I'm Back

OKAY.

I am back and ready to get going in full force.  We have moved and are mostly settled in.  We still have a few boxes lying around, but that is to be expected.

And things are going to be going well.  I admit, I sort of gorged myself on sugar these past few weeks.  But I figured it was just as well.  After talking to my little sister, I decided to go off sugar until my birthday.  I will still eat honey, but that is all.  No more sugar until the end of October.  Just in time for candy corn!  Which is made with honey, by the way.

I also decided to follow a new diet plan.  Diet meaning what I eat, not going on one.  I don't believe in going on diets.  Bad for the morale and body, I think.  But this, a way of life that I know to be good is going to be my bible.

My friend posted this on her blog.  She had a baby and seriously just a few months later she had dropped 45 pounds.  Granted some of that was baby being born, and she said another part of that is having great genes, but the other part is this regime she followed.

In her words she said:

if you really want to see results try the following

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-30 min. of weight lifting 3x per week

this means 3 sets of 10-12 reps for toning.

do upper body and lower body, rotating each time,

mon: lower muscles & cardio

wed: upper muscles & cardio

fri: lower muscles & cardio

sat: just cardio, no weights

it's important to give your muscle groups a day off.

-30 min. of cardio

yup, that's it!

make sure you do the weight lifting first, then the cardio.

this is important so you will be burning fat while doing your cardio.

-start your day off with water and protein to kick start your metabolism

eggs & cottage cheese are great, but it does not have to be animal based.

soy is fab!

this is a great time to exercise, before eating,

but any time during the day is great.

-eat every 3-4 hours

never

go more than 4 hours without eating, ever!

this should be about 4 meals a day, but small meals

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sample menu

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breakfast: 2-3 eggs (eggs whites if you are watching your cholesterol) or cottage cheese with fruit

(just make sure it's some kind of protein)

lunch: 1/2 sandwich (try to get fiber & protein enriched bread), fruit, & veggie

snack: 1/4 c. peanuts or almonds (or any protein: like a string cheese, ademame soy beans, avocado w/lime & salt) & veggie or fruit

(do NOT skip this snack!!! this keeps your metabolism going)

dinner: protein, carb, veggie

dessert: stick to one sweet thing a day,

so if you have this after lunch then call it a day;-)

-breads are not bad

(sorry mr. atkin, just don't eat them at every meal;-)

-try to stay away from soda all together,

yes, this means diet soda too

(sad, i know, but research is showing that diet soda increases your cravings for sugary things and ends up hurting you in the end.

try cutting down to 1 diet soda a day, and then moving to 1 every other day or on special occasions like dinners out.)

none of these tips will work without the following:

stop eating when you are full!

this means eating slowly (try to always be sitting down) and drinking water with every meal.

i drink 4-5 liters of water a day, but before i was breastfeeding i tried to get 3-4 liters.

start off with 1 and work your way up:-)

(try to skip on juices and gatorades.

they usually have sugars that end up as empty calories.

some gatorades are ok, just read the labels first.)

remember, the number on the scale is not going to make you any happier than you are today

b/c

it's not about the weight!

 

And so, starting tomorrow, this is what I am going to doish.  Obviously with a little deviation because I am no good at following a strict regime, but I will still do my best.  I hope you have all been dropping the pounds while I was away!