i dont want ice cream

I want a flat belly. That's what i want. I went to the doctor on friday and their scale was a bit more forgiving than ours at home. Which is always nice. I mean theirs could be wrong- but i'm just gonna go with that. I wish carbs were the 'new' thing and it was recommended to drink six to eight 8-ounce glasses of wine and walking in heels was all the exercise you need. 


But it's not.


So i have to dig deep. and find some self restraint, some will power, some self control. I seriously just need to say no. No to chips and snacks and regular soda. 


We might head to the dells for Juju's birthday and there is NO way i would get into a swim suit. Matter of fact i've actually been looking at one piece suits. How sad. Seriously, how old am i? a one piece? Though i did find some very sexy one piece, but i digress, you're missing the point here.


Im making it a point to be more active. I didn't say exercise, i said more active. 

.....I'll let you know.

My Confessions

I have something to confess to you all.

I have been a little heffer these last 2 weeks.  I have been eating really crappy and it seems that i have lost all will power. its gone. i have no idea where it went. Remember when i said i was starting insanity? Well I did. sorta. I did day 1, which was the fit test. I completed the test, wrote down how many of each exercise i was able to do in the time allotted.

Then came day 2. I woke up early before work to get my work out in- i popped in the dvd and was ready to go. I started jogging in place, i got to the jumping jacks and before i knew it, my head started pounding. i mean pounding hard- as if my brain was trying to escape my head. I shut that bad boy off and went to lay back down.

This happened the following 2 times i tried doing the workouts in the morning. Im not sure what i can attribute the headaches to, i think i just need to start my mornings off a little bit slower. Juj thinks its a lack of hydration. So i need to make some time in the evenings to workout. I just find it difficult, seeing that i have class twice a week and well, at the end of the day i'd rather crack open a cold one than pop in an exercise dvd.

Endless bulge battle

You may know that i am a little obsessed dedicated to trimming off a few pounds, primarily, from my stomach region. I have tried numerous ways to loose a few pounds here and there, but i just put'em right back on. Im not looking to lose a lot, in fact, i dont have a "target" weight. I just want to be able to comfortably fit into my pants, bottoms and jeans.

I started watching what i ate and actually did a decent job counting my calories. I have been counting calories for close to 2 months now. I started off at 129, got down to 123, but then gained 1.5lbs. so im starting again at 125. A good solid buck and a quarter.

Today i will be starting a new workout regimen, a little something called INSANITY! wait, before you think im insane for purchasing the DVDs, my generous friend, Preeti, gave me a brand new set as an early birthday present. She is awesome! I read all the inserts and pamphlets, put up my workout calendar up, and read through the "before you being" section that everyone skips over. I took before pictures in a bikini i wore during our honeymoon. By no means was i beach body ready then, but lets just say i looked aiiight in the bikini back then. Anyhow, back to the picture, not sure if im going to post them, because, well, c'mon... im only human, that really putting myself out there! Maybe ill post it at the end of the 60 day to compare results.

Shamefully, i was a little heffer this weekend. Bread. Rice. Ice cream. Cookie. you name it, i stuffed it in my mouth, you know, like a "one last night"  sorta thing, except with junk food.

I'll try to update you on a weekly basis. Track any progress, and review the program as well. I hope to be able to call my current work pants my "fat pants" in the near future ;-D

Mother's Day!!

Happy mothers day to all ya'll Mommas out there!

I spent the morning finishing up a HUGE paper and presentation for school today. Then it was off to celebrate with my family.

I ate relatively healthy. Sorta.

I had Caldo de Res, or Beef soup with 2 tortillas. Only drank diet soda. Then i had a Johnsonville Chorizo Sausage. That's right, Johnsonville. Who knew Johnson was into Chorizo? I snacked on a few chips here and there but other wise fully satisfied.

And i guess your probably wondering what the results of my diet where?
Well im down 3 pounds. Not bad eh? Im going to keep eating better and trying my best to work out. I'll try to log my meals, not too much in detail, but when i log it, i feel a little bit more accountable.

Day 6

Today was my last day. Seeing that sunday was mothers day there was just no way i would be able to follow my diet through the weekend.

Saturday morning i had a meeting with my school group. We met at the starbucks by my house. I resisted the temptation of drinking a nice hot frothy latte.

I went home and had the soup for lunch with black coffee.

Then juju and i spent the day shopping for our mothers. Before we knew it, it was 5pm and we were both starving. We gave in and went to eat an early dinner. And that was about all i ate for the day.

Later on in the evening, Dulce stopped by and i had 2 glasses of wine with her. So even though i didnt follow the diet to the T i still didnt eat too much.

Day 5

Today fairly easy, as we could incorporate meat into our diet.

Breakfast-
Black Coffee
Sliced strawberries

Lunch-
1 cup of soup
cubed cantaloupe and grapes

Dinner-
12 ounces of steak
frijoles de la hoya =-)

I didnt work out today. I've been terrible busy with school... i cant hardly stand it, (in a southern accent)

Day 4

Today was odd. According to the diet you were supposed to eat at least 3 bananas and drink skim milk all day today, along with the soup of course. I say it was an odd day because i wasnt sure if i was allowed to eat other fruits and veggies.

Breakfast-
1 lrg banana
via cold coffee made of skim milk

Lunch-
2 cups of soup
1 med orange

Afternoon snack-
1 lrg banana
via cold coffee made of skim milk

Dinner-
2 cups of soup
grilled squash
1 lrg banana

By the end of the night i was hungry. VERY hungry. I was able to resist the temptation of eat anything else for the day. I did work out today but i was sore from yesterday and really didnt give it my all. Oh well. i tried.

Day 3

Today was easier than the first and second day. Today i was able to eat both fruits and veggies along with the soup.

Breakfast-
black coffee
cubed pineapple
cubes cantaloupe
sliced strawberries

Lunch-
2 cups of soup
carrot sticks
broccoli florets

Afternoon snack-
grapes

Dinner-
2 cups of soup
grilled squash
butter/pepper green beans

Evening snack-
watermelon

I exercised on Tuesday for about 20 minutes. I did my turbo jam work out video! Its awesome. And today i kicked it up a notch and did worked out for 40 minutes. Man those videos really make you break a sweat. My obliques were very sore today, but i guess that means I'm doing the "zig zag" right =-) So far so good. I am halfway there. I haven't weighed myself, i sorta don't want to jinx it.

Day 2

So yesterday didn't quite go as planned. Not in a bad way though. Out of all of my fruit i only ate the oranges and the pear. Oh and turns out I'm also allergic to pear peel. Bummer. Before i went to class last night I picked up a black coffee and during our break i ate my 2 oranges. I was actually hungry by the time i made it home, so i served myself another cup of soup. The nice thing is that you can eat as much and as many times as you want.

Today was soup and veggies- Fresh, raw, canned, cooked- how ever you like them. This morning "breakfast" was harder. Its odd eating veggies in the morning along with your coffee.

Breakfast- (odd)
tall black coffee ( w/ sugar in the raw)
1 sliced cucumber (con sal y limon)

Lunch-
2 cups of soup- i added some hot sauce for a little kick
2 cups broccoli
water

Snack-
carrots
celery

And for dinner... wait for it...

2 cups of soup, grilled squash and a BAKED potato ( w/butter ). That's right. A baked pah-tay-toh, that's if you haven't cheated, sorta. I'm really looking forward to it tonight. =-) On day 5 you incorporate 15-20 ounces of meat into your diet. I think this will be the longest I've gone with out eating meat since we were temporary vegetarians. I'm not a big red meat eater, i can't however, get enough chicken, veggies and pasta. Red meat is really hard for your body to digest and excess consumption can lead to heart and cholesterol problems. I'm looking forward to not eating meat for a couple of days, and even on the day i have to incorporate beef into my diet, I'm having chicken.

I forgot to talk about by starting weight. I was 128 when i weighed myself on Monday morning. I'm not expecting to lose a miraculous amount of weight. I would be happy with 5 pounds.
I'm also going to work out. I have tons of workout DVDs that are currently collecting dust on our bookshelves. I did a few crunches last night before going to bed, nothing much ... but i figured hey better that than nothing, right?

Day 1- Lunch

The soup was not bad at all! Even i was surprised. I was expecting it to be bad, and i would have to lie to myself (& others) saying that it was good, but not need to. I did add a little bit of salt and black pepper. I went easy on it while cooking it last night. I also added chicken bouillon (the diet said i could) since I'm not a big fan of beef soups/stews/stocks.

I wonder if i can make the second batch with chicken stock instead of beef? i don't see why not... Oh and also, I'm not a big fan of big chunky cooked tomatoes, i get bad heartburn, so i really ate around those. The soup itself was very filling. I actually had 2 cups of soup and watermelon. I couldn't muster up the courage to eat the orange. I am too stuffed.

SOUPerb Dieting

Go ahead, say it... Dork! ( the tittle )


Today is diet day 1


First of all i would like to say- 'Save the drama for your momma' if your going to say something crazy about me dieting. I've heard it enough. and no, I'm not obsessed. I just cant fit into my clothes. End. Of. Story.


This diet basically consists of a soup made up of veggies that you have as your main meal, supplementing it with fruits, vegetables, protein, brown rice and liquids. I know sounds silly right? Each day of the diet is a bit different from the next. Its a combination of foods that help you loose weight. For example today, I will have soup 3 times a day, eat as much fruit as i can and drink water, unsweetened juices, cranberry juice etc.


The soup itself is pretty easy to make and if you like veggies like i do, then you wont have a problem eating it- The soup has: tomatoes, carrots, celery, green beans, green peppers, and then it has Lipton chicken noodle soup mix, noodles and all. Not that there  is a lot of noodles, but still gives you the satisfaction of eating noodles. i love noodles. Salt, black pepper, season to taste.

Breakfast-
cubed cantaloupe
sliced strawberries
black coffee ( with raw sugar )

Lunch:
2 cups of soup
sliced watermelon
1 med orange
water

(scheduled) Before school snack:
1 cup of soup
sliced apple ( peel off- i'm allergic )

(scheduled) School snack:
1 med orange
1 med pear
1 bottle cranberry juice.

Since i have class tonight i'll have to have another cup of soup when i get home. I need to eat the soup at least 3 times today.

I'll get back to you after lunch to let you know how the soup was.