so, i have posted on my blog before my struggles with eating healthy, typically the working out part isn't my challenge, but eating healthy is. i am 30 years old and i turn 31 in december, so i have a goal to lose 20 pounds by my 31st birthday. i know i can do this and isn't so much about the number as it is, just feeling better about myself, being tone, and making healthier choices. so, to the few people who read my blog, i am asking for any advice, suggestions, ideas, tricks that have helped you...
1. eating healthy is my biggest struggle... i love carbs, don't really like to cook, but i am trying to budget so i can buy a new car, so i will cook to budget better. i like a lot of healthy foods, but i really like some unhealthy ones (chips and guacamole, french fries, cheese, bagels with cream cheese, really just all carbs, garden salsa sun chips, chocolate chip cookies to name a few). i really like all fruits, zucchini, squash, corn, potatoes, asparagus, and cucumbers (occasionally). i absolutely hate green beans, greens, mushrooms, and peppers. all others that are listed, i can probably stomach or eat, but they aren't my favorite.
2. working out... i am not a runner, and my feet constantly give me trouble, i have been told i have morton's neuroma, but i am going to get a second opinion next week, so maybe he will give me some solution. i love classes at the gym, but need to know if the schedule or classes i am doing are a good mix.
3. clean eating, i have been thinking about doing clean eating, but wondering if i am capable of doing it. is that too drastic and will i crash and burn? i have tried weight watchers before and had great success, but i typically lose interest about week six or seven. do food journals help anyone?
4. the most definite thing i will do is cut out soft drinks all together, no more coke for this girl. also, very limited starbucks white chocolate mochas. when it starts getting cool again, i can get my french vanilla americano which is only 40 calories, woot. empty calories from drinks is stupid.
overall, i know i need to love the body God has given me, but sometimes that is just hard. i so desperately want to love this body, but i want it to be more toned, more slim, and i want my clothes to fit better.
