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!!!
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