Apparently during my pregnancy I decided that eating for two meant eating for two ADULTS, and the post-partum brownies, rice krispy treats and sugar cookies I inhaled during my maternity leave didn't help my expanding post-baby bootie. Now that I'm back at work full-time and averaging about six hours a sleep per night, I've decided it's time to get serious about losing the baby weight. Here's my plan.
1. Eat right. I did the South Beach diet about 4 years ago, and saw some success because I honestly enjoyed the foods I was eating. Kevin and I went to the grocery store last night and stocked up on healthy (read: EXPENSIVE) foods, and spent about an hour in the kitchen last night prepping everything. My plan was to start on South Beach today, but some funky GI stuff happened at about 4am, and left me eating Saltines and sipping ginger ale for the first part of my day. I've since moved on to some celery stuffed with a wedge of low-fat cheese; one V8 drink; a salad or romaine, 1/2 of a grilled chicken breast, cukes, zucchini and tomatoes, topped with fresh lemon juice and balsamic vinegar. Snacks will be a sugar-free jello cup and a stick of string cheese. Good golly - I hope it all fills me up until dinner! The hardest part for me will be giving up the candy and sweets. Oh how I love them so. I'm counting on sugar-free gum and brushing my teeth A LOT over the next couple of weeks.
2. Post pics of my goal. Here's where my blog title comes in. What would a model do? I was flipping through the Athleta catalog this weekend (which is probably what made me throw up this morning) and saw these incredibly fit and trim gals. Not skinny ... that's not what I want. Just fit, and healthy. So I cut out a couple of pics and taped them strategically around the house. One on my bathroom mirror and one on the inside of the pantry door. A sticky note next to the new guardian of the pantry reads: "Would she choose that cake / brownie / piece of candy?" It's silly I know, but I need to remind myself to make healthier choices.
3. Exercise. This is the one part of the plan that I'm still not sure how to execute. I take the stairs at work (ok, sometimes), but actually getting to a gym is not an option due to time and financial constraints. We have a mini-gym in the basement, so hopefully I can get my butt down there and do some work. Or take a walk after work with the kiddos. Or hook up WiiFit and get my hula on.
I'll post some of the things that are and aren't working here soon. Feel free to share some of your tips for staying healthy too.
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2 comments:
It's funny, but I tend to over-do it on sweets after I have the kids, too. It's almost like a reward for being stressed out and exhausted.
Your plan sounds great! I'm right there with you- we stocked up on healthy foods and are really trying to get more exercise. I just read "Naturally Thin" and she talks about eating high quality foods instead of junk. I'm really trying to embrace that, but it's hard. I do love me some junk food...
Sounds like a great plan Paula! We've changed things up around here, given up meat and trying to be a lot more healthy...it's hard and expensive! But I totally think the results and feeling good are worth it!
BTW...you're title is great! You could make it into a bracelet :D
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