Day one, and feeling great! I awoke today with a burning passion and desire to get this journey started. First, I gave my liver a little nuzzle with a warm cup of distilled water and a squeeze of lemon. I figure if Tosca Reno does it every day, then so should I! Next, I had some hot green tea with apple and cinnamon in it. I spent most of last week detoxing from coffee, so this tea "thing" is a little new for me in the morning. It's not my coffee, but hey, it ain't too bad!
I had my breakfast of whole cooked oats mixed with a little quinoa, blueberries, and ground flax seed along with some hb eggs on the side. I topped my oats with a few sprinkles of crushed walnuts. My goal is to comsume 3 liters of water today, and so far, I have had about 24 ounces. I have my entire menu logged out for the week. There are not treats on it, and no liquids other then water or caffeine free tea.
I completed a 30 minute Yoga session from a Jillian Michaels DVD. I will not begin my weight training until toward the end of this year. After evaluating and discussing my previous knee injuries with my new trainer
Sj Nieusma, we have decided that I will enter into this weightloss journey on a "slow and steady" note, rather then a fast, jump right in type of begining. I am very prone to injury and illness due to a somewhat compromised immune system. I did not gain this weight over night, and I am in no rush to get it off.
This is my 3rd serious attempt at weightloss, and I am going to do it right this time. A clean diet, a clean lifestyle, clean habbits, and a slow and steady start. Yoga and Pilates will be my weekly "workouts" for a while, as well as power walking daily. I can do this. I have every confidence that by implementing patience and proper practice, I will be able to move on to the next level in just a couple of short months.
Just in case you have not read my bio yet, my weightloss journey will be centered around, and encompassed by Tosca Reno's "The Eat-Clean Diet" program, as well as weight training in the future. My goal is to lose 80 pounds, then re-assess my needs at that time. As it stands, I am 100 pounds over weight. But I know that when I work out with weights, I have very large muscles in my body that keep me at a higher weight then what my BMI Index would say. I hate the BMI charts. They cannot be accurate for everyone, because we all have different body shapes, designs, and needs. I used to weight train over 15 years ago... at that time, I stood 5 foot 3 inches tall, weighed in at close to 140 pounds, and wore any where from a size 4 to a 7. At 140 pounds, the BMI charts marked me off as obese.... honey, I was far from obese.
Obese is me, NOW. And it's good that I can admit that. It's factual, the truth, and it is what I hold myself accountable to. No matter what the reason, I did this to myself. And I will get myself fit and healthy again. I have now doubts about it. I have a brand new trainer who loves me, helps me, supports me, and is the best friend and source of encouragement that a girl can have! Thank you Sj, for all of your support, my Lil' RockTella!
Have a terrific week, everyone! Eat Clean and Train Mean! XOXOXO
Great photo with the bike and granddaughter. I just put my bike away for the winter. Mid October here is pretty chilly. Food is clean and sugar-free!
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