shecooks4u

I am posting yesterday’s first day of my new lifestyle. Tonight I will post the outcome from today. The inspiration I had to start today was overwhelming. I truely believe that starting a diet doesn’t work and starting a new lifestyle for the rest of your life does work. My inspiration came from an awesome place. I always thought that if I am going to get healthy it needs to be for me, but I was wrong. My inspiration this time came from my sister. She finally started her no-smoking pill and she did it without giving it much thought…she knew she would procastinate, so she just began. I know the way I operate…the way I dwell…and the way I procastinate. I was so proud of her that I decided to apply her determination in my goal. I woke up in the morning and took five minutes (yes just 5 minutes) to plan out my meals and my exercise. I went to the store to buy what I needed, so I would not be unprepared. I walked briskly during my exercise with thoughts of my sister’s bravery with every muscular bounce. Thank you sister…with this psychological and emotional headstart I know I will not fail.

I DID SO GOOD YESTERDAY….and coming into today…. I KNOW I WILL DO BETTER…..even though life is tossing me some major drama salad (see me sister)

Food Diary:

Morning: 1/2 cup of frosted shredded wheat, 1/2 cup lowfat soy milk, 1 cup of coffee (with 35 calories of creamer) Lunch: asian chopped chicken salad (with steamed non-breaded chicken, lettuce and dandelion spring greens, tomatoes, fennel, tortilla strips, and sesame lime vinagrette) Mid-afternoon snack: 1 chocolate weight watcher muffin (which was not tasty) Dinner: 1 1/2 servings of turkey meatloaf with cranberry glaze, 1/2 steamed artichoke with 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of parm cheese (I am doing no starches for dinner, since I won’t be exercising at night)

Drinks:

Not enough need to increase - 24 oz water, 1 decaf ice tea with sweet n low, 1 decaf hot tea with sweet n low, 1 cup of coffee, 1 cup of lime sparkling water with no sugar

Exercise:

4 miles of brisk walking - 45 minutes (no other excercise - need to do weights and yoga by next week for a total of 2 hours a day to actual loose weight then decrease to 1 hour a day)

*Michelle: don’t worry you will do better today just don’t think about it just DO and cut down your portions except for lunch. I am open to ALL your big sister advice