Sunday, January 20, 2013

Rough But Successful



I know I said I would write everyday, it’s been a rough but successful couple of days.  At first I felt super great!  But then I think my body started to realize; hey this chick is NOT giving me the yummy fat stuff I want!  So, yummy healthy food it is.  

SLEEP is GOOD!

The other night I didn’t sleep, so I struggled all day to make the right choices!  When your brain lacks rest, because of the sleep apnea, the brain sends messages to the body to fill it with fat and sugars!  So, I did good but it was an uphill battle to do so!

For breakfast I started with a glass of Trop50, did you know fruit in the morning helps speed up your metabolism for the day?!  So I had my juice, and handful of strawberries!  I then made some eggs, I put mushrooms and green peppers in it and topped it with salsa!  It was delicious!


Later in the day when I needed a snack, I had a handful of Kind granola and some raisins!  


The rest of the day was pretty similar to the day before.  But I was still feeling GREAT!  I felt lighter and fresher!  HUH, kind of like the food I was eating.
Saturday was a tough day, I woke up and I felt sluggish and not 100% me.  I spent the morning running around doing things I needed to get done, I packed my snack and me and kids were off.  On the way home from running our errands, I grabbed the kids lunch and I went home to eat.  I will not lie to you, I ate a few chicken nuggets off the kids plates, but I paid for it.  That sluggish not 100% me went completely to horrible stomach pains and awful trips to the bathroom.  I know that might me a lot of information, but I will not touch the stuff again.

I don’t think the food made me sick by itself.  I was already not feeling good, and I eventually ended up running a fever.  But that night we went to my friend’s 30th birthday party.  We have been friends since we were 5!  And so she has seen me go up and down in weight all these years!  She was so encouraging and told me this is my year.  And that she was here with me along the way.  Thank You everyone for being so encouraging and something she said was that she was helping me along the way and I just feel so blessed and honored so many people want to be involved!  

The party was a buffet! That is like a fat person’s dream come true, but the skinny girl inside me was cheering me on the whole time. “VEGGIES VEGGIES VEGGIES”!  It helped my stomach was still weak, but I was hungry.  So I filled my plate with the steamed veggies, they were delicious and a scoop of the potatoes!  The potatoes were delicious too, but it’s moderation.  I was happy that I could follow my plan while being out at a social gathering and I skipped dessert!  

Oh yea, did I mention I wore heels?!  That might not seem like a big deal, but heels are a confidence thing, and I felt confident in the days before and how I was feeling that I put those heels on and I wore them to the party!  My feet hurt, but I looked GOOOOOOOD!

So my friends, not having to count all these points is like a weight (no pun intended) off my shoulders! I’m proud because I am eating healthy and realistic! 

Grace’s 2nd birthday was today and I made a small gluten free, dairy free cake, with dairy free icing!  It was a little bland, and I mean just a little…but I had a slice and walked away from the cake!  

I’m looking forward to feeling better and to the week ahead!  

Prayers!

Alissa

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