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!