No diets here!

I write down everything I eat and drink. I've been doing this for four weeks as a part of my boot camp program. Every Thursday, we get a dietary analysis from our trainer breaking down calories, carbs, fats and proteins.  It gives us a gage of what to increase and decrease to achieve success.

I'm learning how to fuel my body and it feels amazing. I've spent so much time mistreating my tummy by filing it with the wrong things or not filing it at all. My weight skyrocketed, my energy level was low and my metabolism was DOA. All that is changing, and it's because of the changes I've made to my diet:

*No more fast food. Yes, McDonald's and I are still broken up.

*Switched from white to whole grains. I didn't have to quit eating bread and pasta - I just started eating  healthier versions and better portions. You need carbs to live and fuel your body. This was the best news I think I've ever heard. Tears of joy people, tears of joy.

*I started a love affair with fruit and vegetables.

*Water, water, water, water. Did I mention I drink a lot of water?

*Reading the labels before I eat it. I need more calories and carbs and less fat and protein than I thought. Now I know what to look for on labels. Yay me!

I could buy into a fad diet and eat nothing but broccoli and grapefruits and I would lose tons of weight and do it quickly, but then I would gain it all back the moment I did anything differently - and I didn't sign up for that. I'm not worried about being a certain size on a certain date. I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing and the weight will come off - the right way. No more damaging diets, as a matter of fact...no diets at all! I want to be a healthy, happy wife, daughter, sister, friend and one day - a happy healthy mother.

I'm going to grab a few cutie clementines (my new favorite after dinner treats!) and cuddle up with my real life cuties on the couch.

*MUAH*