So today is the day I am changing my life. After a lot of reading and researching, it is so clear and obvious that if I want to be a leaner and thinner me, I need to look at changing my eating habits as a whole life change. No diets, no cleanses...just life-altering changes, what's so hard about that? So, here is the start of the change, by cutting the carbs, I honestly believe that I will lead a happier, healthier life.
Day One Measurements: (These won't be posted every day, but you gotta know where you started to know where you end up, right?)
Weight: 160 lbs
Chest: 35 inches
Waist: 28 inches
Upper hips: 38 inches
Lower hips: 40 inches
Today's Menu:
Breakfast:
-2 egg omelet with bell peppers, cheese, and bacon
-1 cup of herbal lemon tea
Lunch
-Big Ole Salad: Lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, and tuna. Topped with ranch dressing.
Snacks
-Almonds, Dried cranberries, cheese cubes
Dinner
-Skirt Steak marinated in soy and sesame oil sauce
-Steamed Artichoke with butter dip
What's missing? A couple things you will never find on this blog will be calorie counts or amounts. How much I eat will be how much it takes me to fill up. Counting calories has always seemed to have a negative effect on me. Whenever I started counting and tracking calories, I would start to see the numbers fall lower and lower. Sounds great if you are dieting, right? Isn't the best way to lose weight to reduce the calories you take in? I guess that would be true if the calories in/calories out idea was true, but from research, and my own personal experience, I never really lost a ton of weight when my calories dropped to 1,000 a day, instead, I would maintain, and maintain, and then get discouraged and eat a big, unhealthy burrito or something...then bam, 2 lbs up. So I am done...no more counting calories. I believe that my body will tell me when I need food, and when I do not need food...I just need to learn to listen to it.
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