Through the first week!

So I have made it through the first week of Bob Harper's Skinny Rules.  I even had two days of work and I planned ahead and made my lunches snacks.  I have not had any diet coke since Sunday!!! I have only had water to drink since Monday!  That has been difficult because I rely on diet coke at work, it is my morning and afternoon treat.  However, I have pushed through and only had water to drink.

Tonight I made dinner when I got home!  I had grilled steak with roasted asparagus and tomatoes.  Yummy! I can't wait to make that again because I think it will taste better. Tonight was sort of experimental but it was pretty delicious by my terrible-at-cooking standards.

I even worked out on the tread climber tonight after work while the food was cooking.  I am feeling really good about this.

I also had a great day at work! I was in the nursery and it was actually a pretty mild day.  Plus I got to work with my two favorite Neonatologists, Dr. Moraille, and Dr. Theile.  I was talking to Rich (Dr. Moraille) about my caffeine dilemma and how I have been having horrendous headaches.  I can't really have a coffee maker because I literally have NO counter space.  He suggested I get a french press and even suggested this really good coffee that is also cheap, which is awesome because I only drink Starbucks and that can get expensive.  So on Sunday I am going to buy the french press and coffee and try it out.

the end

Nothing tastes better than skinny feels...especially blueberries!

Today marks the first day I actually start Bob Harper's Skinny Rules!  For those of you who don't know who Bob Harper is, he is one of the trainers of The Biggest Loser.  He wrote a book called the Skinny Rules and I have just finished reading it through.  It has 20 rules that seem fairly easy to follow.  I think the one that will be hardest to follow will be the one about no more fast food!!!

Ah! No more fast food?  How will I survive. Fast food is easy and convenient and fat and greasy and is slowly killing me and filling my arteries with plaque, giving me higher blood pressure, making me gain weight, and giving me bad skin... Okay, maybe this one won't be so hard to follow after all!  Bob makes some very good arguments about why he wrote these rules and it actually has been very educational to read.  I have learned a lot about my body and how it processes food and what I need to start doing to make it process better food in a better way!  I highly recommend this book even if you just want to eat healthy.

So now that I have read the whole book, it's time for me to try it on and figure out if this is really going to work.  (btw, I have all the confidence that everything he is saying will make me successful in my epic journey to losing weight, however, I am fat and have been my entire life.  I didn't get this way because I love to exercise and eat healthy food and cook.  I have a lot of habits to break and new habits to make. and let's just say that's quite intimidating!)

This morning I woke up at the early hour of 11am.  I know, I know that's pretty bad but I went to bed late and I was tired!  I completed one rule, drinking a glass of water within the first 15 minutes of awaking.  PS that is difficult when you usually don't place anything in your gut until at least 3 hours after waking.  But nevertheless I did it.  And I am now in the process of trying to eat breakfast.

So my choice for this morning was a skinny shake (milk, berries- I chose blue, and greek yogurt).  Mmmm yummy! No really it's not horrible but I don't think these are the best blueberries Kroger has ever sold.  Then to pair with that, greek yogurt (this is plain) and berries (again all I have are fresh blues) and almonds.  Plus a sliced apple.  The apple went down great and the shake, well let's just say I'm still trying?  The plain greek yogurt with berries and almonds...not the best.  His idea is that the less sweet we eat at the beginning the more we WON'T crave it in a few weeks.  I am all for this! I hate craving sweets, so I am game. But these blueberries are killing me.  I really think that's what it is.  I guess I don't like blueberries as much as I thought. I shall try strawberries next time.

So breakfast is as far as I have gotten.  I think for lunch I will eat Bob's Cobb salad.  Yummy!  I will let you know how I do.  Tomorrow will be the real test because I work all day.  However, Bob's whole foundation of the Skinny Rules is planning ahead...a whole week ahead, yikes! So my afternoon will be preparation and deciding what I will eat the rest of the week, which is not one of my strengths, hence my love affair with fast food!!!

Lost

I need me some more Jesus!  Tonight at church we sang this song:

In the morning, when I rise

In the morning, when I rise

In the morning, when I rise

Give me Jesus.

Give me Jesus, give me Jesus, you can have this whole world, just give me Jesus.

When I am alone

When I am alone

When I am alone

Give me Jesus.

Give me Jesus, give me Jesus, you can have this whole world, just give me Jesus.

When I come to die

When I come to die

When I come to die

Give me Jesus.

Give me Jesus, give me Jesus, you can have this whole world, just give me Jesus.

I really like the cry of these words and I want this to be the song of my heart.  Sometimes I forget that this world is so full of nothingness and the only thing that anyone needs, that I need, is Jesus. 

My priorities are so screwed up and it's time to change them back to where I was on my last post.

Teach me your way Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness, give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. (psalm 86:11)