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Friends ask me all the time, what I eat on a typical day. I thought I’d share. I try to eat “Clean.”

Here are some of the main rules I try to follow…
1. Organic almost always especially on the things I/we eat the most of!
2. NO or minimal processing (nothing out of a can, box or bag when possible)
3. Don’t eat ANYTHING white! Whole grain, sweet potatoes and brown rice.
4. If I can’t pronounce an ingredient on a label, I don’t eat it.
5. Food shoud not have more than 5 ingredients in most cases.
6. No soda…ever…not even diet!

This is what I ate on Monday…
Breakfast:
Ezekiel Bread toasted with organic almond butter
1 organic hard boiled egg
coffee

Snack: raw nuts

Lunch:
Salad
Organic baby spinach, almonds, cucumbers with boiled organic chicken breast.
Balsamic vinager dressing.
Tea

Snack:
fruit (organic Fugi apple with a tbsp of organic peanut butter)
Dinner:
6 oz organic New York strip
2 cups of organic green beans
1 cup of organic sweet potatoes
after dinner I ate about 6 little tangerines.
I drink a ton of water throughout the day.
I work out at least an hour sometimes more about 5-6 days a week.

I lost my first 45 pounds just adhering to this type of diet. I only added exercise to the equation in March.

Last night was my 20 year high school reunion. I had been anticipating it for so long. I worked so hard  to drop a lot of my extra weight before this big event. I didn’t want to go back 100+ pounds over weight.

Well, It was all that I hoped it would be. I felt like Cinderella. I went from stay at home mom to a princess. I had the perfect dress, perfect shoes, I felt beautiful! That is exactly how I wanted to feel. All the workouts and healthy eating was worth every moment of last night. Most people didn’t even know I had been 100 pounds over weight. But that’s ok with me, it’s not something I am proud of.

Now I am re-focusing my goals. I have the last 25 pounds to lose. And in November I am going to run a 5K. So it’s back to the drawing board to re-strategize my next round of health and fitness plans. Thanks for all the support from all of you on this website.

I did not lose weight to get noticed. But losing the weight sure gets lots of attention. It can really lift a bad day when someone says, “Wow, you look great. Have you lost weight?”  “Why yes I have, 70 pounds.” But lately I have noticed that people are no longer noticing. I haven’t had anyone comment about my weight in a really long time. My thoughts are…when people stop noticing, it might be time to step up your game.

I know the last 30 pounds will not come off the same and the first 70 did. I am going to have to re-think my game plan and try out a few new ideas. But I have been complacent and a bit lazy. My body is comfortable where it is. But I am not comfortable with it. So here’s to the last 30 pounds…

We camped 4 days at Del Mar Beach on the Marine Corp Base, Camp Pendelton. Had a great time. Lots of sun, kayaking, and of course working out. Nothing is more motivating than a bunch of young cute marines wherever you turn. I did the obstacle course and ran on the beach. Did lots of bike riding too.  So, I didn’t eat so great but I made up for it with all the activities. I’m home now and can’t wait to get back to my regular workout and eating routine. Now I have to go clean out the 5th wheel. Bye for now!

Hi…haven’t been writing in a while. Thought I would sit down and type it out a little. Man these last 25 pounds are fighting me. I hadn’t got on the scale in a while so yesterday I did and I was down 2 pounds. I was a little shocked because I have been eating too much, I thought. My workouts were slacking too. But I just had a few off weeks. Now I am refocused.

I put on my little black dress just to see where I was at on that. I noticed Nordstorm still had it in a size 14. But I don’t want to take it back and get the bigger size. I want to wear this 12! So I am going to work extra hard. Eye of the tiger!!!!

If I can figure out how to put a picture on I will share. This is for all you out there trying to fit into the little black dress! It can be done. I promise…a year of hard workouts, organic eating and sacrifices! I have 8 weeks or so to fine tune this little number. I think it will be just right. So when you are discouraged and think you can’t do it….you can. Last year I was wearing a tight size 24. Today it is a size 12 and I am soooo loving this!

Just a regular day around here. I went to the gym with my son. Lauren didn’t want to go. I promised him pancakes. So after I worked out I took him to have pancakes and I was really proud that I sat there and drank my water while he ate. None of that for this superstar!

I ate good all day and then a friend invited us to dinner and a Japanese place. I thought I would be able to eat great but it all went down hill real fast after the sushi, tepan, and other delicious food. I am sitting here right now at 9:30 pm with a gut full of food. I couldn’t stop myself. And now I am feeling really uncomfortable. Ugh!

Besides all that, I am going on the ranger station hike in the morning at 7 with my friend and my cousin. 5 miles round trip, takes 2 hours and burns about 1300 calories according to my heart rate monitor. So that should make up for the Japanese food I just ate.

My goal is to lose 100 pounds. So far I’ve lost 73lbs. Let me just give everyone a fair warning. The last 25 pounds or so are coming off really sloooow. It’s like all my old routines and stuff are just not cutting it. I know…Plateau! The dreaded word. I have 2 weeks until an event I am going to and I really wanted to be at 190. So that means 6 pounds in the next 2 weeks. Not impossible, but not likely. I am going to make a few changes to my normal routine and see if I can get these 6 pounds off. I might have to do a few 2 a day work outs? One thing, I have been being lazy about it writing down all my food. I will have to get out my journal and start holding myself more accountable with my calories. Wish me luck!

Here are a few of the books, movies, and radio I recommend to people who ask me a zillion questions about how I am losing all my weight…educating myself keeps me  motivated.

 For your Reading Pleasure…

What To Eat- By Marion Nestle

Food Polotics- By Marion Nestle

Master Your Metabolism- By Jillian Michaels

Total Wellness- By Joseph Pizzorno

And for you viewing pleasure…

King Corn - available to view online on NetFlix

The Future of Food- Also on Netflix
And for you listening pleasure I recommend…

KFI AM 640 Radio- On the web…Go to listen to “On Demand” and listen to the talk shows by Jillian Michaels. It airs on Sundays but you can download it to your computer/iPod or just listen from you computer. She really motivates me.

Have a Great Weekend Everyone…Make sure you keep  moving!

What do you think? Would you buy it? I have someone at least once a day ask me how I lost my weight. Sometimes I answer, “Good ol’ fashioned hard work.” But there is really SO much more to my weight loss sucess that it can’t be summed up in 2 minutes or in an email. I really think I should write a book. I think there are so many women out there like me that could really benefit from it.

I had a “rock bottom moment” as I like to call it, which started the whole thing. Then there was my realization about how badly I was feeding my body. My transition to mostly organics, clean eating and total dedication to heath and fitness is now such a way of life that I can never go back! All the DVD’s about food and the food industry, the books I have read, and the hours of study about metaboloism and the endorcrine system. The discovery of how deceptive the food industry is about labeling and packaging food. I think I will have to write it all down and sell it. I will dedicate it to all overweight woman and the friends and support I have gotten on this website!

Now Go Work Out!!!!