Monday, November 15, 2010

The photo shoot...

So, my totally wonderful and talented friend Trish Finfer and I had an agreement that when I lost 100 pounds that she would take some professional pictures of me...well, I've reached and passed my first goal and here are some of my favorites that she took.  I felt like a real model...and I liked it! :)  I hope that you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them.  Thanks Trish!  I love you! 








Sunday, November 14, 2010

Baby Step 3 - I eat cheat meals...

This is very important - for a sound mind and body.  I know that it seems counter-productive to do this.  Why, if you're trying to lose weight would you allow yourself to eat the very foods that got you that point?  Well, for me, once I stopped eating those uber rich, totally unhealthy fast food and totally full of cheesey goodness foods...and then I went back to eating them my body was like WTF?!  No, seriously, since I wasn't eating like this all of the time my body could actually feel the food in my body.  It could feel that this was not "good for me food" and it would respond...and not in a good way. 

My stomach would get totally bloated and I would feel lethargic and I just didn't feel good at all, and over time I began to hate that feeling and I just kind of stopped eating those foods.  But honestly those cheat meals really did save me from going over the edge.  It was very hard to stop eating those foods, but knowing that I could eat them at least one day at week kept me sane, and that is really what the "cheat meal" is all about. 

So, go ahead and allow yourself to have one once a week...all you want for that one meal.  Since it will not be a forbidden food the luster for it will go away...over time.  I just didn't make eating like that the rule anymore and it somehow helped me to rid myself of them.  I'm very grateful that my trainer actually suggested that and it worked, because it would have been hard for me to accept that I couldn't eat those foods anymore...AWESOME! 

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Baby Step 2 - I started eating right...out with the old and in with the new.

You know this was probably the hardest step that I had to take.  I mean, how can one change their eating habits overnight?  One day I was eating an entire large pizza with a vat of ranch dressing and the next day I was eating baked chicken breasts, with broccoli and brown rice!  And honestly I hated it...at first!  How could I give up my FAVORTIE food in the world?! 

Well, it was hard at first, but once I started eating right and then I would go back to eating pizza or any kind of fast food my body just didn't like it...at all! 

This was a slow process for me, but over time I've come to enjoy the healthier food options because of how it makes me feel.  Junk food just doesn't do it for me anymore...it lost its appeal and luster! 

Plus it allowed me to find healthier ways to make my favorite foods.  It is amazing how much better pizza tastes when you use good ingredients.  I will add some of my recipes and daily food diaries soon. 

I would highly recommend The Eat Clean Diet book...it taught me a lot about eating.  If you set your mind, you can make those changes...you just have to really want it!