OK. So it's Easter and with that comes three (count 'em THREE) different meals to attend. It's like a dieters worst nightmare. Right now I'm at stop number one and so far I've done pretty well. I had only one plate of food with fairly small portions. I haven't had any dessert yet, but that's the next stop and I'm kind of dreading it. So far I've been told that there's going to be chocolate cheesecake and angel food cake with strawberries. I'm taking a tray of fresh fruit and I'm going to make that my dessert. Good thing I like fruit, lol. Not only do we have all this food, but both of our parents decided we needed Easter baskets. Go figure. I think I'm going to stand outside church and hand the candy to all the children.
Last night I made buffalo wings, steamed squash and zucchini, and a big salad. I did really well. I ate the salad first (kale, leaf lettuce, fresh corn, and broccoli) so that I could feel up on greens. Then I ate the steamed veggies and finally only one chicken wing. I did have a small glass of pink catawba wine, but compared to my husband's three beers I think I did pretty well.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
*Lists*
I have a confession to make.
I love to make lists. Seriously, I have a notebook full of random lists. From grocery lists to packing lists, dinner lists to what-to-do lists I've pretty much made them all. Generally though what you'll find in my notebook most often in my "weight loss list" which I have decided to post on here for everyone to see. Which is quite an accomplishment for me considering I won't even let my husband look at them . I guess I get embarrassed by all the times I've written the same thing down before only to fail before I ever even got started.
Weight loss List
1. Start an appropriate exercise regime. I would really like to start running, and eventually try kickboxing. I really, REALLY want to kickbox!
2. Cut out refined white sugar, refined starches, and soda!! Switch to whole grains (especially brown rice, lentils, barley, beans).
3. Start eating 50% raw and 50% healthy cooked foods. Eventually transitioning to 75% raw and 25% healthy cooked foods.
4. Start incorporating at least one green juice into my diet. I eventually want to do the 92 day juice feast, but not for awhile. I'm going to save that for after I've established a healthier lifestyle.
5. Drink lots of water! A no brainer, but as it stands I drink entirely to much soda and even though I've switched to diet soda I still feel like it drags me down and I want to cut it out all together.
Well there's my list and I'm going to start working on mastering one goal at a time.
Again thanks for reading!
~ Jessyka
I love to make lists. Seriously, I have a notebook full of random lists. From grocery lists to packing lists, dinner lists to what-to-do lists I've pretty much made them all. Generally though what you'll find in my notebook most often in my "weight loss list" which I have decided to post on here for everyone to see. Which is quite an accomplishment for me considering I won't even let my husband look at them . I guess I get embarrassed by all the times I've written the same thing down before only to fail before I ever even got started.
Weight loss List
1. Start an appropriate exercise regime. I would really like to start running, and eventually try kickboxing. I really, REALLY want to kickbox!
2. Cut out refined white sugar, refined starches, and soda!! Switch to whole grains (especially brown rice, lentils, barley, beans).
3. Start eating 50% raw and 50% healthy cooked foods. Eventually transitioning to 75% raw and 25% healthy cooked foods.
4. Start incorporating at least one green juice into my diet. I eventually want to do the 92 day juice feast, but not for awhile. I'm going to save that for after I've established a healthier lifestyle.
5. Drink lots of water! A no brainer, but as it stands I drink entirely to much soda and even though I've switched to diet soda I still feel like it drags me down and I want to cut it out all together.
Well there's my list and I'm going to start working on mastering one goal at a time.
Again thanks for reading!
~ Jessyka
Declaration of Change
I always feel like I'm on a merry-go-round. I realize I absolutely MUST do something about my weight, I make some healthy, necessary changes, lose a little weight, get some complements, binge and gain it all back, be miserable for a few months and . . . . well you know.
Since coming to this realization I've decided that maybe blogging about my efforts to lose weight will help take me off this merry-go-round and set me on a straight path. There are many different things I have said I'm going to try "One Day" and I think by listing them here I will be more inclined to check them off my list.
I know I am by no means the first person to blog about their weightloss attempts nor do I expect to become an internet celebrity or sensation. I will be surprised if more then ten people read this blog. But regardless if I have one person religiously following me 100th attempt (that being my husband, lol) or fifteen-hundred I am determined to do this. I am young, vibrant, fun and I deserve to feel that way and to enjoy my life with my husband. I'm tired of being ashamed of being fat, refusing to wear a swim-suit, or to go on vacation. I'm tired of going shopping and being unable to find the outfit I like in my size, or to find that that "beautiful dress" is not beautiful on me.
I really think the quote below sums up how I have lived my life up to now.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~ Marianne Williamson
Thanks for taking the time to read this. Your support is SO appreciated!
~ Jessyka
Since coming to this realization I've decided that maybe blogging about my efforts to lose weight will help take me off this merry-go-round and set me on a straight path. There are many different things I have said I'm going to try "One Day" and I think by listing them here I will be more inclined to check them off my list.
I know I am by no means the first person to blog about their weightloss attempts nor do I expect to become an internet celebrity or sensation. I will be surprised if more then ten people read this blog. But regardless if I have one person religiously following me 100th attempt (that being my husband, lol) or fifteen-hundred I am determined to do this. I am young, vibrant, fun and I deserve to feel that way and to enjoy my life with my husband. I'm tired of being ashamed of being fat, refusing to wear a swim-suit, or to go on vacation. I'm tired of going shopping and being unable to find the outfit I like in my size, or to find that that "beautiful dress" is not beautiful on me.
I really think the quote below sums up how I have lived my life up to now.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~ Marianne Williamson
Thanks for taking the time to read this. Your support is SO appreciated!
~ Jessyka
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