But when I am tired, stressed or depressed, I just don't care. I'm laying it all out there because it's the truth. I've treated my body like a trashcan and it has to stop. It has to stop for me, my husband and my two beautiful girls. So with a new year, comes new possibilities. Brian challenged me to use my blog to keep me accountable, so that's what I am going to do. Every Monday, I will report in and blog about my progress over that week. This is not just about weight loss, although that's a huge part of it, but it's finally gaining control of what I eat and not letting my emotions dictate what I put in my mouth. One of my goals this year is to lose 40 pounds by my 40th birthday in April. That is a lofty goal I know. Will I make it? I have no clue, but I am gonna work my bootie off and try my best. I'm doing it with what I believe it best for my body; raw, whole, organic foods. That's it. No magic diet pills or pre packaged food, just whole foods.
This week I am in detox mode. I will eat only raw, organic, vegetarian foods and drink fresh juice from my juicer. That's it. For exercise, I will be walking and doing yoga, with a little strength training thrown in for fun. I have to say that Day 1 went well. I won't lie, I have a giant head ache right now, due to the fact that I haven't had any caffeine and my body is screaming for refined sugar, but I know the first few days are the hardest, so I expect it all. I told Brian today that if I snap at him this week, to not take it personally. :)
Here's what my day looked like today: smoothies for breakfast, giant spinach and mixed greens salad with carrots, sunflower seeds, cucumbers, beets and olive oil and balsamic vinegar for the dressing. For snack I had a cashew side salad from Whole Foods, lots of water, and I had another smoothie for dinner. I also ate a bunch of carrots, an apple and a couple of oranges. Whole Foods makes some great vegan salads that are to die for. I will probably be living there this week. On the Do Not Eat List: breads, sugar, meat of any kind, cheese/dairy products, anything fried, caffeine and alcohol.
This is the only way I know how to really detox my body and get rid of alot of the toxins and inflammation going on in my body right now. I'm kind of making up my own plan. I'm not following a diet per se. There are some great books out there on raw eating if you want to check them out.
So that's it in a nutshell. I've also ordered two DVD's from Amazon that I cannot wait to watch. I think it will be life changing. I will definitely be telling you about those in the future.
Do you have a weightloss goal in 2012? I'd love to hear about it.
Cheers to a happy and healthy new year!
2 comments:
Oh you inspire me. My husband and I are in a similar, but not quite as committed boat right now. We are really focusing on eating REAL foods and not chemicals. We've already learned to avoid dyes, and we eat *pretty* healthy. But we're trying to take it a step further and get rid of anything with fake ingredients. Sounds like a no brainer right? I used to be better about it. But once I got married all that flew out the window. My poor husband was raised on processed packaged crap and I just gave in and made him what he was used to. Slowly but surely I've brought him around to the side of healthier eating. One day I hope to get to the point where you are, but right now I'm pretty sure I'd fail. So, one step at a time. But I can't wait to read more about what you're doing! Maybe we can hold each other accountable!
You can do it. Sounds like you've already taken some great steps. Maybe just add a new step every month so you are not overwhelmed. For me this time it had to be all or nothing. However, I'm not taking that approach with the kids or hubby. It would be too stressful. For me, I am going to work on myself first and then implement it in my family.
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