First so sorry its been a few days. I had a very busy weekend.
Let me start by saying that on Friday I had my weigh in. I am down 5 pounds! I was a bit hard on my self. But Tammy reminded me that this week was not important about the weight loss but cleaning my system. Hey, 5 pounds is a bag of potatoes. So I am happy!
Today I started my work out routine. I feel great! 20 minutes on the elliptical, tough no lie but I am glad I did it. The one hurdle I am still struggling with is eating on a regular basis. I need to prepare my foods a head of time and not be so rushed to get through the morning and remember to eat something, especially with protein to jump start my day and keep it going. I need to eat, food is my friend, food is my fuel to keep my metabolism going, without it, my metabolism will slow to a crawl. And that is not good.
I went food shopping today and was HORRIFIED at the labels I read. It took me twice as long today as it normally did. Another change, to get out of my routine and grab what I am used to but grab what is useful to my (an my families bodies). I was horrified with the amount of sugar in most of the regular items I normally buy. Sugar in everything! The all natural low fat supposedly good foods we think of buying when we are on a "diet" ingredients listed SUGAR as the first ingredient. That is not OK! This is a learning process and I am learning what foods are a good fuel for my body and what foods are not.
Thanks again for the much needed support!
Much love, Michele
It's shocking, isn't it?? Those so called "diet" foods replace fat with sugar which messes with your metabolism and makes it HARDER for you to lose weight. Plus they don't satisfy you, so you end up eating more and more all the while starving your body for the nutrition it really needs. Congrats on fitting your exercise in this morning! I know your plans got messed up and it was a busy morning but you still made it a priority! Good for you!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are off to a great start Michele! The best part about the detox is it sets you up for success during the next phase. You will get used to food shopping and find yourself trying new things. I'm so glad to see you are exercising your metabolism is gonna be on fire! Keep up the good work!
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