Fat Girl Problems...

My inner fat girl is in tears. A few months ago, I decided to put myself on a somewhat of a diet. I shouldn’t really call it a diet. It’s more of a life style change! For some reason when I hear the word DIET, I just think RESTRICTION!!! I hate not being to have certain things….or feel deprived of certain things.

Before I started this journey I had  looked in the mirror one day and noticed my face getting fatter. BLEH! I started to examine how I looked in pictures before I met my fiancé, and I noticed my face was much thinner. (insert sad face here) Now when taking pictures I have to turn to a certain side to get that slim effect. Lately, it seems that my posing and creating that slim effect is not really working. My inner fat girl was one Big Mac away from winning and I really didn't want her to win.  

 I knew that if I take it slow and cut things out little by little, it will all become part of my routine! That’s the plan anyway. So far it has been going great; I’ve lost 25 pounds this year! I just feel like I need to step it up a notch! I’d love to double that amount as my goal is to be a healthy and toned size 10/12

I’m really motivated, so I feel like now is the time to really kick ass! Hopefully I won’t have a moment of weakness and mess myself up. You know that moment when you are in the store and you see Hostess products on sale…. You think omg just one….just one! But then you have a whole box you have to finish so it doesn’t go to waste……and then it turns into that whole “I’ll start my diet after I finish the last of those darn Twinkies!” Ugh! I can’t allow myself to do this anymore. I have too many pairs of “skinny pants” that I can’t even squeeze my thighs into. Carbs are killer.

 It doesn’t help that favorite food is ice cream....*GASP* I LOVE ICE CREAM!!! It's always a good time for ice cream!  My other favorite food is potatoes. I have such an unhealthy relationship with potatoes!! It’s like that movie Forest Gump…. I have this whole Bubba complex about potatoes like how he had about shrimp. I love potatoes all kinds of ways; French fries, mashed potatoes, potato salad, baked potatoes, hash browns, baked potato soup, breakfast potatoes, potatoes with bacon, and potatoes in tacos…. Omg I could go on and on. It has to be the absolute worst food to be your favorite when trying to eat healthier. Speaking of French fries….It’s sad that McDonald’s fries smell that much better when you know you can’t have them!! **Side note: If you know what McDonalds smells like, you are most def. a fat kid at heart!

 

 

It also doesn’t help that my fiancé’ is a chef, and is an amazing one at that! He makes everything taste soooo yum! Everything he makes is melt in your mouth flavorful! The risotto, bacon wrapped anything, loaded mashed potatoes, his stuffed chicken….. holy monkey! If I want him to continue cooking for me, I’m going to have to start working out consistently. I think that’s a great trade off!

So here is little list of things I have changed thus far:

1)I don’t drink soda… just tea and water. I don’t even crave soda anymore, which is awesome!

2)No white foods….meaning no pasta, rice, sugar or flour. Everything is whole wheat....splenda is cool…. And I actually love the frozen brown rice from Trader Joes!

There is at least one green vegetable for dinner….at least one.

There is no junk food in my house, which helps.

I can cheat on the weekends but I still won’t drink soda or go too crazy!

And lastly….. I will walk/jog/run/dance/workout 3-5 times per week 30 min (+)

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….here I go….kicking it up a notch..... Starting now!!!!!

 

 

The Benefits of being an independent woman xoxo

I always thought a guy went crazy for an independent women. A woman who could pay her own way through life, stand her own ground, make decisions, have opinions, and more importantly take care of herself and anyone else who comes along.
Now days, its rare to find a woman who isn't keen on the idea of taking care of herself. But the question is...do guys really like that type? The answer: yes, but you have to find him first!
If you're an independent woman you create your own happiness and your own happy endings. Why wait for a guy to make you feel good when you can take the steps to make yourself feel good! The rule of thumb should be to love yourself before you can fully love someone else.
Here is a scenario I came across recently with a gal pal of mine- She had been talking to a really interesting guy for quite some months, but the two had never taken it past friendship. To get his attention she thought she would "charm the pants off of him" as she put it, and send some cookies to his work. Guys do this with flowers all of the time, so she thought "Hmmm...maybe he will be impressed?" She went through with this plan and sent him a generous platter of gourmet cookies from a West LA cookie boutique. About a couple hours later she received a shocked and thankful text message from the man she was smitten on. Thinking that this was going to inspire him to look beyond their friendship he kindly thanked her for the cookies and went on about his day never calling her again.
Now, it's safe to say he rejected her, but why? Was he scared at such a daring gesture? She put herself out there only to find that he didn't really want to go there. BUT...that's part of being a strong independent woman. The ability to take risks without fear. Taking risks to find that guy who might step up to the plate, and return the gesture. There is nothing wrong with a woman stepping up to the plate and putting herself out there.
She could have easily gone into a whirlwind of depression and a crazy state of mind. Instead, she wrote it off as a sweet thing she once did, and that she would prob. always be remembered by....and on to the next guy she went!
Another situation was with another strong gal pal of mine taking a chance on a grocery store clerk she had been flirting with, all week. She goes into this store for the third time, checking out with the same cashier who had been flirting with her all week. Her smiles at her and blushes and right then she knew he wanted her. They continue to talk, the whole while he can't seem to wipe the smile off of his face. She leaves the store wanting more and so she gets into her car scribbles a her name and number on a piece of paper with the words..."Call me so I can take you to dinner!". She then finds one of his co-workers outside collecting carts and hands him the paper to give to the handsome cashier. She waits a couple days...no call. She waits a whole week, no call. She finally gives up after two weeks, and never returns to the store again.
What went wrong? Nothing! She made a move for something she wanted, and didn't get it. All this means is that she saved herself the time of getting to know someone who wouldn't have been worth it in the end. If he was as strong a man as she a woman then chances are he would have at least called her because it takes a strong person to make such a move, and who wouldn't want someone like that!
Both women finally found guys who were more at their level, and are in completely and utterly in love! All it took was a few risks, a few sweet gestures, and some courage. Alas...the benefits of being an independent woman. You get what you want...when you want it!
An independent woman creates her own happy endings.