Getting back to Me... Again.

Getting back to my old self:

Last year I did something amazing I worked out and saw results. I loved how my body was transforming and tried to keep it up well. A year later and I put back the weight and I am so disappointed. I wish I could say it was overeating, under eating, stress stop working out. It is a combination of stuff. So 2012 I have been doing my best to lose the weight and watch how I eat.  I realized a few things and I tried to tackle them.

1.       I let people talk me out of my mostly fruit and veggie diet.  I don’t know how but I am happiest when I eat 65% of Fruit and veggies not meat. My body feels cleaner and healthier. I feel happier.

2.       The demands on life and work got bigger. I tried to avoid junk and fast food but I had to work late, stay up late, never had time to focus on me.

3.       My family doesn’t get or want to understand sharing a refrigerator. I love my family but there is never real room for me to put food I like in the fridge, no salads, no cucumbers, no fresh fruit.

4.       It doesn’t help trying to lose or maintain weight when you don’t have people who support you.  No offense to my friends but only some of them will say hey you picked up weight or go running to the gym/ outside with me.  Not only that most people don’t eat healthy or think you are a freak when you only want veggies.

5.       I am lazy and none of the above matter.  Look I worked out hard to keep a man that didn’t love me. I worked out hard to keep my mind of the failures in my life. Once things stated to get better. I found someone that made me smile like a Cheshire cat I got lazy and my workouts got soft.

So how do I get back on track? Well I can thank Apple Apps, Nike and all the fitness and diet apps. Well first I forced myself to make a decision do I want to go down the traditional path of being overweight before 30 and not able to run or fit my clothes. Do I want to be happy with my body?  Well I decide to commit to tracking my food and working out.  By tracking my food I identify some of my poor habits.  Working out is easy cause I like it but it about making it work for me.

The past month I worked out at least 5 times a week. Either weight training, cardio or both someday were better than others. I also start to use the Lose it App to track my eating. Most of my calories came from coffee and snacking. I notice I didn’t have a lot of vegetables or fiber in my diet that made me realize I was setting up the perfect mess for diabetes, heart disease and being overweight.  I started running/ walking long distance on weekends. This actually helps me get in touch with my spiritual side and relaxed me greatly.

So September I really didn’t lose weight but I think I am off to a good start. I am going to add apples and bananas back to my diet for breakfast and snacks.  I am going to attempt to use the Special K diet for two weeks. Ate least it help me see what works better for me. I am dropping my coffee addiction to once a week if I can stay on task.  No matter what I am adding an extra 30 mins of exercise at the end of the day even after the work out.

*sidenote the Cranberry Walnut Protein Meal bar is horrible to me. I will say this I can’t eat the whole bar so I ate ½ for breakfast and ½ for my morning snack.  It worked I guess, I wasn’t that hungry for lunch and a cup of coffee.