Project 23 a Journey Back to Myself

Well, I ate the hamburger bun with my pulled pork for lunch. Ugh. Now I'm commencing the guilt part of my eating plan. I wanted to go without bread of any kind this week to see how I felt. Another major glitch today was I overslept, again. I really am annoyed. 

Well, I had a hot dog and a small popcorn at the movies, and a Diet Coke. I was bad. I paid for it. Even after eating well only two days I ate this and my stomach literally gave me the #$%^ you! I'm still researching juicing and I've been logging my food. Being healthy takes work. I caught up on my sleep, missed my Bible study this morning, I did the homework, I just didn't 'turn it in'... LOL. But I felt I needed the rest more. The last thing I need is to go back into that bipolar mess I was in two months ago. That really screwed me up. I know that as I 'feed' my body better, both physically and spiritually, my mind will follow. I turned off the TV today. Tonight I'm going to cook dinner, rest for a few then probably go to the gym. I didn't have that great a work out yesterday, but as I say, baby steps... this isn't going to be an overnight thing. That would be unrealistic. I'm writing this blog to share with the world the reality of climbin...

In order to motivate my husband to head out to the gym with me, while we were waiting for dinner to finish cooking, we watched the documentary 'Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead' the story of Joe Cross, an Australian who performed a 60 day juice detox, lost weight and got himself healthy. It really shined a light on what we've been putting into our bodies, and now the brain is going 100 MPH thinking about what we need to do to to fix this.... Stay tuned....

Made it through yesterday and stuck to calorie allowance. However my blood sugar majorly spiked, scary spiked. Fortunately it's back down again, but I really have to be more aware. Tonight we're having Navy beans with veggies in the crock pot. It's been going all day and smells so good. Also on the agenda is a trip to the gym. Looking forward to that. Baby steps, but I'm making them. One of my new habits will be less time in front of the TV and more time moving.

Well, here I go again, I started my meal plan today and stuck with it. I PASSED UP the donuts and the Father's Day cake today at church. I started off with steel cut oatmeal garnished with craisins and flaxseeds. I had a steak burrito bowl with no tortilla, lots of veggies and only a tablespoon of sour cream. For dinner I had baked tilapia, sauteed brussels sprouts, and wild rice mix. For my snack I had a cup of grapes. I stayed in my calorie range and I DID NOT HAVE SODA! NOT EVEN DIET SODA. I've given up soda entirely. It's bad for my system with all the phosphates and nasty chemicals. I know that once my diet gets in synch my digestive track will thank me. I didn't exercise much, unless you count roaming around Home Depot for 20 minutes. Here is another progress picture of yours truly... taken at church this morning. 214 lbs... yup, that's it. 

This Sunday I will be celebrating 42 fabulous years of being me.... plans are to go to lunch at my favorite place and then to the movies. Problem is my favorite place is Buffalo Wild Wings... carbs and more carbs. I'm thinking about just waiting and starting my eating plan on Monday, a fresh start after my birthday. Yeah, I know, it sounds a lot like procrastinating, but I want to start out with an even keel. So I think I'm just going to spend the next few days planning menus according to my food plan of 1350 calories per day and 45 carbs per meal. I'll think of my birthday as my last hurrah... I know, not the best thinking, but hey, it's my birthday. I know that my next birthday I'll be slim, trim, and racy... :)

I have a great program on my iPhone called Lose It, it's free and it tracks your food and exercise as well as your weight and goals...and it's FREE!. I have just started a 50 lb weight loss Challenge to lose 50 lbs by the end of the year, just the thing I need to get started again, a little motivation and accountability. Anyone with me?

Don't know what it was, but I had allergies from Hell today, my eyes were the worst. So I just rested today.