Well my friends - here I am, back to blogging after a 3 month or so hiatus. I have had so many people ask me why I stopped and emailing me to say they miss the blog and my food diary's that I've decided to start again and share this amazing journey that I have taken.
When I last left off I think I was on the Herbal Magic train and going nowhere fast. That little trend kept going over the Christmas holidays and into the first part of Jan.
One day - actually Jan 21st (a Monday) to be more specific I was in step class, looking at myself in the mirror and I thought - you know what - this has to stop - I'm cruising into age 38 and I want to be the best Sarah I can be. No more games, its time to get serious. So immediately after class I was to be training with Rita or Coach Catalino as we call her and instead I sat down with her and said "Rita, I am putting myself in your hands, tell me what to do and I will do it".
She was so excited for me and encouraging (little did I know that she was also doubting me because I had said similar things before). She got out a piece of paper and gave me my new rules for the next 3 weeks - No Sugar, No Dairy, No Grains (except quinoa), No Alcohol, No Fruit......sounded a little daunting but I didn't care - I was in. I told her 2 weeks and then I was off on a cruise so lets see how we do.
Now backing up a bit - and remember - if you are reading my blog, there are no secrets here, I let it all out - weight, bodily functions, feelings etc.....so around the end of Nov I topped out at my highest weight EVER - 148lbs - shocking, right?? Doing Herbal magic and working out with Rita I managed to get down around 5 lbs. Not great considering I thought I was eating fairly healthy...turns out I needed a major jump start to rid my body of all the estrogen and other toxins from all the IVF treatments.
So on Jan 21st with Rita - I made a commitment - I weighed in that day at 142.6lbs and 31% body fat. That's a really high body fat for me. I started that day and as all of you know that first week was hell - I was detoxing bad, there were tears, I was starving and uncomfortable. I got the hugest zit I have ever had in my life and it was literally oozing all sorts of crap out of it. I started going to the infra red sauna to detox even more and that zit just keep on oozing...I believe a lot of crap in my body came out of that poor zit...lol....Steadily for those 2 weeks the weight started coming off fast - by Feb 1 - 2 days before my cruise I was down to 134.6lbs and 28% body fat - amazing. And I was feeling amazing too. I went off on my cruise and I was careful but still had small indulgences. I came back from the cruise and weighed 136lbs - up just under 2lbs - I was happy with that. And I was back down to 134.2lbs within 2 days.
Now my last weigh in was Feb 22 and my weight was 133.2 lbs and my body fat was 26.6%. The weight loss as Rita explained to me will wayyyy slow down now - maybe not even a pound a week and I am totally happy with that. Even more exciting to me is that all my clothes fit again, people at the gym stop me to say they can't believe how great I look, I'm in such a great mood, feeling good about myself.....I believe when I look back at my blogs that I had said I would be happy at 135lbs - well guess what - my new goal before I leave for Florida Mar 23rd is 130lbs and then when I get home I might even try for 125lbs but I know 130lbs is a great weight for me. Now I'm busy working out 6 days/week - training hard to get into bikini shape -trying to tighten everything up.
So stick around for my daily menus - this helps me to stay focused - I have little cheats now and again - I have added in fat free plain greek yogurt and berry shakes maybe twice a week now - that is my only dairy and fruit, I eat brown or wild rice maybe once every 10 days now, I eat a whole grain 3 inch bun maybe once or twice a month now as a sandwich at lunch just to change things up. I drink maybe 1 glass of wine a week now on Saturday nights. But I keep it real too -I was at dinner at my sisters the other weekend and she made her homemade spagetti sauce - I had a very small portion of spaghetti, a huge salad and then dessert was apple crisp and I had a spoonful....I have learned moderation is key.
So todays meals - for breakfast I had 2 hardboiled egg whites and a handful of carrots. I actually am suffering from a 24 hour gastro bug right now which is keeping me close to home and the washroom so no gym today. Lunch is going to be for the first time in a couple weeks a whole grain 3 inch sandwich with fat free ham. Not sure about snack yet - supper I'm so excited about - grilled shrimp in olive oil with tomatoes and garlic served on lettuce wraps, with roasted asparagus in coconut oil and mashed cauliflower. My kids think they are mashed potatoes - love sneaking that healthiness into them. If you want the recipe log on to www.modernmom.com - my fav website and go to Brooke Burkes OMB section and watch the video of her making it. Delish.
Wecome back :)
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