Finished week 1 on The Eat Clean Diet. I really am enjoying the food and it's a very easy plan to stick with, and AFFORDABLE (which is a must). I normally would be in an emotional eating mood right about now, but thankfully I've been able to stick with the plan. The only struggle I have right now, is what to do with the emotions since I can't eat them away. It seems to be a little bit of a challenge.
There are a few things going on in my life, but the main thing is a hectic schedule. It's not impossibly hectic, but by nature I enjoy being a homebody. So, homeschooling, taking a class Monday nights, having MOPS twice a month Tuesday mornings, having dance class for my daughter on Tuesday nights, soccer for her Thursdays and Saturdays, church Sundays,and time in between after school to clean, cook, budget, and whatever else needs tending to. It's slightly outside of my comfort zone, but definitely wonderful activities that benefit our family. Then add anything else that creeps in there and is a challenge, and there you are….stress. I'm trying to deal with it differently, but I haven't quite pinpointed what that "different" looks like. It's a bit confusing, but I imagine over time, I will figure it out.
After a week and two days on the plan, I'm down 5.5 pounds. I'm really really not trying to obsess about the scale. I have that tendency as well. I'm used to letting the scale define who I am, and I desperately don't want to make that mistake. One thing Tosca mentions in her book is, some weeks you will lose 2 pounds, some 1, and others none. There are normal fluctuations in body weight, and just know that as long as you are eating clean, you are making progress.
We had a birthday party this last weekend which was hosted at McDonald's. I did eat a value meal and had one piece of cake and felt so sick after eating it. I didn't want another non-clean thing after that. I realized that even just after one week on the plan, my desire for junk had drastically changed and my body was enjoying the healthy foods I was giving it.
Okay, this will seem random to many of you…but I need to be real for a minute. We all struggle with something, stuff that people don't know about or see. You may read this blog and see someone who seems to be getting things together, but that's not always true. Life is challenging for many of us pretty regularly. My life is chaos right now, my head is chaos sometimes, and my emotions are affected with all of that. I have some medical issues many people, including family, don't know about. They are issues you can't see, I look completely normal to the world, BUT there are some very abnormal things that go on inside and those abnormal things cause pain and fatigue. When I'm tired and in pain, I get emotional. Add on external stress like a full schedule, conflicts with people, unforeseen expenses, and this is usually where I use food to comfort. My own husband doesn't understand the depth of these things, and many people judge that because they can't see it. I'm tired a lot and no matter what, I never seem to "adjust" to that. The physical issues contribute to emotional exhaustion. When I'm emotionally exhausted, I withdrawal from people. I'm not avoiding or ignoring because of something someone else has done, but I am spent in so many ways that I just want peace inside my head for a while.
Why do I share this with you? Because we can't see on the outside what happens on the inside in others' lives. We think they should do things differently. The ultimate lesson is that we are all individual and process things in different ways. We are quick to assume that life is so easy to "get it together." For many, though, it isn't easy. It's worth a shot though, I think it's important to give your best every day even if that best is not as good as yesterday's best.
Anyway, that's it for now, busy day ahead….enjoy something beautiful today!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Eating Clean
So, I started eating clean on Monday. Sunday, I planned my meals using Tosca Reno's books (Breakfasts, Snacks, Lunches, and Dinners) and set out to the grocery store for my loot. After getting home and stocking my cabinets and refrigerator with wonderful eat clean foods, I prepared lunches and snacks ahead of time so that when the time came, and I was hungry, I was not frantically searching for something to eat. When I'm frantically hungry, I usually grab the easiest, most processed food. Then, what usually transpires after that event is I am on a vicious cycle of binge eating.
I am thrilled to report that I've had no problem whatsoever sticking with this plan. The fact that it's real food, not diet food, and you eat 6 times a day, makes it very very easy to enjoy.
There are fantastic recipes in all of Tosca's books, and for those on a budget, there are great things you can do to enjoy the plan and stick to your budget. Let's face it, produce is expensive and especially when you are trying to buy more organic produce and meats etc. Pick a couple of new dinner recipes that may require a few more ingredients, and double the recipe and freeze some for next week. Then make some old standbys like spaghetti and swap your white pasta for whole wheat or whole grain. Tosca has a recipe for spaghetti sauce that is fairly inexpensive to make, but if you find yourself in a pinch, check labels. Look for a sauce that is low in sugar, and with minimal ingredients on the list that you can't read. SUGAR RULE: try to keep sugars under 5 grams per meal, and if you are checking labels, do your best to keep it as low as possible. Buy frozen veggies, they are the next best choice to fresh, but are less expensive. Just make sure they don't have a lot of extra "fluff" in the ingredients…like added things for flavor (msg, etc).
Below are the things I prepared ahead of time for my week:
Chicken Fajitas: cut up 2 large chicken breasts, cut up a red and yellow pepper and a yellow onion. Add a tiny bit of olive oil into a non-stick pan (Olive Oil and Coconut Oils are the best, healthiest options…steer clear of Vegetable and Canola Oils) and saute with chile powder, garlic powder, onion powder, kosher or sea salt, and curry powder. Season to taste. Cook until chicken is cooked through. I separated these into 3 BPA Free Gladware containers (keeping chicken about 5 ounces for each container, about palm sized) Right there I had 3 meals.
Sesame Chicken: cut up 2 large chicken breasts, and season a non-stick pan with a little sesame oil and lite soy sauce or braggs amino acids. I added some zucchini, but ideally, the more colorful the dish, the more delicious. Add lots of veggies, you can do water chestnuts as well. Think of an asian dish and go for veggies that sound appealing to you (sugar snap peas etc). You can toast a Tbs of sesame seeds in your toaster oven and add them to the dish for the last couple of minutes. I divided this into 3 as well…..and now we have 6 meals.
Hard boiled a dozen eggs. This was very vital to me this week, as there were times when I had to prepare meals for my kids and needed something quick. Hard boiled eggs are perfect, and eggs are packed with great nutrients. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/08/earlyshow/health/main7329038.shtml Trainer Jackie Warner actually suggests eating 2 eggs a day in her book "This is Why You're Fat and How to Get Thin Forever."
Eat Clean Vanishing Party Nuts: Oh man, you have got to get these recipes. I made these and rationed them into individual servings and put them into snack baggies. I have a tremendous sweet tooth, especially in the evening after dinner. These are awesome, packed with good fats, protein, and minimal good sugar (Rapadura, Molasses) and combined with some cottage cheese makes an excellent end of day snack or an easy snack to stuff in your purse.
Roasted veggies: I made an assortment of roasted veggies (plum tomatoes, zucchini, red onion) and roasted them in olive oil, garlic, rosemary, and thyme, with sea salt. I saved these for making the Eat Clean Roasted Veggie Avocado Subs as well as when I was extra hungry, I munched on veggies.
In the Eat Clean books, there are shopping lists and meal lists laid out for you to make this as easy as possible. Later today, I will prepare a clean Chipotle Chicken, it will sit in the crock pot all day and be ready for some tasty burrito bowl (brown rice, chipotle chicken, spinach or shredded lettuce, light sour cream…you can season your brown rice with fresh cilantro and lime). The recipe I use is this one: http://www.chipotlefan.com/index.php?id=chicken_recipe I use olive oil here as well.
There are some awesome breakfasts in Tosca's books as well, from Banana Walnut Bread to delicious smoothies, wonderful omelets, oatmeal, porridge, pancakes, waffles. You really don't feel like you are deprived. My breakfast during the week consists of MRM Chocolate Whey Protein Powder (from whole foods or purchased online), a half scoop (protein powder scooper) of cocoa powder, 2 cups spinach, 1 banana, 1 Tbs of ground flax seeds, 1/2 cup of dry oats, and 8 oz of coconut milk. It makes a GIANT smoothie that fills me up and is packed with nutrients.
Check out the Eat Clean Website Here for wonderful recipes
My success story for the week is linked here, check it out…join the online community on the website and read all of the great testimonials and success stories.
Now, I need to work on the activity. For 5 months, I've been running and training for a half marathon until a knee injury 3.5 weeks ago set me back. Since then, my activity has been minimal. I have done a little walking, but my goal is to begin a weight training regimen, and walk/run combo for a while to build my strength. It's very difficult for me at times, my husband travels quite a bit certain times of the year and I stay at home with two young kids. I also homeschool my oldest along with extracurricular activities for her such as soccer and dance, plus I'm taking Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University Class myself…..so we have a full schedule M, T, TR, SA, SU and making the time to workout when you aren't a morning person is difficult when you don't have help.
Why am I not a morning person? Well, first I struggle with a hormone imbalance (which is being treated and tweaked with natural bioidentical therapy) and I am tired quite a bit, felt the most in the early mornings. The hormone imbalance has been responsible for quite a few issues pertaining to weight issues, fatigue, etc. Secondly, I am still up with little ones at times during the night for various reasons and 5 am comes too quickly even when I am in bed at a decent hour.
Speaking of bed, sleep is essential to weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Experts recommend at least 8 hours, at decent times at night, and rest helps promote healing and health in the body….so SLEEP! Stop staying up till midnight every night (I know, easier said than done sometimes).
Okay….simmer on that one until tomorrow :)
I am thrilled to report that I've had no problem whatsoever sticking with this plan. The fact that it's real food, not diet food, and you eat 6 times a day, makes it very very easy to enjoy.
There are fantastic recipes in all of Tosca's books, and for those on a budget, there are great things you can do to enjoy the plan and stick to your budget. Let's face it, produce is expensive and especially when you are trying to buy more organic produce and meats etc. Pick a couple of new dinner recipes that may require a few more ingredients, and double the recipe and freeze some for next week. Then make some old standbys like spaghetti and swap your white pasta for whole wheat or whole grain. Tosca has a recipe for spaghetti sauce that is fairly inexpensive to make, but if you find yourself in a pinch, check labels. Look for a sauce that is low in sugar, and with minimal ingredients on the list that you can't read. SUGAR RULE: try to keep sugars under 5 grams per meal, and if you are checking labels, do your best to keep it as low as possible. Buy frozen veggies, they are the next best choice to fresh, but are less expensive. Just make sure they don't have a lot of extra "fluff" in the ingredients…like added things for flavor (msg, etc).
Below are the things I prepared ahead of time for my week:
Chicken Fajitas: cut up 2 large chicken breasts, cut up a red and yellow pepper and a yellow onion. Add a tiny bit of olive oil into a non-stick pan (Olive Oil and Coconut Oils are the best, healthiest options…steer clear of Vegetable and Canola Oils) and saute with chile powder, garlic powder, onion powder, kosher or sea salt, and curry powder. Season to taste. Cook until chicken is cooked through. I separated these into 3 BPA Free Gladware containers (keeping chicken about 5 ounces for each container, about palm sized) Right there I had 3 meals.
Sesame Chicken: cut up 2 large chicken breasts, and season a non-stick pan with a little sesame oil and lite soy sauce or braggs amino acids. I added some zucchini, but ideally, the more colorful the dish, the more delicious. Add lots of veggies, you can do water chestnuts as well. Think of an asian dish and go for veggies that sound appealing to you (sugar snap peas etc). You can toast a Tbs of sesame seeds in your toaster oven and add them to the dish for the last couple of minutes. I divided this into 3 as well…..and now we have 6 meals.
Hard boiled a dozen eggs. This was very vital to me this week, as there were times when I had to prepare meals for my kids and needed something quick. Hard boiled eggs are perfect, and eggs are packed with great nutrients. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/08/earlyshow/health/main7329038.shtml Trainer Jackie Warner actually suggests eating 2 eggs a day in her book "This is Why You're Fat and How to Get Thin Forever."
Eat Clean Vanishing Party Nuts: Oh man, you have got to get these recipes. I made these and rationed them into individual servings and put them into snack baggies. I have a tremendous sweet tooth, especially in the evening after dinner. These are awesome, packed with good fats, protein, and minimal good sugar (Rapadura, Molasses) and combined with some cottage cheese makes an excellent end of day snack or an easy snack to stuff in your purse.
Roasted veggies: I made an assortment of roasted veggies (plum tomatoes, zucchini, red onion) and roasted them in olive oil, garlic, rosemary, and thyme, with sea salt. I saved these for making the Eat Clean Roasted Veggie Avocado Subs as well as when I was extra hungry, I munched on veggies.
In the Eat Clean books, there are shopping lists and meal lists laid out for you to make this as easy as possible. Later today, I will prepare a clean Chipotle Chicken, it will sit in the crock pot all day and be ready for some tasty burrito bowl (brown rice, chipotle chicken, spinach or shredded lettuce, light sour cream…you can season your brown rice with fresh cilantro and lime). The recipe I use is this one: http://www.chipotlefan.com/index.php?id=chicken_recipe I use olive oil here as well.
There are some awesome breakfasts in Tosca's books as well, from Banana Walnut Bread to delicious smoothies, wonderful omelets, oatmeal, porridge, pancakes, waffles. You really don't feel like you are deprived. My breakfast during the week consists of MRM Chocolate Whey Protein Powder (from whole foods or purchased online), a half scoop (protein powder scooper) of cocoa powder, 2 cups spinach, 1 banana, 1 Tbs of ground flax seeds, 1/2 cup of dry oats, and 8 oz of coconut milk. It makes a GIANT smoothie that fills me up and is packed with nutrients.
Check out the Eat Clean Website Here for wonderful recipes
My success story for the week is linked here, check it out…join the online community on the website and read all of the great testimonials and success stories.
Now, I need to work on the activity. For 5 months, I've been running and training for a half marathon until a knee injury 3.5 weeks ago set me back. Since then, my activity has been minimal. I have done a little walking, but my goal is to begin a weight training regimen, and walk/run combo for a while to build my strength. It's very difficult for me at times, my husband travels quite a bit certain times of the year and I stay at home with two young kids. I also homeschool my oldest along with extracurricular activities for her such as soccer and dance, plus I'm taking Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University Class myself…..so we have a full schedule M, T, TR, SA, SU and making the time to workout when you aren't a morning person is difficult when you don't have help.
Why am I not a morning person? Well, first I struggle with a hormone imbalance (which is being treated and tweaked with natural bioidentical therapy) and I am tired quite a bit, felt the most in the early mornings. The hormone imbalance has been responsible for quite a few issues pertaining to weight issues, fatigue, etc. Secondly, I am still up with little ones at times during the night for various reasons and 5 am comes too quickly even when I am in bed at a decent hour.
Speaking of bed, sleep is essential to weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Experts recommend at least 8 hours, at decent times at night, and rest helps promote healing and health in the body….so SLEEP! Stop staying up till midnight every night (I know, easier said than done sometimes).
Okay….simmer on that one until tomorrow :)
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
New Blogging Adventure
I used to blog about fitness nearly every day for a good portion of the year in 2010. Then we moved to a new house, I couldn't afford a gym membership anymore, and started having some knee issues. I quit everything overnight. I quit the gym, even though I vowed I'd workout at home. I didn't workout at home, and I quit running because of my knees. Suddenly a setback turned into a lifestyle change for the worse. I got depressed, I eat when I'm depressed. I am an emotional eater and I love food. So, from August to January, I packed on about 14 pounds.
In February of 2011, I decided I would try a fast weight loss method (hcg diet). I tried this diet once before and was successful in pulling off 30 pounds, and only had gained back 10. I say "only" right like it's really no big deal. The problem is, it WAS a big deal….only in my mind I had still justified it as a loss in the end. The problem with crash diets, even hcg is that unless it is something that you can completely make a "lifestyle change," you will always gain the weight back. The hcg diet may work for some, but of the some that I've followed for years, here's what happens: they lost astronomical amounts of weight adhering to a 500 calorie a day diet in conjunction with either injections or oral sublingual drops. Once you are off of the initial phase of hcg, you go to a low low carb phase, this is supposed to be what "resets" your metabolism so to speak. Then after the low low carb phase, you are supposed to be able to resume a fairly normal healthy diet. However, the people I am familiar with, can't do this. They forever must not eat carbs or they gain their weight back, and they aren't able to keep 15 ish pounds from reappearing. Then, they go on a round of hcg, it comes off, they get off of hcg and it comes back and they go on and off and on and off and on and off.
Let me just tell you how hard a 500 calorie a day diet is….it sucks…..it really really does when you are a food addict. It is a desperate measure, and it works to shed weight quickly, but the health ramifications of doing that are truly unknown especially for those that yo yo with this plan. My point? I did hcg again, in February, and lost 14 pounds in 20 days. AND THEN……I gained it back plus an additional 10. From February to September I gained 23 pounds, 9 of which were new pounds, 14 of which were rebound pounds. Ultimately, here's the problem…..you ready???? No matter what diet, if you do NOT change your mindset about why you eat what you eat, you will ALWAYS fail. My mind hadn't changed, my heart hadn't changed. I wanted to undo bad what choices and a hormone imbalance had done to me, and I wanted to do it overnight……though I didn't gain it overnight.
When you are overweight, fat, obese, or whatever term best describes you, you find yourself feeling hopeless. It doesn't matter if you have 20 pounds or 200 pounds to lose. The things that go on inside your mind are the same things, our bodies just look different. I didn't wake up fat overnight, it's a series of events that set me on the path to self-destruction. Some people use drugs, some use sex addiction, some use alcohol, some are anorexic or bulimic, or exercise addicts beyond healthy realms. The point is, something has happened inside our minds that has allowed us to stick to destructive patterns.
So, here we are two years later, and stuck in the same rut. What is my plan? Well, A: diets don't work. It has to be a change of mind, heart, will, and lifestyle. I have to change my mind about what I want, face my fears….because let's face it, if we weren't afraid of losing the weight we'd of done it already. Truly, I honestly believe that somehow, as odd as it may sound to some of you, we are afraid. Afraid of the wrong kind of attention, afraid that people will notice us (heaven forbid they notice us because we are vibrant and healthy when we are used to the opposite), afraid we WON'T BE ABLE TO EAT WHAT WE LOVE. WHAAAAT?! I honestly feel that we are afraid of losing food, which means our relationship with food isn't what it's supposed to be. We will always have to eat, and there is some fabulous food out there, and you know what?! We don't have to stop eating, and it doesn't mean we never get to have the things we love…..we just need to learn to have a healthy relationship with things we love.
Food has become and obsession for our culture, and it's no wonder we're fat. Not only are we faced with mouth-watering ads of food that packs in 1500-2000 calories per meal, but we aren't seeing mouth-watering ads for food that is actually good for us! Who sees a commercial for fat-free cheese and thinks "ooh yummy," or an ad for a Smashburger combo with guacamole, bacon, and 1/4 pound of beef with a side of onion straws and dipping sauce? Who looks at the grilled chicken and thinks that will taste better than the juicy burger? Well, maybe someone, but for those who are addicts to food, those ads are like someone waiving a bottle of beer under an alcoholics nose. BUT, people can survive without alcohol, we will forever have to eat to survive, so our solution isn't "do without" it's "change your thinking." Our relationship with the food we eat has to change, how? Well, that's what I'm here to figure out.
Will this be a perfect journey? No way. Will my problems be solved tomorrow morning? Absolutely no way. Will they be solved next year? Probably not. This may be a struggle that has to have effort to keep it under control….for the rest of my life. Does this mean I never will taste my favorite foods? No, it means I need to learn that my favorite foods don't call me from the menu every time I visit a restaurant, but are allowed to call me on my birthday or special occasion. In the mean time? I'm starting using the Eat Clean Diet by Tosca Reno. It's not a diet, it's delicious wonderful food packed with nutrients designed to keep you healthy. There are wonderful meals and desserts and snacks in all of her books. Desserts that taste like dessert but don't pack the punch.
If you are interested in testimonials, visit www.eatcleandiet.com….and see some amazing transformations. Keep tuned in here for more info on the plan……..for those that want to join me in challenging your mind to be healthy…..follow me, post comments, I'd love to hear your advice, successes, etc.
For now, I'm really not feeling up to sharing before photos. Those of you who know me, know what I look like. I will say that I wear a size 16. I feel really horrible about my body, my self-image is very poor, and my self-worth is low. I find value in being a Mom of two wonderful young children, I find value in that, but am not the greatest at valuing me. I love to help others, I love to serve others, I am very good at caring for everyone else. For some reason, I've never developed the compassion for myself that I have for other people. I know it's very important to find that, and that's what this journey is about. I don't want to be the "fat" girl anymore. I want to be a healthy vibrant 30 something with a full life ahead, one who loves herself as much as she does everyone else.
Until next time………
In February of 2011, I decided I would try a fast weight loss method (hcg diet). I tried this diet once before and was successful in pulling off 30 pounds, and only had gained back 10. I say "only" right like it's really no big deal. The problem is, it WAS a big deal….only in my mind I had still justified it as a loss in the end. The problem with crash diets, even hcg is that unless it is something that you can completely make a "lifestyle change," you will always gain the weight back. The hcg diet may work for some, but of the some that I've followed for years, here's what happens: they lost astronomical amounts of weight adhering to a 500 calorie a day diet in conjunction with either injections or oral sublingual drops. Once you are off of the initial phase of hcg, you go to a low low carb phase, this is supposed to be what "resets" your metabolism so to speak. Then after the low low carb phase, you are supposed to be able to resume a fairly normal healthy diet. However, the people I am familiar with, can't do this. They forever must not eat carbs or they gain their weight back, and they aren't able to keep 15 ish pounds from reappearing. Then, they go on a round of hcg, it comes off, they get off of hcg and it comes back and they go on and off and on and off and on and off.
Let me just tell you how hard a 500 calorie a day diet is….it sucks…..it really really does when you are a food addict. It is a desperate measure, and it works to shed weight quickly, but the health ramifications of doing that are truly unknown especially for those that yo yo with this plan. My point? I did hcg again, in February, and lost 14 pounds in 20 days. AND THEN……I gained it back plus an additional 10. From February to September I gained 23 pounds, 9 of which were new pounds, 14 of which were rebound pounds. Ultimately, here's the problem…..you ready???? No matter what diet, if you do NOT change your mindset about why you eat what you eat, you will ALWAYS fail. My mind hadn't changed, my heart hadn't changed. I wanted to undo bad what choices and a hormone imbalance had done to me, and I wanted to do it overnight……though I didn't gain it overnight.
When you are overweight, fat, obese, or whatever term best describes you, you find yourself feeling hopeless. It doesn't matter if you have 20 pounds or 200 pounds to lose. The things that go on inside your mind are the same things, our bodies just look different. I didn't wake up fat overnight, it's a series of events that set me on the path to self-destruction. Some people use drugs, some use sex addiction, some use alcohol, some are anorexic or bulimic, or exercise addicts beyond healthy realms. The point is, something has happened inside our minds that has allowed us to stick to destructive patterns.
So, here we are two years later, and stuck in the same rut. What is my plan? Well, A: diets don't work. It has to be a change of mind, heart, will, and lifestyle. I have to change my mind about what I want, face my fears….because let's face it, if we weren't afraid of losing the weight we'd of done it already. Truly, I honestly believe that somehow, as odd as it may sound to some of you, we are afraid. Afraid of the wrong kind of attention, afraid that people will notice us (heaven forbid they notice us because we are vibrant and healthy when we are used to the opposite), afraid we WON'T BE ABLE TO EAT WHAT WE LOVE. WHAAAAT?! I honestly feel that we are afraid of losing food, which means our relationship with food isn't what it's supposed to be. We will always have to eat, and there is some fabulous food out there, and you know what?! We don't have to stop eating, and it doesn't mean we never get to have the things we love…..we just need to learn to have a healthy relationship with things we love.
Food has become and obsession for our culture, and it's no wonder we're fat. Not only are we faced with mouth-watering ads of food that packs in 1500-2000 calories per meal, but we aren't seeing mouth-watering ads for food that is actually good for us! Who sees a commercial for fat-free cheese and thinks "ooh yummy," or an ad for a Smashburger combo with guacamole, bacon, and 1/4 pound of beef with a side of onion straws and dipping sauce? Who looks at the grilled chicken and thinks that will taste better than the juicy burger? Well, maybe someone, but for those who are addicts to food, those ads are like someone waiving a bottle of beer under an alcoholics nose. BUT, people can survive without alcohol, we will forever have to eat to survive, so our solution isn't "do without" it's "change your thinking." Our relationship with the food we eat has to change, how? Well, that's what I'm here to figure out.
Will this be a perfect journey? No way. Will my problems be solved tomorrow morning? Absolutely no way. Will they be solved next year? Probably not. This may be a struggle that has to have effort to keep it under control….for the rest of my life. Does this mean I never will taste my favorite foods? No, it means I need to learn that my favorite foods don't call me from the menu every time I visit a restaurant, but are allowed to call me on my birthday or special occasion. In the mean time? I'm starting using the Eat Clean Diet by Tosca Reno. It's not a diet, it's delicious wonderful food packed with nutrients designed to keep you healthy. There are wonderful meals and desserts and snacks in all of her books. Desserts that taste like dessert but don't pack the punch.
If you are interested in testimonials, visit www.eatcleandiet.com….and see some amazing transformations. Keep tuned in here for more info on the plan……..for those that want to join me in challenging your mind to be healthy…..follow me, post comments, I'd love to hear your advice, successes, etc.
For now, I'm really not feeling up to sharing before photos. Those of you who know me, know what I look like. I will say that I wear a size 16. I feel really horrible about my body, my self-image is very poor, and my self-worth is low. I find value in being a Mom of two wonderful young children, I find value in that, but am not the greatest at valuing me. I love to help others, I love to serve others, I am very good at caring for everyone else. For some reason, I've never developed the compassion for myself that I have for other people. I know it's very important to find that, and that's what this journey is about. I don't want to be the "fat" girl anymore. I want to be a healthy vibrant 30 something with a full life ahead, one who loves herself as much as she does everyone else.
Until next time………
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