Tuesday [2.14.12]

Happy Valentine's Day!! <3

So, I'm on my first (technically) day of my diet. Yesterday didn't count because we went out to eat for Valentine's day (a day early) at an Italian restaurant and it was impossible for me to resist eating carbs. I ate pretty healthily for the rest of the day, except for some hot chocolate last night. I realized that I bought slimfast shakes for breakfast...and they have a lot of carbs! Duh, should have known that they'd have a lot of sugar in them! I am still going to drink them for breakfast since I bought groceries based on my meal plan. One carb-y meal a day can't be that bad, right? Well, anyway, that is what is happening with that. I noticed that 1200 calories is actually a lot of food when you eat mostly vegetables and nuts! I am majorly craving carbs, though. I think I'm addicted. Hopefully it gets easier as time goes on.

My Plan To Eat Healthy and Exercise:

I am done with eating unhealthily. I am done putting off exercising until "tomorrow". I am done wishing that I could be more healthy, but feeling like I can't do it. There is no better time than now to better myself.

My plan is to eat healthy and low-carb foods during the week, and then relax on the weekends. I am not going to be an out of control junk-eater on the weekends, I am just going to not be so strict with myself about carbs and calories. I feel like doing this will give me more of a chance to succeed. If I give up carbs "cold turkey", I will more than likely quit this diet after a couple of weeks. It might take a little longer for the weight to come off, but I am fine with that.

Unlike last time when I said I would but never did, I am going to post what I am eating here on my blog. I feel like if I publicly put out there what I am eating, I will be more accountable. I think I will post my food once a week. I won't add up calories on my blog, but I will be using myfitnesspal to track them myself. My goal will be to eat about 1200-1300 per day. I am also going to make an effort to do some form of exercise at least 5 days a week. I hope I can stick with it and finish strong. My ultimate goal would be to lose 20-30 pounds. I am not concerned with this happening by a certain date, but I would love to get there as soon as possible.

I am going to try to keep this up until Easter, and then see where I am. I may decide to continue this diet for longer, or I may decide to change things up. We'll see when that time comes.

I'm hoping to do my food posts every weekend, but the day I post might change slightly every week depending on how busy I am.

I've been slacking. I'm going to try to make a come back!

Hi, all. So, I've been a major slacker. My daily food diary tumblr posts fell through and I haven't been keeping up on myfitnesspal. It sucks, but I was eating awful foods anyway. I'm going to try to change that! Starting the next time I go to the grocery store (this weekend sometime), I am going to attempt a low-carb diet. That is, very little to NO bread, pasta, rice, or potato. I have not set an end date for this yet, but I am going to set an end date to keep myself motivated (I feel that if I have an end in sight, I will do better). Also, I am going to get off of my lazy butt and exercise again. And, finally, I am GIVING UP SODA. This is a big one. I gave it up a few years ago, but have started drinking it again since and it is a horrible habit. It's bad for my body and my wallet, so I am giving it up. Hopefully for good. This whole thing is a revelation I came to today, and I have no details to this plan yet, but I will try my hardest to follow through. Also this week, I am going to revamp my blog's layout. I want to involve my blog in some way in this whole process, so I will think of ideas. I'm a little worried because I tend to do badly with any kind of diet, or lifestyle change, or whatever you want to call it when I am busy with school....and I am sure busy with school right now! Hopefully I can succeed! I will write a more put-together post about this later, I just wanted to do a minor update.

Weight Loss Progress-Pictures (2010 vs 2011)

This is me. Last year (2010) I was at my heaviest weight EVER and hated the way I looked. This year (2011), I am happy to say that I am around 40 pounds lighter and still working to lose more weight. These pictures show about a 20-30 pound difference. They were taken at different times during the year so it varies a little bit. I am going to track my food intake everyday (hopefully), to track my exercise, and to track my weight LOSS on this blog and on my tumblr! I am 15 pounds away from my goal weight and I can’t wait to reach it!!

I will be posting my daily calorie intake in one batch post once a week. I am updating my tumblr daily and keep track at myfitnesspal.com.

Freezing Soup in Silicone Muffin Pan!

Hi, everyone! I just wanted to make a quick post about this genius idea!!

I found this idea at Pinterest.com and it was originally posted at themommyincharge.com. Put soup in a silicone muffin pan for the freezer! After they were frozen, I transported them to a square tupperware for easier storage. I am pretty sure you can do this with any soup. I tried it with homemade "chicken" noodle soup and homemade minestrone and it worked like a dream! I think the original poster used this idea for toddler sized servings. I found this is great even for an adult! I just pull out a few and heat them up in a small bowl or mug and it is just perfect! That way I don't have to thaw the whole tupperware every time I want some soup out of the freezer.