Dukan

My body has been sick for so long.  The eating plan that i have chosen for this phase of my journey is the Dukan way of eating.  It is high protein.  I think it will benefit my body very much since alot of the things i am intolerant of are gluten, dairy and other carbs.  I have also started including walking for 20 minutes and ab and arms videos to my regime.

1. During the “Attack” phase (1-10 days), you eat all the lean protein you can handle, plus 1.5 tablespoons of oat bran and at least 6 cups of water daily.
2. In the “Cruise” phase (which can last several months), you add unlimited amounts of non-starchy veggies every other day, plus an extra half-tablespoon of oat bran.
3. When you get to the third stage, “Consolidation” (5 days for every pound you've lost), you can have veggies every day, plus one piece of fruit, 2 slices of whole-grain bread, and 1 serving of hard cheese. During this phase, you can also have 1 or 2 servings of starchy foods and 1 or 2 “celebration” meals where you can eat whatever you want.
4. The final phase, “Stabilization” (ongoing), is all about maintenance. You can eat whatever you like, except for one day a week when you follow the all-protein rules from the diet’s “Attack” phase. In this phase, you also eat 3 tablespoons of oat bran a day and walk 20 minutes every day.
   
   
   
    I also am only going to be weighing myself once a month, which is going to be hard, but will hopefully help me stay focused and motivated.  

H2O people

It seems so much easier when one has a fun water bottle to drink their water from.  I like the ones you get to suck.  Got mine at Walmart for $4.95

12 Tips on staying inspired

tracking what you eat is vital

Its amazing to see how much you are really eating when you take a minute to track.  The tool I will be using for this is my fitness pal.  It is free and I was able to put the app on my windows phone which comes in handy instead of having to go on the computer every time I eat.  myfitnesspal.com

My Love hate relationship with food...

 I have so many things telling me what to eat, what not to eat.  I have some food intolerance's that make me really sick and make it so my body holds onto fat, you would think i would stop eating them.  Old habits die hard.  My goal this week is to find foods that are healthy, satisfying and good for MY body.

what i feel like day one...lets keep it going!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGVNuSYDbvo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fTUj9mfnUk  More motivation


And this song totally says how I'm feeling about this journeyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qolUC13bwMc

The Hippie Project

Every year, every day its the same thing...what diet to start? Why am i so fat?  Lets start monday? or at the beginning of a new month/year.  WELL Im sick of it.  Im starting today, on a SATURDAY at the END of a month. (Thanks to my brother Joe)  I am a hippie at heart and need to find that girl again.  Today I am working on changing my state of mind.  In the past it has always been about food (which will become a part of this soon)  but for today its about excepting who i am TODAY!!!