temptation!

My husband and I went away for the weekend. We went to a wonderful cabin of luxury. The staff members kept delivering us sugar filled sweets in our butler's door. My husband was munching on some ingredients for smores and half-heartedly tried to get me to eat some of it. And, I thought to myself, "I have not come this far to eat smores at the end of March!" The more I reflect on that moment, the more I realize I WILL finish this year without sugar simply because I have not come this far to ingest a bite of candy, cake, chocolate, etc. I can not think of anything containing sugar that would be worth eating!

Goals this week!!!!I have really slacked in most areas so I need to get back on track!!!
1. Drink more water! At least 2 quarts.
2. Work out at least 3-5hrs this week!
3. No eating after 9 and always eat protein even with snacks!
4. Research Mediterranean diet.

goals goals goals

Goals for this week:

1. Do all of my biggest loser work outs (some of them are over an hour!!!!).
2. Drink water.
3. Watch portion control.
4. Continue reading Jillian Micheals book on metabolism
5. Limit dairy!


My hubby and i are going away for the weekend! YAY! So, I am going to take the weekend off. =) I am still going try to eat healthy but I am going to relax and enjoy our time together!

Back in the game!!!

Yay! Soooooo I weighed in! And guess what?!?! I lost 2 more lbs. Game on! Time to get busy and loose more weight. I still have 25 more lbs to lose (at least 25). At some point, I want to train for a race. The goal for this year is to RUN Mackinac Island in October. The Island is 8 miles, so I need to start running!

Today, I went out to eat and had fish, plain backed potato and salad (dressing on the side). I did not even miss all the other stuff-bread, croutons, deep fried whatever, etc. It occurred to me, I am not dieting. I am changing the way I eat!! How exciting.

New pictures coming soon!=)

What cravings?

This afternoon I was going through my normal routine when I realized I am not craving anything. I can put items into the pantry without wanting to consume everything in the pantry! I used to eat-well, maybe devour whatever I wanted. I thought about food ALL THE TIME! Now, I am living life without thinking, dreaming, and scheming about food. I have to credit this to cutting out sugar and processed food! What a difference! =)

In 2-3 weeks I am going to start an intensive 21 day detox! I am so excited. I am hoping my husband and I can do it together! I am going to be monitored by my very holistic chiropractor. I know little about detox other than I really need to clear the toxins out of my body.

Wow, this is not easy!

I did it!!! I baked, frosted, and served a cake without consuming ANY of it! WHEWWW! So tempting! Man, does it feel good to know that I am conquering this sugar habit! I loved to eat raw dough, lick beaters, etc. I have NEVER gone without sugar so long in my life.

I can now wear every item of clothing in my closet! yay! I haven't been able to do that in 3 years. Now, on the to the box labeled "Melanie's Skinny clothes" in the basement!

I am having a very difficult time avoiding dairy. At home, I am okay with dairy substitution and elimination from my diet, but when I am away from home I find in nearly impossible! I think the primary reason is because I avoid so many food items! For instance, if we have lasagna and salad (when visiting friends) I would only be able to eat salad and spaghetti sauce. Noodles have gluten and lasagna is filled with dairy! Needless to say, I consumed a limited amount of dairy this weekend. I tried to make it a small amount. UGHHH. I am disappointed but I will keep trying to get it right while limiting/eliminating dairy.
Goals:
1. Work out 3-5xs this week
2. Reduce food consumption
3. Limit/eliminate dairy
4. LOSE weight-shouldn't be hard. I hopped on the scale and have lost 3lbs since my last weigh in! =)

life tastes better with cheese on it!

I am addicted to dairy. I will admit it. I love love LOVE cheese. I eat cheese on everything that you could put cheese on: eggs, chips, pasta, apple pie (yes, I said apple pie) to name a few. I LOVE cheese. I love milk, yogurt, sour cream, cream cheese, etc. I LOVE dairy. So, skipping dairy has been a challenge. But, I have to be loosing weight. I look in the cupboard and nothing looks good without dairy. With my food sensitivities and sugar free... cheese is what makes food taste good. =) I have been eating a lot of pancakes (gluten free of course) and popcorn. Today, popcorn didn't even sound good and I have been having popcorn almost every day for a month or two.

Weigh in: Yesterday I weighed in. Not good. I gained a pound. However, I weighed myself today and I have lost 2lbs.. Should be a great weigh in next week!

MOre importantly-I am LOVING my Wednesday night Bible study. Bible studies bring so much worship and accountability to learning more about our God! One of my personal goals is to watch less tv and fill or time with more wholesome activities. We don't watch much so this should be pretty easy. I am having my son stay by me in the morning during the 10+ minutes I would let him watch pbs (while I got ready for the day). So, tv/movie time is a RARE treat here at the Brown house. Also, I have cut out every show I watch regularly except for Biggest Loser. Sometimes the tv is on at night when the kids are in bed but I am trying not to rely on it for entertainment.

Dairy Free!

So, I am on my 2nd say of dairy free. I do occasionally have dairy if it is in something (mashed potatoes, pancakes, etc) but not by itself. I am a HUGE dairy eater so this is hard for me, but I am committed.

Sugar Free update: I am still sugar free. I do struggle occasionally when I want to eat a new item that I have baked or bought for the family. In general, the family has cut way back on sugar also, but those occasional treats.. Sometimes I am soooo tempted!

I am party of a wonderful Beth Moore Bible study at church. I LOVE IT! It is challenging me so much. I am currently trying to lesson the negative influences in my life... I am cutting out a majority of TV shoes (I do not watch many). One of the challenges I received from the Bible study was cleaning out all the negativity or ungodly influences on my life and see how your thought processes change and your mind unclutters. Becoming less-so full of God that there is no room for me. I have so much work to do!

lets try this again!

Weekly Goals:

1. NO dairy for the next 3 weeks! I am prepared with dairy alternatives (coconut milk and oil). I changed my monthly meal plan for non-dairy meals. I LOVE LOVE cheese so this is going to be hard for me!
2. Lose weight this week (instead of gain).
3. Supplement my work outs. (I am maxing out the Biggest loser workout. I am on the highest level of work out. I am having trouble with the push-ups and T-raises so, I need to concentrate on upper body workouts. I rarely get sore-even with my 62 minute workout yesterday! This is a huge change from when I started working out.) Add 1-3 workouts for a total of 5-7 workouts!
4. Drink protein drinks immediately following working out.
5. Dink water/fluids.
6. Concentrate on portions/ calories.
7. Blog 4x (minimum) a week.

Monthly goal-Lose 10 lbs minimum. (I still have 3olbs until I meet my goal).
I am remaining sugar free. Mentally, I know that I don't eat sugar and most of the time it is not an issue. I have to constantly monitor what I am eating-sugar and high fructose corn syrup is in EVERYTHING! On rare occasions I have cravings for sugar but for the most part I do not miss it (well, maybe chocolate). I don't even miss pop-NEVER thought I would say that. I drink tea continuously throughout the day. I make iced teas and drink 3-4 quarts of tea. I use TONS of truvia and stevia.

2 steps back 3 big steps forward.

My grandpa is rejoicing in heaven! Praise God. =) The past 2-3 weeks have been difficult on my diet resolutions. I have kept my NO SUGAR resolution but was unable to work out as much as I would have liked. I did complete the biggest loser workouts. I also was not always able to prepare my own food.


2 steps back:

1 for the first time I gained 1lb!! Honestly, I thought it might have been worse.
2. I wanted to go non dairy in March but forgot and ate cheese after 36ish hours. I was also away from home and unable to prepare with non-dairy substitutes. So, I will start again next week.

3 steps forward:
1. I plan to lose 10lbs in March.
2. I am going to work out as much as possible.
3. I am going to go non-dairy for as much of March as I can.

Dairy free March!

I am going dairy free for March in hopes that I will loose 10-15 lbs this month! 10-15lbs is my March goal.