Coffee Talk - My thoughts so far

 

I wouldn't call what I am doing a diet. I hate the word diet. It has such bad connotations. I would call it a "lifestyle change" because that is what it is really.  There is nothing wrong with eating healthier and working out. Right now I have cut out most everything that isn't healthy. Not forever of course because this girl couldn't live without pizza, nachos and beer. Yum, beer. Just not right now. The only unhealthy thing I am doing, is my coffee. Life isn't worth living if I can't have my coffee. Okay, so that is a joke...kind of. Okay, so not really. I love coffee. I am cutting back I guess. Instead of 4, 5...6 trips to Caribou a week. I go 1 or 2 times. And instead of getting a large, I get a medium. But I am not getting a skim skinny thin coffee. I am getting what I always get. White Chocolate Turtle Mocha and not feeling guilty at all. I still drink my Caribou Kcups at home. Here's to cup #3 for the day.

So back to the change. Lifestyle change just sounds better. Kyle mentioned to a few people that we are on a diet. It just made my stomach hurt when he said that. People look at me & say "She is thin, she doesn't need to be a on a diet." They are right. I don't need to be on a diet. I need a change. I need to change my bad eating habits.

For the first couple of weeks I am  eating really healthy. Getting adjusted to this new lifestyle. Forcing myself to cook. Forcing myself to try new things. I don't have any junk food in the house besides the candy from last Halloween, Christmas, Valentines Day...ect. Thankfully most of the candy in there isn't chocolate or gummy bears. I don't know if I could resist knowing that there is gummy bears in my house that aren't being eaten. lol It also sounds like we have a lot of candy in the house. We don't. I slowly throw candy out. We don't eat that much. A few pieces a week for the kids. Rarely anything for myself or Kyle.

Before I started this I was so confused on what I could & couldn't eat. I hear people all the time saying "I am on a diet and I am so hungry." That sounds pretty awful. I love eating and I don't want to be hungry all the time. While I am still trying to figure this change all out I knew that there are still yummy things that you can eat.  Anyone who knows me knows I snack like it is my job. I could live each day snacking all day. Thankfully the more I read about getting healthy the more it says to snack. HELL YES! Oddly enough a lot of things I snack on are things I can still snack on. Fruits, veggies, nuts, string cheese, yogurt...ect. Some stuff I changed. Instead of chips and queso dip I switched to wheat crackers and Laughing Cow Cheese. That stuff is legit. I could just eat the wedge without any crackers. Instead of putting cheese on my broccoli I just eat it plain. I have no issues with that. I love raw broccoli. In fact, most of my veggies I love raw which makes for a super quick and easy snack!

Unfortunately, I can't snack all day. I need to make meals. So I have been. Nothing super fancy but those Chicken Fajita Quesadilla's are killer and probably the "fanciest" thing I currently make. Right now I have Pot Roast in the crock pot. I searched the internet for an easy yet healthier version than I have made in the past. Nothing with random packets of things. I combined a few different recipes and we'll see how it tastes tonight. Everything I have read says to be creative with your cooking and that you don't always have to follow a recipe. So that is what I am trying to do. Not sure that is the best idea since I barely know how to cook to begin with. But hey, I get points for trying right?!

Besides the big change in food, there is also the workout portion. I hate working out. It's not fun. Although, my running has improved dramatically since I started. I still hate it, but I don't want to kick the machine when I am done. One thing I do want to kick, the yoga ball. Kyle is forcing me to do sit ups on one. It's hell. My core hurts. Laughing hurts. Talking hurts. Sitting still hurts. My core just hurts. Everyone's all like "It's a good hurt." Um no. There is no such thing as a "good hurt". It effing hurts and I'd rather not feel like someone played guitar with my stomach muscles. No thanks. Oh & let's not forget to mention how much my arms hurt. Kyle showed me some things I can do with free weights. I look ridiculous when I do them but apparently they will give me awesome sexy arms. So I must lift through this awful burning sensation in my arms and the dumb look on my face when I do them.

Overall the food thing is not so bad but the workout part is pretty awful. I will learn to "love" it once I start to see results.

Oh and I am starting the 30 Day Shred too because I am not crazy enough.