Meggan's Journey to a Healthier Lifestyle

Well I held myself to task a bit. I did strength training with bands in my living room twice last week. I wanted to do a third, but was soooo sore. I stayed to plan about 95% of the time. Occasional bites of my kid's treats. I am concerned though that through this change my body does not digest things well after not having them. I have it narrowed down to either Dairy or Gluten as the repeat offender. Though technically I am not supposed to be having dairy...some of my fats and freebies come from the dairy families. Cheese, FF sour cream, FF cream cheese. But I have been eating those all along. The only NEW thing added has been starch in the form of bread. So I am concerned now that I have a Gluten sensitivity. I won't go into details...as they are rather unpleasant...for everyone. I try to limit my bread intake to every other day. Focusing more on potatoes, sweet potatoes, and steel cut oats. But as I am typing this I am eating my lunch which contains a slice of whole grai...

I have given up on counting days. I have also stopped trying to hit that 100 l.b. mark. I am comfortable where I am. It took me a month or two to realize that I didn't have to hit a certain number to be successful. What I need to be is healthy and comfortable in my own skin(even if it's all saggy and gross now;) So my coach and I made the decision to move to Step 2 of the Adapt Stage.  I should not expect to lose any more weight on this. Instead this is preparing my body for weaning off the product on to all grocery store foods. This step limits my profile product to 1 meal replacement and 2 bars a day. It also added an additional starch and an additional fruit and an additional fat. I also get more protein oz per day. I have to say that this is hard. After a YEAR of following the same routine with Profile product, I now have to really think about what I am going to eat next. And I have to be aware that if I have a starch early in the day that I can not have one at lunch ...

Has it seriously been a week since I last blogged? Where is all my time going? Food: Trying to be back on track this week. No(okay that's a lie....less) cheats. Watching my carbs, weighing my fats/proteins. Trying my damnedest to shove veggies down my pie hole. Goal is sooooo close right now...I just want to get a win. After 2 weeks of being sick, I really need some motivation! Yesterday I had Hot Shake with tea (my version of Chai Tea Latte) Caramel Cocoa bar Edamame Pasta and zucchini spirals with cheese and sugar free marinara and green beans CHEAT: some one brought in cookie cake to work...I had two bites Apple with PB Powder PB Eggs, Bacon , Kale salad with Boathouse dressing Caramel Cocoa bar Shake as pudding with FF whipped topping CHEAT: I added the last bit of Halo Top ice cream to my pudding Exercise: Walked yesterday morning. Walked AND jogged this morning. Also plan to go to Yoga over lunch (even new job offers free yoga once a week!!). Though if I was...

So you thought I was MIA over the holidays and in January with the travels and job changes... Well February has brought on a whole new challenge...aka...sicker than a dog! So two weeks ago my 2 yo tested positive for the Adenovirus....and guess who came down with it the next week. Yup that would be me...so new job and out(but able to work from home) 2 days on my second week. Oh but wait it didn't end there. Just yesterday morning I woke up at 4am in order to spend the next 6 hours praying to the porcelain gods. There was NO going to WORK and NO working from home. I am sure my boss just thinks I am the bee's knees by now. The Norovirus has been running rampant but my husband thinks it was food poisoning. Though he was sick in bed last Friday and part of Saturday. I am just so glad that I spent the entire weekend cleaning the house, especially the toilets. Sorry, I am not ready to "talk" (type) about food yet. Let's just say, I had very little yesterday. Thoug...

UGHHHH I am sick...I hate being sick. And it's the virus that my little "petri dish of a kid" tested positive for right before I started my new job. I have not exercised in over 5 days, I have been trying hard to eat on plan but still using the BRAT diet. A lot of chicken soup and toast with very few vegetables...just can't stomach them. At least the shakes made hot are soothing on my throat. Its weird though. Some hours I am starving and can eat a regular meal with no problem...and then other parts of the day tea and honey are all I can handle. It comes in waves. Well enough of my bitching...we all get sick from time to time. It's whether I sit back and feel sorry for myself and gorge on comfort foods...or if I still try to eat decently, while getting some nutrition. I did have a terrible cupcake for said Petri Dish's 2nd birthday. I don't know why I thought THAT would be a good idea! That amount of sugar makes me feel like crap...and I know that ahea...

Third day at my new job...and was out to lunch with my boss and one of her peers. We went to a place that had a lot of what I would call "bar food." I had the steak and side salad. It came with au gratin potatoes on the side...but I ate 5 bites and then put the rest of the dish to the side. Counted the potatoes as my starch, the "au gratin" part and the salad dressing as my fats for the day. I thought I had done pretty good...but later realized(after I had dinner, no less) that the steak was probably WAY too big. More like an 10 or 12 oz-er than a 5 or 6 oz-er. Dinner was chicken breast and brussel sprouts with vinegar reduction(freebee). Final "meal" was shake with FF cool whip (pronounced WHHHIP like Stewie from Family Guy) from and can/spray FF whipped topping (2 freebees) and a bar...(which I will only eat now after I nuke it in the microwave for like 13-15 seconds....decadent). So I over ate on my protein again for the plan I am on...and boy...

So I have been MIA for quite some time. The Holidays... Left one job... Went on a vacation to Sedona, AZ... Had/have a sick kiddo... Started a new job... So I have let life take over...and the scale shows it. Now I really shouldn't get too down on myself. I gained over 3 lbs...but I drank SO MUCH wine on my trip that I am very surprised I didn't gain 10lbs. So the last 4-5days, I have been hard core about getting in my 10,000 steps. And trying my damnedest to stay on plan nutritionally. One thing that I have tried to tell other people...but no one really gets it..is that splurging doesn't show up on the scale the "next day." I got back from Sedona and the scale the next morning was almost exactly as when I left. But the next day it was up a lb. And then 3 days later it was up 2 more lbs...so the splurging I had done is Sedona had taken about 5 whole days to show up on the scale. When I did weight watchers a few years ago, they said this is how weight gain/...