A good healthy week

This week has been good..health wise I mean! Since last Wednesday I have been under or right on my calorie goal! (1260) I always try to at least 1200 calories. If you wat less than 1200 calories a day it will be harder to lose weight because it will put your body into starvation mode. So am i eating less calories and not dying?!? ;) One word: Vegetables! Like i said in my last post.. veggies will be your best friend.. and they will! They are low in calories and you can snack on them all day long! My favorite kind of veggies to snack on are green peppers, cucumbers, and celery! Yumm I usually will cut them all up put them in a snapware container (my favorite kind of containers) and grab whatever i plan to eat that day and pack it in my lunch bag for work! Measuring everything out is also the best way to go.. it helps you to not 'over do it'. Although there has been another thing that has been helping me to not eat and eat and eat. Which would be the green tea that i am drinking. I dont remember it making me feel so full last time i drank it, but anything helps! Here are some more benefits from drinking green tea hp:

1. Delivers key antioxidants to help slow the aging process—inside and out.
2. Boosts energy and sense of well being immediately.
3. Promotes weight loss, and satisfies hunger.
4. Enhances healthy immune system function.
5. Helps prevent normal cells from turning cancerous.
6. Provides building blocks for long-term wellness.
7. Helps suppress the formation and growth of tumors.
8. Improves cholesterol level regulation.
9. Helps control blood pressure.
10. Decreases the risk of stroke by making blood platelets less "sticky".
11. Helps control blood sugar levels.
12. Sugar-free and aspartame-free. Diabetic-friendly.
13. Wards off viruses, fungi, and food-borne bacteria.
14. Fights bacteria in the mouth that cause cavities and bad breath.
15. Green Tea HP™ is the only green tea made from fresh, not dried, green tea leaves.
16. Provides 1250 mg of green tea extract per serving (20X the amount in one cup of tea).
17. Delicious, refreshing, natural fresh taste and color—no artificial colors or preservatives.
18. Low calorie (All pixies are under 13 calories per serving).
19. Provides 100% of the daily value of Vitamin C in each serving.
20. Mixes instantly and tastes great, cold or hot.
21. Carbonation free.
22. Nutrient rich.
23. Less than half the price of coffee and energy beverages.
24. Patented chemical, alcohol and solvent-free, water extraction process.
25. Easy to share, we never need to interrupt your favorite TV shows with annoying advertisements, as we reward our customers for sharing their experience with their friends.

So as i had said before i would be posting any progress on my weight if any. Well i have lost 2 lbs! I know i know its just 2 lbs but its always nice to see the scale go down instead of up.. am i right or am i right? 

• Height: 5'3
• Starting weight 149
• Current weight 147.
• Calorie intake goal 1260
• Average calories burned a day 700
• Pounds to lost to get to goal weight 12

To get an average of my calories burned a day i use a pedometer. I wear one all day long at work most days.. if i dont forget it! (momma brain). At my job i am always walking, so i burn about 570 cals at work. And then i will take my son for a walk/jog before or after work. We will usually be out for about 30-60 minutes depending on how long he wants to sit in his stroller ;) And that will usually burn anywhere from 200-400 cals depends on speed and distance. See, it does help to get out and take a walk! 

Well with that all being said.. i will tell you all that i still crave all the junk i used to.. it hasn't gone away just yet.. if ever. especially chocolate! But it is a battle that i choose to fight against everyday! If i can do it.. anyone can do it!

                 Lets start of today's post with some tricks that i have learned. shall we?

• Using a smaller plate will trick the mind into thinking there is more food, and limits the amount of food you can put on it. [That doesn't mean go back for seconds ;)]
• Drink lots of water.. all day long. 
• Vegetables will be your best friend.
• Eat all day long...Small meals of course! 
• Prepare meals.. by this i mean, get your breakfast lunch and dinner ready! 
• eat BREAKFAST..not eating after an hour of waking up will lower your metabolism.
• Get your butt up and get movin' your not going to lose weight just sitting around (although i wish i could!)  

                     Honestly, these are just some things that i keep in mind through out the day.. doesn't mean that i have followed them every second!  Like eating breakfast..ehh.. I'm not a big breakfast eater, but if it helps hey, lets give it a try. And by try i dont mean go out and grab the biggest most greasiest thing you can find! Lately I have just been having a nutri-grain bar. they are only about 120 Cals each! Not the best thing i guess, but when i am in a hurry grabbing something to go is just what i need..Which leads to preparing meals.. Its so easy to pick something up while you are out, that preparing meals actually helps fight the urge to go get something! My schedule is all over the place, and i have learned that preparing meals sucks. Ha. Lately i have just been cutting up some veggies and taking those and calling it good! But i do occasionally have to pick something up, and i try to find something not so darn high in calories! Soon.. I will be doing a weekly weigh in.. i mean i do it anyway, but i will be posting it on my blog, to keep track of my progress if any. This week I've done OKAY not the best but better than i thought i would! My goal calorie intake is 1260 and thats in order to lose 1 pound each week! I usually always have one day a week that is my cheat day. I know I know.. a cheat day. Well thats the one day i dont have to feel guilty about eating what my little heart desires ;) although, having a cheat day you realize how shitty things make you feel. for example, your eating good and healthy all week, your cheat day comes around and you decide you want a soda. After drinking that soda you now get to feel huge and bloated for the rest of the day. Ugh nastiest feeling, I swear! So, what i have learned from cheat days is.. soon enough I'm not going to need one, but for now i do! 

                       I haven't really thrown myself into full gear yet. I have been waiting for one last kick of motivation..which should arrive today. My green tea! Something about that stuff just makes me excited to get movin'. I have been doing good with my coffee intake! I have only had it 2 times this week.. last week i only had it 4 which is better then 7 ;) I might have one today since I no longer will have one for quite some time! Well, im off to go clean some house, do some laundry, and hang out with my babe until work! But i will leave you with this...

Oh, the challenges.

           
                                Life is one big journey and I'm about to start another one!

            This time its going to be about what every girl gets teased about, obsesses over, talks about, wishes for, works for, and of course does anything in their power to do.. lose weight. Well in my case, just become more healthy, and perhaps lose a few pounds by doing so! Everyone always talked about how having a baby "ruins" your body and it will never be the same.. hmm i wouldn't say having a baby "ruined" my body, but it defiantly changed it! Ha. 

             I have done this before.. this whole lose weight business and it worked. But do you know how easy it is to get sucked back into old habits! I swear every time i hear someone talking about how they are on a "diet" and everything is going great.. i want to yell LIAR! They may not tell you or anyone else, but it is a pain in the ass to diet! As most of us women know! Plus who wants to diet?! Yes, you may lose the 5-10 pounds you wanted to while doing it, but the moment you are done with that "diet" you are going to eat your life away at all the things you wanted and couldn't have! And then why hello those awesome pounds you just lost are back where they were! (I'm speaking from experience, can you tell?)  So what i recommend and have done before is counting calories. So why did i stop you ask? Well.. i felt i was doing great.. i hit my goal weight and everything was peachy.. until those horrible old habits of eating junk came back! Oh, and not to mention trying and actually ENJOYING coffee came about! After that i just did whatever i pleased, and now here i am again at square one.. Well not exactly, but whatever! There are some resources that i have used in the past and are using them again. One is the myfitnesspal application! Honestly, this is an awesome app! www.myfitnesspal.com <--- go ahead and look at all the awesome stuff it does.. and as most of us have smart phones its easy to get to. I came across this app about 7 months ago, when i was reading up on calorie counting, i figured since its free i might as well try it. Everyone always talks about how awesome weight watchers is.. but i would rather not have to spend money when i count them for free! I also use the  runtastic app (The free version)  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.runtastic.android <--- More information there, but i love it. 
                      
                   So, what i plan to do is just eat lower calorie foods and exercise more. Sounds easy enough right? Eh.. everything sounds easy until you actually have to just do it! The biggest thing i need to get rid of is coffee.. only because i drink like the highest calorie stuff.. but its sooooo good. ;) My plan to stop drinking coffee will be replacing it with green tea. I know I know everyone always says don't replace a bad habit, with another one. But green tea is actually good for you! The tea i will be drinking is called green tea hp.. its my favorite! www.greenteahp.com<--  All you wish to know about it is there. I have drank it before, but i didn't have a scale at the time to notice if any weight had come off, but what i love about it is the energy i get from it! Its only 8 calories per drink i believe (Which beats coffee any day) and they are delicious! Well, some flavors. I will also just be exercising as much as i can! No excuses! Like today for example.. it was snowing, but hey i went out and jogged/walked for an hour. My son loves it outside! I as everyone should know have a baby also.. so going to the gym is not really ideal. So i will be working out at home..or with him! 

                   Let's be completly honest.. NO ONE will ever work out, or eat healthy if they are not in the right mind set to.. Some people need a lot of motivation.. while some people may not need any. I for one am finally in the right mind set.. slowly but surely! I have reasons that keep me motivated, so i plan to be healthy and STAY healthy!  I will share with whoever wants to read this, the ups and downs i have while trying my hardest to shed some pounds. There is always some sort of commercial on TV trying to get you to buy some sort of weight loss product.. or some weird diet you find on the internet.. well i'm going to be here to just show people that eating healthy.. trying to kick old habits.. and exercising is honestly the only "trick" you need to lose some weight!




GET OUT THERE AND DO IT!