Ahhhh, today is the day!

The day I take losing weight a hell of a lot more serious than what I have been since New Years. I have made the appropriate steps so far for getting healthy like:

1) I am no longer drinking any sort of soda. Regular or Diet!

(If we go out to eat, I may cheat and just have a sip of Glen's but I get water)

I drink mostly water... sometimes some juice... But that's it.

2) Since cutting out soda, I've noticed that my sugar cravings have dramatically decreased! 

And I'm doing much better about not snacking on sugary treats. But you can't rule your diet with an iron fist, otherwise you are setting yourself up to fail!

3) I haven't had any fast food since the new years! 

(Besides the few fries I stole from Zoie.) 

4) I have been doing a lil bit of exercise (really not much)

So I need to step it up!

Why have I decided to take it more seriously?

Mainly because at the end of June, I will be going to Panama City Beach, FL!

WOOT! WOOT!

I am suuuuuuper excited! Bet ya can't tell!

Zoie has her dance nationals there, so what better excuse to use it as vacation time?

Already have our place of stay picked out... RIGHT on the beach!

So I MUST must must get a "beach bod" by then.

MUST.

Like I said, I have a good start... 

But I need to put my nose to the grind stone!

I was just trying to think of what I would like to write about today...

Still, really don't have a clue.

EXCEPT.

I was just checking to see my views, to see where all that goodness stood.

And I had 105 views... JUST FROM TODAY!

What? What!

Yeah, I am just as surprised as you are.

But thankful!

Life is good :)

And NOT just because of my 105 views TODAY.

I am really enjoying eating BETTER!

Eating is pretty much constantly on my mind, cause I want to look and feel better.

And so far, eating healthier isn't nearly as hard as I thought!

Once you release all those unnecessary calories you are eating when you eat fast food

it is SUPER easy to cut it out of your eating habits.

Soooooo easy.

For example... 

When I would eat DQ.

I would usually get a 4 piece Chicken Strip Basket.
YUM!

Yeah, not anymore!

Can you guess how many calories are in it?

400?

500?

650?

WRONG. None of the Above!

Try over 1300 Calories! {source}

HUH?

I was shocked when I seen it. 

And to put it in perspective... On my "Lose It" app on my phone, my daily calorie limit is

1200 per day!

Yeah, that chicken strip basket isn't worth starving for the rest of the day!
Needless to say, I've pretty much kicked fast food out of my diet.
Except for when I get a strong craving for Arby's.
There is no denying myself that! But I will only eat there ONCE a week.

And to make things even better, Glen is all for eating healthy with me!
Last night, I made spaghetti... out of spaghetti squash!
Although, has a different texture and taste ....
but for 42 calories/cup VS 200 calories/cup for regular spaghetti noodles,
oh heck yeah!
(I'll post the recipe sometime soon)
Plus with some good sauce you can't really tell much of a difference. :)

Anyways, better get back to work!

FINALLY! I have officially got my butt in gear and I am losing weight! Cool thing is, right now I'm not even really exercising. Just watching the amount of calories I eat and what I eat and let me tell you. I feel good!

So far, I have lost 11 lbs! ELEVEN. I have been using this amazing app called "Lose It!", to help me keep track of the calories I take in. I started using it the week of March 26th... The first week was the hardest, I still wasn't really eating healthy and didn't really keep track of everything I was eating cause it was hard! Then for a week or so, I didn't even keep track of what I was eating but I was eating slightly better. Just seeing the amount of calories that you take in eating fast food is just alarming. I probably wouldn't be as successful as I am without the app! 

And the more I learn about what to eat and what not to eat, I will share with you! Not like the information isn't already out there all over the web but I will share what works for me and what doesn't. What tastes good, and what I think is AWFUL! 

My first tip... DRINK WATER, I know you probably hear it all the time but DO IT. I have been drinking only water... And at least 64oz per day! It really isn't as hard as it sounds. Once you really cut out everything else, I have really only craved water which was a problem before cause I craved stuff that was really sugary and sugar turns into fat. Okay, can't say I have been drinking ONLY water, on occasion I have had some soda or sweet tea but I still drink the recommended amount of water per day.

But it feels good to feel good! Ha ha. If that makes any sense. Soon, I will start exercising on a regular basis. I am taking baby steps... Food first then exercise. If it was the opposite, eating bad food and exercising I almost don't see the point cause you would still feel like crap from eating awful food. For me, making huge radical changes too quickly sets me up for failure. The healthier I eat, the better I feel, the more likely I will be to actually exercise to speed up my weight loss even more. 

I don't have a before/after pic ready just yet... but I will soon. It's always good to be able to see where you were and where you are now.

Hope you have a Happy Tuesday!