Day 1 down and I am stuffed. I ate 5 meals today (well 3 meals and 2 snacks) and still had a little wiggle room for a beer (or two). Yes I know that is a sad waste of calories but it was a holiday. I reached my goal of drinking 2 liters of water (thanks to my fancy detox water i made which was delish!). I did cheat and have 1 cigarette today so tomorrow I hope I can do better with that but it’s a one day at a time sort of process. 

So I know you guys want to hear about all the yummy things I got to eat today.

Breakfast- Egg Beaters omelette w/onion, bell pepper and spinach

Morning Snack- Small Navel Orange

Lunch- Souper Salad salad bar! 1/2 a bowl of broccoli cheddar soup and half a square of cornbread. (Guys this place is my new fave! They have a wide selection of soups that all come in under 70 calories a serving! and boy do i love soup!)

Afternoon Snack- 1 string cheese mad w/ 2% milk and a half serving of soy/wasabi almonds

Dinner- Tacos: salsa crockpot chicken, whole wheat tortillas, a lil bit of cheese, black beans, corn, jalapenos and just a dab a guac (which i made myself thanks for asking) 

Seriously you guys! SO MUCH FOOD! 

I also rode my bike to work and did a little dancing since my walking buddy is off work on Mondays! Yay for movement!

Yay for eating! 

Yay for better choices!

Ok so we’ve all tried it. New Year’s Resolutions. I NEVER make them though and this year was no exception. I mean really, that shit is asking to fail. Also it’s one of the highest contributing factors to the elevated levels of depression during the month of February. Seriously, no significant other and failure to complete NY resolutions. Really Feb. is a time bomb that I don’t usually wait to explode. That is until my dear friend from work approached me and asked if I would start walking with him during our lunch break. Okay so a little history regarding me and health. I was once an athlete. An athlete with a pretty rocking bod that I only now appreciate in hind sight. Honestly I had grown up with all the same body issues young American girls face. When I got into college I ping-ponged a lot on my views surrounding health and fitness. After college I completely fell off the wagon. I would see those pinterest posts about how “nothing tastes as good as thin feels” and just think, “yes. yes it does. I mean bitch what the hell are you eating? I can name at least 30 things that taste way better than thin feels.” I mean I love food. Always have always will. And frankly it was easier to say “oh i don’t care” than to try for the umpteenth time to get in shape and fail. 

So fast forward to the present and I have committed to walking around the  park where I work. It’s 4 days a week and so far we are going strong. I decided along with our new fitness routine I would clean up my diet. Out with the sodium laden microwave meals that I perpetually feast upon. I actually bought vegetables!?!? What the… I haven’t done that since, well, that year I was a vegetarian. (yeah a year that was it).

So this time I didn’t start promptly at the commencement of the year so I’m hoping I will at least make it through February unscarred. Also I’m frankly just sick and tired of feeling run-down or worrying that I’m setting myself up for future health issues. I’m an all around pretty cheerful person that is passionate about life so I’ve decided I want to be passionate about my health. Clean eating, quitting smoking, more moving. These are my new life goals. I read on a very inspirational blog by a former classmate that the best way to achieve these big goals is to set 3 simple goals a day. As long as you are doing your 3 easy goals that are helping you get closer to your ultimate goal, you can’t lose! 

So brace yourselves for the battle my friends! It may get ugly, but I’m gonna grit my teeth and stick it out.