My diet plan

I realized, after all these posts, I have never posted just what I'm doing, and what my daily life is like, diet and exercise wise!

Well, as I awaken to the world bright and early, okay, we'll say about 0743 (alarm is set for 0800, but I always wake up early!) with my breakfasts, I try to consume a protein and a fat and a starch. Most times I don't get all three, I'm not going to lie, but I do my best to keep it under 300 calories!  My favorite breakfast lately has been 2 whole grain waffles with 1 tbls PB.  MmM! Nummy!

So my food through the day is very consistent.  I try to eat every few hours, and I TRY my best to up the protein over anything else. How many calories I eat varries a lot on my exercise. I eat between 1200 and 1500 calories a day (MOST days, I don't get up to 1500) When I diet, that's about the extent!

 I have a few rules for myself however. I don't follow them 100% of the time, I'm not going to lie, maybe 97%!  No nibbles of anything, unless it's veggies with nothing on them! The easiest way to accomplish this, make your nibble foods, totally unaccessible!! Or, if you're like me and LOVE to nibble, figure it all out and count the calories, and then nibble away! Just do NOT go beyond what you have written down! My dad had a saying I love "you nibble, you scribble!" That's the way it has to be, easy as pie! MmM, pie!

Exercise! This is my FAVORITE part of dieting, I'm not gonna lie to you! I LOVE to workout now! I love going to Golds, I love seeing the people, I love getting on that treadmill listening to my running cadences and I love lifting weights! Okay, there is eye candy at the gym, again, not gonna lie to you, so that makes it easier to go! (Leave me alone, my husband's been gone a year! lol!) The other thing that has helped MAJORLY is working with Norman. Not just because he pushes me beyond what I ever thought I could do, but because it's someone to workout with and keeps me honest! Finding people you love to spend time with is awesome when you can spend some time together at the gym!

I go to the gym 6 days a week! Every single time, I do cardio! Even if it's just 10 minutes, I cannot stress enough CARIDO, CARDIO, CARDIO AND CARDIO!!!!! If you don't like the treadmill, elliptical or bike, take a class! Most gyms offer free aerobic classes of some type! Take a swim! There are SO many ways to get in cardio, but it is VITAL to losing weight!  I do weights at least 4 times a week. Upper one day, bottom another, core another, and the 4th day is a sort of, free for all! Emphasize the part you really want to work on! Me, it's my arms so you'll find me doing that more often than not!

With diet and exercise alone, some people can succeed! What makes what I'm doing different than others, and other times I've dieted, is motivation! I have a very specific goal in mind! Before, I used to say "I want to lose weight!" Okay, I lost a pound, WOOHOO! I lost weight! This time is SO much different! My goal was and is "I want to lose 100 pounds, by the Spring, to join the Marine Corps, and attend OCS!"  VERY specific! Are you planning a trip? Say to yourself "I want to lose___pounds for my trip to_____by_______" I don't think I can stress enough HOW important this step was in my weight loss, and still is!!

Finally, I used the power of the mind! One thing I do every single night, is I imagine how I am going to look, on graduation day, standing there in my greens at attention! I can tell ya, I look DAMN good!!! I see myself every night the way I want to be! Start seeing yourself that way! The first thing you think of in the morning? "Today, I will be one step closer, one day closer, one moment closer, to my goal! How will I do that? I will watch what I eat, I will go to the gym, even if I don't want to!"

You have to do this, if you want to, FOR YOU! If in your mind, you're not ready, it won't work! I promise that! If you are really ready, and want any help, I will be more than wiling to help you out! Maybe...start a blog? Keeps ya honest and real!