Day 23

So I have missed a few or maybe 10 days.... I have been busy. 

I am still on the plan and proud to say that I have not cheated once. This girl has not given into temptation to eat Mexican food at Jaliscos or coffee with creamer. I know these sound like little things but for me this is a big deal. 

In the past when I did diets I would have a cheat, just something little to start and that's all it would take to throw me off. Oh I have already messed up today by eating food X I might as well just eat what I want for the rest of the day and it was over.... But not this time. Yesterday someone brought some really yummy looking pumpkin cake to work and put it in the sales cube, I wasn't even tempted. 

I can also proudly say that this morning when I weighed I was officially down 20 pounds!!!! Yay!!! I am definitely starting to feel better and have more energy. 

I have also found some ways to be creative with my food and still stay on the plan. This was my dinner last night:

It was so yummy and simple to make. 2 Roma tomatoes, a portion of chicken breast, and some seasonings. I chopped the tomatoes in my Food Ninja while I was cooking the chicken in a frying pan (no oil, only a little water, seasonings and Braggs Amino Acids at the end). Then I put the tomatoes in a pan and simmered then while the chicken finished. I added some of my favorite seasonings and when the chicken was done I dumped it in and let it simmer for a few minutes. It was amazing and full of flavor. I think I am going to do it again tomorrow but with shrimp instead. 

On a non-weight loss topic I am happy to say that I will be going to see Garth Brooks with my sister Belinda and my mom on October 30th. This will be a fun 2 night trip to SLC. My sister is flying in from Maryland. I am so excited to see her and I feel very blessed that we get to take my mom to this concert. I know that sounds crazy but her and I have talked about wanting to take mom to Garth for a long time and I wasn't sure it would happen!! But it is and as much as I am excited about seeing my sister and Garth Brooks, I am even more excited to watch my mom watch Garth Brooks. 

Well, I guess I need to get off here and go face this Tuesday head on. Have a great one, I am going to go work on losing a little more of my butt!!

And Lucky Number 13

So today was day 13 and I was a little terrified to get on the scale. I really wanted a big number after my steak day yesterday and I was terrific that I would gain again....

So when I stepped on the scale and saw that I had lost 2 pounds I was very very happy. That was the first great thing that happened to me, then second greatest thing that happened to me today was I found mustard. 

You see, I love mustard, A LOT. Well this mustard has water, mustard seeds, vinegar, salt, turmeric and chili. No sugar and no preservatives!!! Thank you Ray's Mustard for making mustard that doesn't have unneeded stuff in it. 

In between the scale victory and finding the mustard I really put my willpower to the test. I took the boys and brother in law and went to Shelley Spud Days. We had fun wandering around looking at the booths and everyone had fun eating the fair food. Bryanna showed up as we were wandering around and she is also trying to eat healthier so she skipped the food too except one bite of Brad's super yummy horrible for you Baked Potatoe Nachos. I didn't give in, just drank my water and smiled....  And as if that wasn't enough torture I stopped and picked up Papa Murphy's pizza for the boys because after all our running around I just wanted to be done for the night. 

I am very proud of myself for not giving in to temptation today. There was lots of it and it would have been easy to take just one bite but I need to do this for myself and my family. I refuse to lose. I am here to win. Well and lose my butt. 

Day 12

So I woke up on day 13 and had gained .2. Brandy had warned me about turkey, but really it is probably a combination of things. So just to be sure I was still in fat burn we did a steak day. 

A steak day is where you eat nothing all day and then at dinner time you eat a steak and tomato. I was a little worried about how I would feel around 2 or 3 but really it wasn't bad. Around 5 I was definitely stating to get hungry, so when I got home first thing I did was have dinner. 

After dinner I went to girls night. It was a little bit of a challenge but not horrible. The worst part was that their water was HORRIBLE so I couldn't even drink that but it was fine and I still had a good time. 

I am anxious to see how much weight I lost with the steak day and I hope it's what I needed to get be back into fat burning. However, it can take a few days to work so I might have to be patient but let's hope not. 

Oops, I Think I Missed a Day or 4

Not sure how it happened but all of a sudden I am missing some days...

Today is Day 12 and I have lost 14 pounds. 

I feel good about the 14 pounds but I wish it were more. My goal is to lose 50 pounds, I know it's a lot but I have a lot to lose, and even though being sick closed me down a little bit, I am still going to make it. 

People ask me a lot how I feel and I feel great (not counting the cold). I am not hungry and I have plenty of energy.  

I am learning how to be creative with my food and still stay within the guidelines. Today I made this:

This is a turkey and tomato stew. I had some of the little cherry tomatoes and I put them in a bowl and microwaved them for about 30 seconds. Then I smooshed them a little bit, heated for another 30 seconds, smooshed more, then I added my ground turkey breast and seasonings and ate it all up. 

Easy and delicious. 

Albacore Tuna Can Be Yummy

Want a yummy way to eat tuna that still follows the rules:

1 can albacore tuna

2 tomatoes

Dice the tomatoes, open the tuna, season according to taste and then eat. 

Not more gagging down dry tuna. 

💋💋💋

Albacore Tuna

Dear Albacore Tuna,

I hate you. You are so dry and lame. 

Too bad I am gonna eat you anyways. 

Love,

Me

Day 7

Today I woke up with a big old zero change in the scale. I decided that I was not going to let that frustrate me... I have lost 10.6 pounds in less than a week! Tomorrow will be better. 

I have a cold that is kicking my butt. Other than the cold, I feel great. I am not hungry and I have energy. I think if I didn't have this cold I would be feeling great and have lots of energy. 

Here's to another week and another 10 pounds!

Day 6 - First Saturday

So today was my first weekend on the program and it went really well. I was worried about the food we have at home that is no longer apart of my diet but it wasn't a problem. 

I made zucchini noodles for the first time and they are good! Prep time was a little longer than I thought but still good. Here's the link to the recipe I used:

http://m.wikihow.com/Make-Zucchini-Noodles

Still fighting this cold but am definitely starting to feel better. 

Here's my finished product for dinner. 

It's a New Day

It's Friday!!! I used to hate seeing everybody post about Friday because my last job wasn't a weekends off kinda place but now I can say I LOVE FRIDAYS!!! 

So today is day 5 and I have a few new things to celebrate:

I am down exactly 10 pounds (Yay me!)

My head has quite throbbing!!

I am having "salsa" for lunch. I am quite excited. 

So hope you all have a Happy Friday! I'll be back....

Day 3 and 4

Yesterday was day 3 and it was a rough one. My head pounded all day... I felt pretty useless at work. I went home ate dinner and was in bed by 7:30.... Of course I didn't stay there because I had to get up and go to the bathroom. A lot.  On the plus side though I woke up this morning and was down another 2.6 pounds!! So while yesterday may have been rough, it was worth it. 

Day 4 - Today

Today was definitely an improvement. My head still aches but not as bad. Brandy had me increase one of my supplements to see if that would help with the headaches. We will see. 

In the meantime, I am not hungry. Quite the opposite really. I hard to force myself to finish both of my meals today. I am excited to see what the scale says in the morning. 

Gavan is so cute. Today he had a tooth pulled and he wanted a smoothie afterwards. So we went and got one and he asked if I could drink it and I said no. Well he set it by me a few times and said don't drink my smoothie mommy. 

My kids are a big part of why I am doing this. I want to be here for them for many many years to come.  This is definitely not easy but they are worth it and truthfully, so am I.  

Yesterday's lunch

Day 2 is in the Books

So I made it through day 2. Really it wasn't too bad. Between kids, work and bowling league I kept pretty busy most of the day. There were a couple times throughout the day I wanted something more but I just drank the water and smiled. 

One of my co-workers is a body builder, who watches everything he eats. Today as I was trying to eat my massive pile of cucumber and he said food will become a job. You will only eat it because you have to. Now I have to say by the time I got to the end of my cucumbers I was pretty bored with them but I just can't see me ever seeing food that way. I guess we will see. 

So, on a side note my husband just made French fries for himself for dinner and Colton is sitting here chewing them excessively loud.... Not cool. 

I am excited for tomorrow's lunch, shrimp and peppers. Mmmmmm and good for me too. 

Well off to sleep for me so I can be back tomorrow. Can't wait to see what my first weight check tomorrow brings!

Day 1

Today was the easy day. It's called day 1 but you eat like you normally would, the only difference was I had to start taking my supplements. 

I have my food all ready for tomorrow and part of Wednesday's. I have decided that each night I will get the food ready for the next day and then make sure I am

Not missing anything I need for the following day. I am sure once I get the hang of things it will get easier to be organized. 

Something I learned today while trying to get stuff ready for tomorrow: seafood is low in calories and so I will need to not eat 2 kinds of seafood as my proteins. I figured out today that if I do this I will end up eating almost 2 pounds of veggies! I like veggies but that is a little much. 

Well it's late and I should be sleeping already. I am excited for day 2. Wish me luck!!

Got to be Prepared

I have tried to lose weight so many times and it seems like what always gets me is lack of preparation. Ok maybe some willpower too but not being prepared is what makes it easy to give in to temptations.  

When you son up for this program they tell you being prepared is key. So today the boys and I are headed to the store to buy some groceries so I can start prepping. 

I have my meals planned for the week and am going to make Charlie and the boys' dinner based on the same type of protein I am having just to make life a little easier. 

I have thought a lot about this next week and am preparing myself for a first rough week. No more coffee creamer... No more soda.... No more fast food. These things can no longer be a part of my life.

I know it will not be easy, but it will be worth it. It will be worth having energy and feeling good. Not just physically but mentally and emotionally as well. 

Preparing for the week

Happy Birthday 2 Me

A week ago today I turned 42. I typically hate my birthday, really it's just another day... But not this year. Thanks to my family, friends, co-workers (both at my current and previous job) this was one of the best birthdays I have had in a long time. I loved everything they did for me but what made it special was not the things but the feelings. It was truly a great day.....

My mom and I went to lunch and while I was waiting for her I was messaging a friend who works for Idaho Fat Loss. I had been questioning her about the program and how it worked. I had searched a little online, but not much, and after talking to her for a few minutes I decided, what do I have to lose?  So here I am getting ready to start on this new adventure. I am excited (and maybe a little nervous ) but ready to do this. It's not going to be easy but it will be worth it.

It's crazy how one day, can have such an impact. How other people's gifts from the heart,  that to them may not seem like much, can have such an impact. Everything that happened that day, every person I talked to, made that day what it was and the love I felt has given me the strength I need to this. I have a lot of weight I need to lose and I am ready to do it.

After all, I have Nothing 2 Lose But My Butt.