I've been thinking for a couple weeks now and with a push from my mom who is generally one of my greatest supporters.....I'm going back to Herbal Magic. Now before I get any groans or texts or BBMs from anyone saying DONT DO IT, here are my reasons. I'm following the Eat Clean lifestyle fairly well, drinking lots of water, working out a ton, never felt better physically. BUT - my weight doesn't change no matter what I do - oh maybe it goes down a lb or so her and there but then right up again if I eat one single little bad thing. I know if my heart of hearts its all the estrogen that I have put into my body over the years from all the IVF and I don't think I can do this on my own. The last time I did Herbal I lost 15lbs quite easily and loved it and I wasn't even eating as healthy as I am now - its those natural herbs and pills that you take that must give that little boost that I need. This time I am committing to the pills for a year - it works for lots of people and I was the bad one that got to my weight goal and then just said -hey I look great, I can eat pizza.....NOT...I have so much more knowledge now than I ever had with the help of Coach Rita, pilates, Eat Clean books. I KNOW I CAN DO THIS.
So I officially start next Friday with the pills. (first of the month) With Herbal Magic I will be eating pretty much the same as I do now except as part of their program you are allowed 1 - 100 calorie snack per day and they have the best little pkgs of cheesies that I used to eat with my lunch that made me very happy. I can still do my shake in the morning. Basically you are allowed per day 2 proteins(they are giving me 3 since I work out so much), 2 starches, 1 dairy, 2 fruit, 3 veggie and 2 fats plus the 100 calorie snack.
The serving size that I use of greek yogurt in my shake counts as half a protein, the half banana and handful of strawberries in my shake are 1.5 fruits which means I could have another half cup of fruit later in the day. I could have a sandwich on the Weight Watchers bread as a starch. I can have a 1/2 cup of pasta at supper as a starch. I can have a large amount of veggies which means I can still have my salad plate at lunch and veggies at supper. I can have 1/2 cup of quinoa cooked which is a ton and thats a starch. I can have olive oil and thats a fat. I can have 1/2 tablespoon of peanut butter and thats a fat. I can have a small handful of nuts and thats a fat. I can have diet pepsi with my lunch because thats a freebie on Herbal Magic. I still drink my 10-12 glasses of water/day. I can have a piece of cheese chopped in my salad plate and thats my dairy. So I'm pretty keen about this and ready to start. I take 3 pills 3 times/day - there are vitamins in them, appetite suppressants, green tea to speed up metabolism - and all sorts of other crap that I can't remember. My Herbal Magic girl laughed at me today because I said to her when I did Herbal last year the whole time I thought the pills were just a waste of money - basically placebos and now I know - thats what gave me that edge I needed and I'm hoping thats what will get me over this hump. By their calculations I can lose 10lbs by Dec 24th which would thrill me. 10-15lbs is my goal so I'm starting with 10 and see how I make out. When I told my Herbal girl about all the changes I have made in the past few months she was floored - she was like "am I talking to Sarah here?" She couldn't believe all the things I have cut out and she was so encouraging. So I start next Friday and I go in as many mornings as possible for weigh ins and she helps me plan my day of food so I'm accountable every single day. So if I can't do it with the combo of Herbal, Coach Rita and Pilates - then shoot me cause there is a problem!! Last time I did this I went in almost every single morning and that was key for me - to talk about my food, to get weighed.....this is it - I'm doing it!!
Good luck! Hope it works for you again.
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