One week down!

Well I have been back on my diet for a week and I have lost 7 pounds! Makes me happy and helps me realize I can do this again. Today has been a good day. I finished up finals today for the term. I ate well and ate some yummy veggies. For dinner I sauteed some green peppers and red peppers in olive oil and then added some tuna and cooked it all together seasoned with lemon pepper and it was YUMMY :) Things are going good!

Still doing good

Sorry I didn't make a post yesterday. Its the end of the term and I have been busy getting things finished up. I had a good day today. I didn't get any excerise in which is a no no because I need to be doing that but I have a really bad headache today. I'm living without a working fridge/freezer right now so I have had to be careful with what I have bought food wise so I don't waste food. So i went to the store today and bought some veggies that will keep in a color of ice. I actually made a yummy ceviche for dinner tonight that had tomatoes, cilantro, peppers, celery, radishes and shrimp with lemon juice and salt. It was yummy. I am happy and things are going well :)

It works!

So I didn't blog yesterday because I just didn't get it done, but I had a good day yesterday and today will be another good day. In fact...i stood on the scale today and I have lost 5 pounds since wednesday :) Makes it all worth it! The weekends are harder to be completly compliant on the diet. I didn't eat anything I wasnt supposed to yesterday but I didnt eat everything that I needed to. So that is something that I need to work on a little better making sure to get all the food in so that I do this healthily. I am just a happy girl. I will post my journal for yesterday and today. Today is Fast sunday so it will be a little empty but I am doing great!

It's all about CHOICES!

I had another great day. I decided today that I get to decide if I reach my goal or not. Every choice I make either takes me closer to my goal or sends me further from it. I want to reach the goals I have set in my life...including being healthier. So today I chose to eat healthy and take care of myself. I feel good about it. I do have a headache from switching the way i eat but I can handle it. I am happy. :)

I am in control!

I had a great day today. It amazing how just taking charge of things again makes me feel that much better. Went to class this morning, drinking a yummy IP chocolate drink for breakfast and lots of water. I decided to go on a little hike this afternoon (and it might not actually be considered a hike more like a nature walk but i will call it a hike) to a little waterfall and I spent about an hour there reading. It was so nice! Lunch I had some yummy cucumbers and a mushroom soup which was great. Tonight for dinner I am gonna have some grilled chicken and some steamed broccoli. I feel great. I have a headache but I think its because I am giving my body a shock by eating good so I am not too worried about. :) I love being in control of my life!

I'm done being this weight!

I need to be happy. Since I moved to Utah in January I have allowed myself to fall off the deep end in many aspects in my life and I am done falling. I get to choose how I act and how i respond and how I eat, how I spend my time, everything. I am back on IP starting today. I was challenged by my doctor today to use the next 30 days to change things in my life. I was meeting with him because of depression and he told me one of the keys to managing depression is....EXERCISE and EATING HEALTHY....go figure huh. He said to try it out. In the next 30 days if I don't feel better about things by eating healthier and taking time to exercise then we can do some thing else, but I have to really try. So....I have my sisters as my diet coaches and people to be accountable to and I have my blog to put it all out there for anyone. I can do this and I will do this! As I make my daily posts I will be including my food journal for the day. Now I am adding this a bit early today so I haven't done everything that it says but by the end of the day I will because I don't want to be called a liar! ;)

Not perfect but close :(

So today wasnt a perfect IP day. I had a slight blunder this morning at work. I was hungry and felt like my stomach was going to eat itself. One of those feelings like I was going to be sick if I didnt eat something so I had a granola bar :( But I didnt let that keep me off for the rest of the day. I was good. And I learned that I need to plan ahead better and take a snack with me to work so if that happens I have something SAFE to reach for. So not perfect, but I still feel good about it. Oh I stepped on my scale today and I think it might be a little off. I weight 37 pounds!! Haha. Guess I should buy a new one. Well tomorrow is a new day and I will be PERFECT in this aspect of my life :) Thanks for the support! I know it much be boring to read about my diet, but it means a lot to me to have people who love me enough to keep an eye on me! I appreciate all you do!

Success

Another perfect day on my diet. Had a yummy chocolate drink for breakfast, a peach mango drink and steamed cauliflower for lunch, and salad with YUMMY fish for dinner...Sadly the lettuce on my salad had been frozen so it wasn't so great but i ate it. Just had a yummy snack of crispy cereal. One day at a time!

Back on!

So its been a very long time. I finished my first semester back at school and decided to start this new term with a new commitment. I met with Brenda at VFH last week when i was home visiting and feel energized and devoted to doing this! I know I can do this and I am doing it for ME! This time around I am SCHEDULED to meet with Brenda (via the phone) every Thursday morning where I have to report and "weigh" in. I think this will be so helpful. Thanks for everyone and their continued support. IT means a lot!

The JOY of my diet!

So yesterday was another GREAT day for me on Ideal Protein. I stuck to it and ate healthy. Somebody asked me about my diet and what it intailed. Someone else said it was joyless. I thought about that and yes maybe I cant eat chocolate cake right now, or Cookies, or Yummy things like that but for me it if all about JOY. I am happy that I am taking care of myself. I am so happy that I have made such a change in my life. It is all about Joy. I need to remember that when I really want that cookie to make me happy....it wont make me happy. So thus far today I have been perfect as well. I even said no thanks to a cookie offered me in my class this morning AND I walked past the candy counter in the bookstore even though the valentines candy looks YUMMY! I said no. I said I want Joy of knowing I have the power to chose healthy options. YAY! I can't wait for Mellie to come this week. I get to see her and she is bringing me more IP food. Yay for chocolate soy puffs!

I did good Yesterday!

I had a great day yesterday. I ate what I needed to. I had the yummiest dinner too. Chicken with mushrooms, green onions, and zuchini. So yummy. Ok i did good one day...today is gonna be better :) Thanks for all your support and Brenda I am gonna do this!

Not working!

I am not happy with things right now. I have the ablitity to take better care of myself and I know i will feel better about things if I do. Tomorrow is the begining. I am better then I am letting myself be. This week I am prepared to eat better. I have my veggies cut and divided for each day so all i have to do is grab and go. I can do this. I will do this.

Yay! Two days in a row!

I did it again! I was perfect again today. I admit i am craving chocolate tonight but i am craving the happiness i feel of succeding more! Today was a great day. Had my hot chocolate for breakfast, had orange drink and green pepper for lunch, and chili for a snack. For dinner I had a yummy salad with lettuce, cucumbers, radishes, green peppers, yellow peppers, red peppers, green onions, and tomatoes and a can of chicken. It was so yummy :) Well I think that is all to report for the day. I found out my IP buddy Mellie is coming down in a couple weeks to provo...she is bringing me more IP food and i get to see her which makes me sooo happy :)

Also...a note to my sister Jill...good luck on your diet and blog...you can do it!

Day one...repeated

Ok so as you can see I haven't posted in three days...that is because I did not do so well in those days. Sunday started out fine but I then received fresh baked banana bread that was still warm when it was given to me and I couldn't resist. Monday was a day off from school and it just through me off. Tuesday I have no excuse. But I was really thinking yesterday about why I want to continue on this program. I want to because it makes me feel good....Physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally. I want to take care of myself and this body that has been given me. So today was SUCCESSFUL!!!!!!! Had an IP hot chocolate for breakfast. Had IP Orange drink and celery for lunch. And I cooked for my dinner group tonight and we had yummy salad with lots of yummy veggies and chicken. It was so good! I love to eat healthy. My goal is 5 perfect Ideal Protein days in a row....TODAY IS ONE! I can do it!!!! Oh and i love how my blog has inspired others. I saw that my sister has started a blog too! I hope I can inspire others to take care of their bodies. We can all get healthy and happy together!!!!

Day Two!

I was kind down today. Struggled a little emotonally and I wanted chocolate to make it all better. So i ate my IP chocolate pudding! So despite my desire for chocolate I was strong and I didn't fall off my IP train! Dinner was really yummy tonight. I cooked chicken in olive oil and seasoned it with Wild Bill's Garlic Pepper. Then I added zucchini, green peppers, and green onions. It was yummy!! Every day it will get easier. Yay for success!

Perfect Day One!

I did it! I had a perfect ideal protein day. Including vitamins! It was a pretty good day and I was proud of myself. Even when I was craving chocolate and had a package of oreos in my hand. I put it back and walked out of the store empty handed! Phew! Day two here I come!!!!

My IP Journey thus far

So I am starting this blog because I need motivation to get back on board my diet plan called Ideal Protein. In May of last year I came to a point where I was mentally ready to do things for me instead of always putting others first. That may seem somewhat selfish but for me it was a great accomplishment. In the Drs office where i was stationed they had just implemented the diet Ideal Protein. I had seen Dr Flesher and his wife Brenda have lots of success and I wanted to get in on the action. The office manager, Melinda, told me that I could be on the diet for half the cost, the employee rate. I was so excited but I didn't think I could afford the initial consultation price. I mentioned the diet to my parents and it happened to be my birthday. They said they would pay for the inital installment of money for my birthday present. I was so excited. I started that week and as of right before Christmas 2010 I had lost 86 pounds and feel GREAT!!!!!! Sure it was nice weighing less but there was so much more to it. I felt good about myself. I had more confidence. I was more comfortable with myself. I was motivating to others. I had such great support from my coworkers and my family and the branch. Things were great and then the holidays happened and I fell off the train. I decided it was ok as long as I got right back on right after Christmas. Now it is January 14th and I keep trying to jump back on that train but I cannot get both my feet on. So that is where the blog comes in. I want to be good. I want to follow the protocal again. I can do it!! I can do it!! I am going to do it. So I am going to make it a point to blog every day to publish my success on getting back on board that train. Hopefully I will have my friends from Vista and my family check in on me from time to time and make sure I am still on the train but regardless this is for me. I want to do this and I can do this. Today has been bad for IP but I start fresh tomorrow. Keep posted for tommorows post. I will be writing how perfect I was for day one back on the train. Just you watch!