SCALE TIME

I have a major fear of the scale. I hate seeing what I weigh because for some psychological reason my happiness depends on the number. I hate going to the doctor because I hate knowing my weight or anyone knowing my weight. I have decided to schedule a doctors appointment four weeks from today. I am absolutely terrified. I have a goal between 130-135 and I am hoping to get there. I have decided to weigh myself once a week – so four times before I go just to alleviate any uncertainty or anxiety about the scale. As a kid I never cared or understood how weight worked. I know what to eat to lose weight and I will do anything to get there. Starting this FRIDAY- I will be weighing in every week in the morning. Hopefully it isn’t as scary as I think it will be. Fingers crossed that I succeed. I am sticking to raw veggies and protein over the next four weeks. Hopefully it all works! I am really scared I am not going to lie. I am afraid of feeling guilty for weight gain. I am afraid of being disappointed in myself. I know this is ridiculous and at some level sounds crazy but the idea of weighing myself every week definitely frightens me.

Day Three

So I ended up pulling a back muscle while picking up my adorable puppy  GB. I took yesterday easy by just running. Tonight- hopefully I can get back to doing a Btone class and Kickboxing! I am really excited! To be honest, working at a school that has constantly gluten free cupcakes and chocolate at every corner has been difficult. I am very proud that I gave up the chocolates I received as a gift and left them in the Teacher’s lounge. Surprisingly all 30 pieces were gone within one day. I think I have been getting a little annoying to others since I have been talking about my diet a lot. I know that it is right now a big part of my life and it helps me keep myself accountable. It is also my hobby in a weird way. Looking up healthy recipes. I am excited to move back to Chicago because my work day will be longer but I am enjoying the extra time I have here in Boston to workout. I can’t believe I can have hobbies! We have been trying to go to bed around 9 pm -10pm so we aren’t tired in the morning.

I think the lack of sugar in my diet has been helping improve my quality of sleep. I don’t feel guilty about foods I am eating. The goal of this transformation is to be free of food guilt. This has been a long transition the past two years going from eating puppy chow and peppermint mochas to educating myself how much sugar is in a drink to avoiding corn syrup. I think that hopefully by the end of the year my taste buds have changed and will no longer crave sugar. Coffee on the other hand would be a lot harder to stop drinking but I have been cutting back.

Below is the menu for my day today! Wish me luck!

 

Breakfast

Coffee

Chicken Bacon

Two Eggs Scrambled

 

Lunch

Chicken

Peppers

Raw Veggies

Broccoli

 

Snack

Peanut Butter

 

Dinner

Chicken

Broccoli

 

Day One Over – Day Two!

Remember why you started

 

My whole body is extremely sore from yesterday. I ended up eating bacon a few more times yesterday and had a teaspoon of peanut butter. I worked out at btone and did a 60 minute kickboxing class at Title. While walking to work my body felt the soreness and that was a great feeling. I tried stretching a lot yesterday but I am in definite need of a yoga class. My shoulders in the mirror at the btone class looked extremely toned! Here is my workout and diet plan today.

Breakfast:

Two Eggs Scrambled

Ice Coffee Black

Snack:

One square of extra dark chocolate only 1 gram of sugar (I caved)

Greek Yogurt

Lunch:

Raw Veggies, Steamed Broccoli and Chicken

Dinner:

Zucchini Noodles and Chicken

 

Workout: Boxing @ Title and 30 minute Run