Sunday, August 14, 2011
Lean and Green
This week's challenge is to change things up by eating my biggest meal of the day at lunch and eating something light for dinner that is, ...lean and green! (Thanks Scotty @ Applebees - great suggestion!)
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Love, love, love going to Applebees!
Chipotle Lime Chicken - 13 pts.
Yummy grilled chicken breast topped with a chipotle lime salsa, served over rice and a side of fresh cole slaw drizzled with a delicious citrus vinaigrette.
Yummy grilled chicken breast topped with a chipotle lime salsa, served over rice and a side of fresh cole slaw drizzled with a delicious citrus vinaigrette.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Just do it!!!
I was so tired this morning after waking up unexpectedly at 3 am, but thought about my MANtra (& my Ed T-shirt) and managed to go back to sleep and wake up again as planned at 4:45 am for Wednesday's Troop Glendale Boot Camp!
Gooooooooooo Betsy!!!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Reflecting on 10 Years of Somersizing
It's been an exciting and challenging journey so far. I have been struggling with letting go of the Somersize way of life. In March, I reachd my 10th Anniversary of Somersizing, ...so I took some time to reflect on my journey.
I loved that I found a plan that allowed me to eat foods I love without counting calories, fat grams, weighing and measuring my foods, etc. I learned that if I ate according to the program I could eat as much food as I wanted and still loose weight.
In the beginning, during the first 3 months, I lost 30 lbs. and was at my goal weight. This was great, ...but over the years I learned that I could stick to the plan, loose the weight, but always seemed to put it back on and then some.
I just kept feeling discouraged with not being able to maintain my weight on Somersize. When Suzanne came out with her book Sexy Forever, I bought it immediately and read it cover to cover only to discover that she "changed the rules." After 10 years of food combining (really, it's better understood if you refer to it as separating food groups) she had a change of heart and is now combining foods that she had not previously.
So, that change led me to do some really deep, soul searching on how I really felt about the Somersize program. In the end, I have concluded that I can loose weight but I can't maintain my weight on her program. I agree with the changes that she has made and in my quest for being healthy and looking great, I feel that I owe it to myself to acknowledge and accept my change of heart and to continue searching for what is the "best way of eating" for me.
I loved that I found a plan that allowed me to eat foods I love without counting calories, fat grams, weighing and measuring my foods, etc. I learned that if I ate according to the program I could eat as much food as I wanted and still loose weight.
In the beginning, during the first 3 months, I lost 30 lbs. and was at my goal weight. This was great, ...but over the years I learned that I could stick to the plan, loose the weight, but always seemed to put it back on and then some.
I just kept feeling discouraged with not being able to maintain my weight on Somersize. When Suzanne came out with her book Sexy Forever, I bought it immediately and read it cover to cover only to discover that she "changed the rules." After 10 years of food combining (really, it's better understood if you refer to it as separating food groups) she had a change of heart and is now combining foods that she had not previously.
So, that change led me to do some really deep, soul searching on how I really felt about the Somersize program. In the end, I have concluded that I can loose weight but I can't maintain my weight on her program. I agree with the changes that she has made and in my quest for being healthy and looking great, I feel that I owe it to myself to acknowledge and accept my change of heart and to continue searching for what is the "best way of eating" for me.
Monday, August 8, 2011
It's ALL in the name. ; )
I tend to be an "all or nothing" girl and this time I want it all! So adding a tagline to my blog was simple for me since, ...I love to play with words!
I thought of the saying "You can't have your cake and eat it, too" because it describes a dilemma when you are faced with wanting one thing very much, but you are not willing to give up other things in order to have it.
I thought it was a perfect fit, ...I'm ready to do what it takes so that I can"have my cake and eat it too!"
I thought of the saying "You can't have your cake and eat it, too" because it describes a dilemma when you are faced with wanting one thing very much, but you are not willing to give up other things in order to have it.
I thought it was a perfect fit, ...I'm ready to do what it takes so that I can"have my cake and eat it too!"
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