Screw Counting Calories!

It’s been a few days since I wrote my blog introducing my “Time for Change” and I must say that as each day passes, it gets easier and easier.  So what exactly have I done over the last week or so? A few simple things:

First and foremost, I had to be ready.  I had to get it in my head that I wanted to make these changes.  I also had to understand that there will be times when I may slip up, but that is okay.  Shit happens. 

Once I knew that this time would be the one, I started with the crap I’ve been putting in my body. 

I cut out:

• Soda (including the extremely evil form of diet, which WILL be blogged about in the near future)
• Breads
• Pork (sorry bacon lovers)
• Processed foods (Gone are most of the processed foods in our home with the exception of a few things that are leftover from previous trips to the grocery store)

Instead I started eating/drinking:

• Organic vegetables
• Organic fruits
• Organic meats and fish
• Gluten free or organic pasta
• Flavored mineral water (to “replace” the soda)
• Fresh orange juice
• Water

Of course, this isn’t my full menu for every day, but here is a sample of what my day (foodwise) looks like:

Morning:

• Coffee
• Small glass of OJ or Naked’s Green Machine
• Organic yogurt with organic granola

Lunch:

• Veggies with dressing on the side (Trader Joe’s has a fantastic organic hummus dressing that I highly recommend)
• Organic corn chips and salsa

Mid-Afternoon

• Smoothie time!!! (Thank you to BeautyBreakthrucom for some absolutely awesome recipes….check this great site out here: www.facebook.com/beautybreakthru )

This is my favorite smoothie so far:  The Good Green (BeautyBreakthru.com) 

The smoothies are a great way to add beneficial foods to your diet that you would not normally eat.  I will say that not all of the one’s I have tried so far are fantastic, but I have not thrown any down the sink either.  I chose the smoothies over juicing because I already own a blender, and it’s not in my budget to go out and purchase a juicer at the moment.  Someday I will get one, but in the meantime, this is working out fantastically! 

Dinner: (this is an example of one of this week’s dinners)

• Grass-fed/Organic chicken thighs cooked in the crock pot with organic tomato sauce.
• Gluten free/organic corn penne
• Sauteed peppers

If I get hungry throughout the day, I have some trail mix on hand or grab some sliced cucumber or apple.

Since beginning this “hardcore” on Sunday, I have lost 4 lbs. Yes, you read that correctly…4 lbs in less than a week!!!!  I feel better. I don’t get the insane urge to nap in the middle of the afternoon.  And best of all, I rarely crave the crap food….instead, I have begun to crave the darn smoothies! 

I hope this gives everyone a good idea of where I am at so far!  

Coming soon, I will tackle the “it’s expensive” excuse and the evils of DIET drinks!