Day 1

Ok so this morning was a little different because my daughter actually slept in so we slept until 9 so I ate breakfast a little late---he suggests you eat around 8am or else you won't have time to fit in all your meals. I know---crazy right?? 

First I want to start with what I NORMALLY eat for breakfast---
 cinnamon raisin bread (1 slice) and hot tea--(usually around 8:30ish)

TODAY--- I had yogurt, a whole apple and 8oz glass of fresh OJ. You might be thinking---that's not a whole lot for breakfast, BUT for me --the hardest was eating all of it. It took me like 45 minutes to eat it all. 

Then Reese and I (actually just me since she does more riding at this stage) went for a nice little walk (1.2 miles to be exact)   

I normally never have a snack at this time. So I'm actually eating MORE. 
Then it was time for a snack- 100 cal and I had 35 pizza flavored goldfish. Yum. Eat slow and my TIP: don't eat while surfing on pinterest. Time passes too fast and you look into the bag (I pre-packaged all my snacks into snack size ziploc bags) and BOOM they are all gone. :( Sad times. 

Lunch--I NORMALLY have---something under 500 calories---either Lean Pocket, Lean Cuisine  or Healthy Choice meal and water. 

Meal 2- I had progresso vegetable soup, 2 saltine crackers, a stick of colby jack cheese, carrots and ranch dressing (just a little) and flavored water. 

Snack 2--150 cal- 1.5 pieces of low sodium turkey, 6 cashews, and stick of cheese

Exercise----Kickboxing for 60 minutes---definitely kicked my butt.

On a Tuesday night I would have NORMALLY eaten---either a creamy pasta and don't forget the bread (CARBS) or BBQ with mashed potato (CARBS) and mac and cheese. 

Meal 3 & 4 I had to combine today because I was running out of time----so for dinner I had small salad (1 cup) with 5 oz of chicken, with cucumbers, carrots, and broccoli. Then 1.5 cup of pinto beans and 1 serving of zucchini. 

Snack 3- 100 cal---100 cal pack of Fudge Stripe Cookies.

So I'm sitting here as a NORMAL everyday OVERWEIGHT momma telling you that I made it through day 1 and I'm not hungry. HOWEVER---I did have temptations. I just keep reminding myself that this is easy. I can do this. Seriously----I've been you----if I can do this ANYONE can. I've also been you sitting there thinking ya right I don't have time for that or I can't eat like that----I'm too picky. Well listen here. I'm as picky as they come. I grew up in an ALL BEEF household and THRIVE on potato chips and dr pepper. I find happiness through food and plan my next meal while I'm cooking the previous one. I'm telling you the truth when I say you can do this. Dr. Smith lays this out so easy that it actually makes it easier for me because I don't have to plan what's for dinner----I have  a bit easier than some because my husband is a health nut and is a HUGE supporter so eating the things I'm eating is not hard for him. God love you friends out there who have to cook all that yummy stuff and not eat it. I'm praying for you. More than anything---it's not stupid to pray. I believe that our bodies are a temple and we should treat out bodies with the respect they deserve so praying to have control and a different view of food is a great idea. Tune in to see how I'm going to be completing this as I eat out coming up SOON. :) 

The Shred

I was holding my precious baby during her morning nap the other day and just happened to stumble upon the Ricki Lake show and I have to say I hardly ever watch this show but something drew me in today. It was the episode about Bridal Bootcamp and how they have picked three bride-to-bes and get them in shape before their wedding day. They were assigned to trainers and brought back 4 weeks later to show results. Something caught my eye with one of the trainers and he just so happened to be an MD. He explained his meal plan and the bride was talking about how she had so much food she couldn't eat it all. I thought well let's look into that. I've tried so many diets and I've never been successful but it's different this time. I just had a baby and I have to get this extra weight off---THIS HAS TO WORK. So I got on AMAZON.com to find the book he wrote on kindle. Yahoo---it was only 1.99 so why not? 

So I bought the book-- SHRED: The Revolutionary Diet by: Ian K. Smtih. 

I began reading it and I have to admit it's OVERWHELMING. However, my husband sat down with me today and helped me write down (I'm more of a hands on visual learner) the diet plan for the first week. I was then able to make my grocery list and see that it's actually not that bad. So I'm doing it. Starting Tuesday 5-28---THIS WILL WORK. Come July 9th I will be 4 inches smaller and wearing 2 sizes smaller than I am currently. Yahoo---that sounds FABULOUS.