for all of your comments and kind words! You guys keep me going!! Thanks a bunch!! Food and exercise log will be below!!!

How was your journey when you first started the healthy lifestyle?

Breakfast-8am

1/2 cup oatmeal w/ 1/2 tsp. butter & 2 tsp brown sugar, 1 orange, 1/2 whole wheat english muffin, 1 cup milk

476 calories

 

TOOK B12 VITAMIN

 

Snack-10:30am

1 yogurt cup, 1 cup water                                                                                                               200 calories

 

Lunch-1pm

sandwhich w/ chicken breast, mustard, lettuce & cilantro, small veggie salad w/ lime juice (2 wedges), 1 cup grapes, 1 cup water                                                                                                                                                                 212 calories

 

Snack-3:30pm

1 yogurt cup, 1 cup water                                                                                                                                 200 calories

 

Dinner-7:00pm (was behind schedule)

4oz. chicken, 1/2 cup corn, 1/2 cup beans, 1 cup water                                                                       370 calories

 

Snack-8:30pm

No late snack tonite

 

Exercise Activity

I did a 15 minute cardio workout plus a 1o minute cool down. I was a little sore today during the workout but I was ok. I got through the workout with no problem. I am getting excited about going to the gym next week! I am so proud of myself even though it may not seem like a lot, this is a lot for me and a big step for me!!!

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Some Motivation for Thursday!!!

Hey guys! Here are some thing that gets me motivated daily!! Hope they work for you!!

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After Day Three

Hey guys!! It is day 4 and I feel amazing. I feel more confident about myself and this journey I am taking.  During this ‘preview week’ , some goals are being reached. I am becoming more comfortable with my healthy lifestyle. I can not wait until this week is over and I start the really good stuff next week when I get in the gym.  I believe that if I keep this determination, I can be very successful at this and it become something that I am and not something that I am trying to become.  I thank you guys again for taking out the time to read my blog!!! It excites me to get on here and be able to share my journey with you guys!!!

 

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