Hey everyone I'm back! Today is DAY 38 of my new journey! I am so glad I made this decision to be healthy! I have learned so much thus far so in this blog I will share with you more knowledge and tips :) Let's get to it!
Here are 5 MUST DO's that are very important or else I wouldn't post them :) LOL and as I have said before unless I wouldn't or have not I wouldn't post it. I will give you a CHECK mark if I apply the particular rule to my new lifestyle!
Drink water – It’s a good idea to have water available and drink several or more glasses throughout the day. How to know if you’re hydrated? If urine color is clear or nearly clear you are likely drinking enough water. Once you start drinking water you will be addicted to it like me! I love ICE COLD water! The colder the better!! check mark.
Sodas – Give up sodas, including diet. Ever since lent (yes, I am catholic) I gave up soda! So it has been waaaaay past 38 days for me not drinking soda I didn't relapse or anything :) I even gave up tea. If you must drink something other then water I would stick with green tea, or fruit smoothies. Just get some fruit add ice and blend in a blender!!! Do not add sugar! Check mark.
Avoid junk food and fast food. So, 38 days without fast food is awesome! One it saves me a ton of money and now that I know about how processed the food is and the intake of calories I will avoid fast food at all cost! Example, if you eat two cheeseburgers from shoot any fast food chain that intake is my whole day worth of small meals through out the day! Breakfast for me: oats with banana 100 cal, lunch fruit 0 cal, dinner I COOK my meals out of the book EAT THIS NOT THAT book and I choose the ones that stay under 500 Cal's. YES I might get some criticism about this because my intake is 600 ish calories a day. I myself am still learning how to eat healthy. However I do eat fast food anymore and aside from working out this is probably on the top of list of the best things I have ever done for my body.
check. check. check. check.
Eat more fresh fruits, veggies, nuts, lean protein and low fat dairy and avoid processed foods that are packed with sodium and refined sugar. check.
Eat smaller portions, about the size of your fist. Eat 5-6 small meals each day and never have hunger pains. I so agree. At work I get hungry and sometimes it may just because at the time I have nothing to do at that particular moment or I may be visiting my sister or mom and at their house I may get bored so I want to eat. TRICK: this what I do...I take wherever I go (work,moms,sisters) a Tupperware FULL of fruit. (grapes, watermelon,strawberries) I am always prepared. You have to be or else you will eat whatever is around.
Read labels and look at the ingredients’ list. If the product contains refined sugar, enriched white flour and high sodium, these are foods best left on the shelf. REFINED and ENRICHED means PROCESSED and they are "refining and enriching" sugar and flour because during the processing the GOOD nutrients were taken out and now replaced with refined/enriched ...bottom line don't get it. (read in the book SKINNY BITCH I am reading)
Let's move onto INSPIRATION pictures and gym!!
Lol, I seen this and love it. HUMOR and FITNESS <3 it!
Don't forget when you workout LIKE me mainly on the treadmill...to tone your body :) I recently got weights for my arms haha. Courtesy of my fiance....My goal is to get my arms looking like this girls. Not too much muscle just enough. I thought I would share that with you. Tone, tone, tone!!!
This is all for today's blog! I plan on doing another one this weekend to keep you and myself motivated. I know with the weekend we tend to hangout as it gets warmer and end up getting busy that we want to pick up fast food. Don't do it....plan ahead. Take fruit in Tupperware with you. If you absolutely can't cook your food go to a restaurant NOT fast food chain and order fish and vegetables. Keep it LEAN. New idea for next blog...cooking! If there is anything you want me to research or tips to help me with this blog don't be shy and comment. I hope everyone has a AWESOME day!!! See you soon. STAY STRONG.
Gym. Tuna. Laundry,
Alyssa
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