Health and Weightloss Week 1

What brought me here

3 children, a loving husband, thyroid problems, and looking more and more like I am turning into one of the many Pepsi's I love to drink and become a diabetic. I weigh more than I ever thought I would. It's unhealthy to be 220lbs and drink multiple 24oz Pepsi's a day out of stress. Thyroid problems turned into having it taken out in 2012 which makes it difficult to really lose weight and for good. Health problems galore I know its due to my lack of proper nutrition and my poor eating habits. I have tried several different types of programs to help me lose weight I just kept gaining it back. I found myself very unhappy with myself and not sure where to turn. I started praying months and months ago of what to do and how to get where I want to be. In August I got my second bout of kidney stones while visiting my dad in Florida. I came home from vacation and was still battling the kidney stones and getting sicker by the moment. Right as my children were starting this school year I got even sicker and ended up in the hospital for 9 days with Pnuemonia. I had lots of time to evaluate my life and where it was heading and why it was going so wrong in regards to my health. 
Stress makes things worse than they should be. In November a friend of mine started a journey of changing her health and eating patterns with great luck. I started praying for a way for me to join and start my own journey with this program. Finally the beginning of February after so much prayer and screaming and fighting with Paul over why it was so important I try this Paul gave in and I ordered my first 4 weeks of the program. These are called fueling's and I am on a program named the 5&1 where it is I eat 5 fueling's a day and 1 lean and green meal a day. I spent last night organizing things so that my days are mostly set up for ease of what I am eating to meet the requirements.

 The beginning of a new me

This morning I woke up way too freaking early and started my first day of the program. Took these totally unflattering pictures,weighed myself and measured around my waist. I am ashamed of the way I look and over the top tired of people asking me when I am due. It's a question I have been asked off and on for 6 years. My weight this morning 216.0 lbs, and 48 inches around the waist.

 My second of five fueling's for the day

Tropical Fruit Smoothie 
 Homestlye Chicken and Vegetable Noodle Soup
 Orchard Apple and Cinnamon Oatmeal
 Wild Strawberry Shake
 Garlic Smashed Potatoes and Cheese
 Rustic Tomato Herb Penne with cooked shredded chicken
Bacon Cheeseburger bites this was the first pinterest lean and green success meal. 

 Honey Mustard Chicken Nuggets with Honey Mustard sauce first pinterest fueling hack success.


Just a few of the fueling's and lean and green meals I have had thus far this week. I have plans to only weigh and measure myself once a week and not worry about numbers. I do feel like I am not always hungry, I find myself willing to drink more water and not really crave soda like I used to. I would say I have witnessed a few small NSV non scale victory's with my pants slide off my belly a bit and folding over under it lol, as well as my wedding rings becoming less snug. Which I am totally happy about with only being half way through the 5th day.

I have had a few cheats nothing to serious like maybe 16oz soda in two weeks, eating at subway is something that happens every thursday due to our schedule with a daughter who dances two days a week. So I am having to learn to find the best options when eating out to fit my lean and green serving. Oh yeah we also haven't eaten out much the last couple of weeks either.

Side joke Paul my husband keeps saying is the way people lose weight is because the food tastes horrible. I will state only some of it is horrendous. Some can be hacked to mostly taste edible without gagging, and some actually taste pretty darn good. If you are a person who likes sweets there are plenty of options to help you with that plus properly fuel your body. Till next week I hope everybody is becoming the best you can be whatever that may look like.


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