Friday, January 24, 2014

A Week Away...

I am getting excited that I am almost a week away from making one month without soda. I was surprised that I only had one withdrawal day. On day 2, without soda I woke up from a deep sleep with the worse headache that I ever experience.  I tried a few things such as coffee, aspirin, and tried to sleep it off, but nothing helped. I had to deal with it all day and night, by day 3 I was fine. The days that followed I was shocked that I had no cravings, even at work where I drank soda the most.  I think it was because I had replaced it with Fruit Water. Fruit Water is flavored water that you can get anywhere. My favorite is black raspberry. It has zero calories, has carbonation like a soda, comes in plenty of different flavors and it even has vitamins. This is much better choice than my over 200-calorie soda. Now, that my one-month without soda is approaching, that means Phase 2 of my journey will be starting.  Next week, I have 3 days off, which will be a big help for me. That means I can start plan out the following week and go food shopping to get everything I need to start phase 2.  My biggest challenge about meals is my schedule. Working in retail, I do not have a set schedule. Three times a week I work at 5:30am and the other two could be a 9-6 or 1-10. That is why planning will be very important. Last year, I saw a nutritionist who came up with a plan based on my work schedule, which I already pulled out and will be using as a guide when I start planning my days.  

“Think Healthy Not Just Thin”.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Let's Try This Journey Again



I decided to do my journey in phases because I did not want to give up everything I love all at once. I think when it comes to weight loss resolutions that start on January 1st people give up all the things they love all at once, and they eventually go back to their old routines pretty fast. I know, because this has happened to me plenty of times in the past. Here is the break down on how I am going to be successful this year…


Phase 1:


 Start date: January 1, 2014.This month is a about giving up soda, my weakness.


Phase 2:


Start date: February 2, 2014. This month I will be planning meals, watching calories/ counting points, still giving up soda and updating my blog, Facebook, and Twitter pages in hopes to inspire others, to keep me motivated and to hold myself accountable.


Phase 3:


Start date: March 2, 2014. This month is I will be introducing exercise to phases 1 and 2. I want to use the gym a few days a week and do longer walks with the dog.


My goal is to lose about 50lbs but, I need to hit at least 20lbs by May 30 for when I go to my yearly physical, this was a request from my doctor. Last year, at my appointment the doctor told me that, my blood pressure was a little high, but not high enough where he was too concerned and also my cholesterol was also a little high, again he was not too concerned. The only way he told me that I could fix those numbers was to lose some weight. This is why I am doing this journey is to be healthy and not just thin that is my motto for the journey, “Think Healthy Not Just Thin”.