Hi fat chicks!
I'm Candice and I'm just jumping right on in. I'm taking a new approach to dieting this time around and not putting so many rules and restrictions in the plan. I always just end up rebelling and failing. I eat pretty well, but I am not very active. I've just made some substitutions for my regular staples, ingredients, and snacks. Instead of regular sour cream I'll do low fat, instead of Doritos I'm doing baked Lays or a 100 Calorie Pack or something. Just small baby steps, but so far, they're making a difference. The only real rules I have set up for myself are no eating 2 hours before bed and only 1 drink a day that isn't water or skim milk. I was going through the grocery store yesterday without children (a luxury in itself!) so I had time to read and compare labels before putting something in my cart. It is amazing what reading a label will do to get rid of a craving really quickly. So now my house is filled with yummy, healthy stuff, and also a lot of yummy not-as-bad-as-what-I-was-eating-before stuff. On the food front, I can't fail in my house!
The other really big thing I started doing was running. I run every single day. I bought an iPod and filled it with a whole section of my favorite songs to run to. (I say run, but really, I pant-walk-jog-walk for 30 minutes and then I cool down. "Running" just sounds so cool and elite.)
So those are my changes and my body is changing too. I have lost some weight, but I know I am gaining some muscle too, I can feel the difference in my core muscles and my legs just from my daily run. (yes, you can laugh at my use of the word "run" again.) My starting weight was 178, my current weight is 171, and my goal, ultimately is 142, but I'd really be OK if I could just get to 150. I look and feel smashing at 150. I'm celebrating every time I reach a number ending in 0.
Anyway, sorry for rambling, i thought I should just get all my pertinent info out there right off the bat. Off to check out the other threads!
Candice
Brand Spankin' New
