My supplements came Friday! (WOW, that was FAST!!!)
I'm planning to start using the supplements today for the 90 Day Diet Challenge. I chose the "30 Day Diet" option. I'm going to "clean" up my diet again, hope the kids have finished off their (far too tempting) Halloween candy, and re-read Timothy Ferris' "Slow Carb" diet book... until my Paleo books show up on the library hold shelf. It never hurts to refresh your memory... and I know that grains tend to affect me negatively, especially wheat, with bloating, cramps and just overall fatigue... so I'm going to try and keep those out completely, even though they're allowed. I also absolutely can't handle artificial sweeteners, so I'll stick with Stevia and Xylitol as I have for the past couple of years. I'm already used to using herbs without MSG or sugar, so that'll be easy enough.
**See my Week One Results Here!
My husband and I are starting to take our energetic 4 year old dog, Diva for walks around our neighborhood in the evenings after dinner. I'm hoping that this helps get me in at least a little bit better shape... and if nothing else, it will be great for developing a new habit, and getting us both ready to hit the gym again by the end of the month when its probably going to be too cold for outside walks in the evening!
Now... for the before photos. *gulp* REEEEEAAAAAALLLY don't want to do this part. Maybe I'll post before photos when I'm already losing a little bit, so its not quite so depressing. I'll take the photos and hide them in a vault. Yeah, that's it. Then I can post at the end of the month to see how much of a difference I'e made!
At any rate, I can be incredibly sensitive to supplements (which can be a really good thing, or a really bad thing!), so I'm curious to see how this goes. I'll be seeing my regular doctor on Monday, so I'll hopefully remember to bring up these supplements when I go.
I'll post some of my favorite recipes as I go, including what I find for Thanksgiving!
Here are some of my Top Five favorite past recipes that will fit this protocol
(*some will need a slight tweak, but its doable!)
What are your favorite healthy recipes? Please share! Include a link to your own blog recipes if you have one, I love finding new blogs!
I believe that planning can take the edge off. I plan to have figured out serving sizes and plan with a list of available options for my breakfasts, lunches and dinners. I'll have my grocery list ready to go and some serving size meals ready to heat and eat for those times (you know everyone has them) when I'm going to have a time crunch and need to eat RIGHT NOW. Mostly, though, I just want to plan to get back to my healthy habits. The fact that I let the stressful events in life get me down so much that I gave up on my emotional and physical health is very disappointing to me. I'm going to give up the guilt and let myself move on and have hope that I can make the change a permanent one.
What are your no fail healthy eating tips?
Disclosure: I will be receiving product as a participant in the 90 Day Weight Loss Challenge. All opinions are my own.
