The Diet Diaries: Prepare or Prepare to Fail

I figured out the secret to weight loss success!  The secret is to PREPARE!  It’s that simple.  Well, preparing is not that simple but if you do it you will lose weight.  I never realized how important being prepared is when you are trying to lose weight.  It makes all the difference.

The Diet Diaries: A Change is Gonna Come

There is so much I want to share with you guys!  I'm down 5 pounds *does the MC Hammer* and then the *cabbage patch*.  I can't believe it! I'm so happy I stuck with it after being in a dark place (here) two weeks ago.  I guess I just had to make it over that hump.  Losing weight is so not easy!  I'm over here crying about losing 20 pounds when some folks goal is to lose 100 pounds or more.  At the end of the day, it's not easy to lose 5 pounds or a hundred.  We can all do it if we make up our minds to  Just Do It.  Today I'm showing you what my progress looks like after three weeks of eating right and working out. Nothing major but these pics motivate me to keep going.

The Diet Diaries: Workouts + Change of Plans

Slight change of plans.  I've been going hard working out and eating right for the last two weeks.  I waited till Friday morning to get on the scale.  I was 3 pounds heavier.  I was devastated and immediately went to pick up a chicken biscuit and hash browns.  I was upset all day.  Everyone I shared this devastating news with would tell me “It’s because you’re gaining muscle, just stick with it”.  BS!  I've totally changed how I was eating, cooking every day (I hate) and working out 4 times a week.  Last thing I need to be doing is gaining.  I might as well have sat home eating French fries.   I was in a dark place.  I felt like I had wasted two weeks.  I was sure I would be down 3-5 pounds by now, instead I’m going up.  Even though I didn't want to hear my friends try to justify my weight gain, the fact that they cared enough to listen kept me encouraged.  Saturday, woke up in better spirits and decided to keep pressing forward.  I knew I had to make more changes.

The Diet Diaries: What to Eat?

Last week I shared my diet and fitness struggle with you.  The struggle is real out here!  The hardest part for me is eating right.   On top of eating right, I don't like cooking.  Plus, I don't have the time.  I wish I could afford a chef or a fresh meal delivery service.  I would loose this weight in not time.  Unfortunately, I don't have it like that.

The Diet Diaries

A diet can mean two things. The kind of food a person eats or a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons.  I need to change my "diet" in order to loose weight and to prevent life threatening diseases.  I figured I would start health and fitness conversation on the blog.  I'm not going to tell you how to lose weight,  what to eat and what workouts to do.  I plan to share what I'm doing to reach my goals and my ups and downs getting there.  I think putting it out there will hold me accountable and maybe help someone else.

Weight Loss Chronicles: Egg White Muffins

I posted my egg white muffins on Instagram last week and you guys requested more details so here you go.  A friend of mine turned me onto “egg” muffins a long time ago.  Egg white muffins are the most delicious, low-fat on the go breakfast.  My Weight Watchers Simple Start sponsored campaign is over but I'm still using Weight Watchers and I thought I would still share some of the foods that I have been eating.  No, I'm not trying to be a food blogger.  Y'all know I don't like to cook. 

Weight Watchers Success with #SimpleStart

My two weeks on the Simple Start program on Weight Watchers has come to an end.  As I've said in my previous posts, Simple Start is the easiest program to get you on the right track for healthy eating and weight loss.  If you are anything like me, someone who eats everything bad like it was their full-time job; Simple Start is a perfect way to get started.  No counting and no measuring (Ain’t nobody got time for that). 

Check-In & What I'm Eating on #SimpleStart

I’m almost two weeks in on the Simple Start program with Weight Watchers.  I’m happy to announce that I have already starting losing weight! *does the Running Man*.  This plan has been so easy to get to help me get on track.  The Simple Start app has some great meal ideas that I already love to eat.  With just a little tweaking, I haven’t missed out on much.  While I haven’t been a complete angel on the program (I’ve run amuck a few times), it don’t feel like I have to throw in the towel and start up again next year.  I just open up the app to read over the tips again and then take a stroll in my closet to look at all the clothes I can’t fit. 

Working on My Fitness

I've been "donating" to my gym for quite a while.  People always say there are no excuses for not working out.  Yes there is and I have plenty!  Since having a child, working out is one thing I must do if I want to have any kind of waist line.  My eating is on track using Weight Watcher's Simple Start plan, now I just need to get to the gym.    I figure if I get a few new pieces of workout clothes and some cute sneakers I may get some motivation.

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Getting Back in my Clothes with #SimpleStart by Weight Watchers

So… while I was in Chicago for Christmas I made it a point to eat at all my favorite restaurants at least twice (or thrice).   You would have thought each meal was the last supper.  I was complaining about how my clothes didn't fit before Christmas.  After eating about 20 pounds in beef sandwiches, let’s just say my wardrobe has become a distant memory.   I can’t go out like that!  I've decided to take my health, body and closet back using Weight Watcher’s new Simple Start program.  

Lean cheeseburger with baked fries (YUM)