My first goal was to get started. I wanted to Monday, but got sick last Friday, so I didn't make it in until yesterday, but I made it. Normally I would've used that as an excuse to push everything off until this coming Monday, but I fought the urge and I'm glad I did.

My new goal is to lose 3 pounds by Monday. I'm 99% sure it'll be water weight, but I gotta start somewhere. I've completely changed up my diet as well.

1. I have a very light breakfast (oatmeal, banana, green tea) before going to the gym. Before I wasn't eating breakfast most days, and when I did it was McDonald's or going out to eat.

2. I have Greek Yogurt, a sprinkle of brown sugar, and water as an after workout snack.

3. For lunch I have an open face tuna or grilled chicken breast sandwich on one slice of wheat bread, mustard, lettuce or spinach, and water.

4. For Dinner, brown rice, broccoli or spinach, and chicken or salmon, carrot juice and water. I use to be a big soda drinker, but carrot juice is sweet enough that I've been substituting it for a while now, as often as I can.

On the up side, I didn't get hungry yesterday, which means this eating change won't drive me crazy with cravings. These are things I would normally eat anyway, but mixed in with fast food and other unhealthy stuff throughout the day. The only semi new thing is Greek Yogurt. Its thicker than the yogurt I'm use to, but its not a deal breaker. I actually like it.

I'm still making small tweaks as I go, so if anyone has any good suggestions on meals or snacks, feel free to let me know.

Congratulations! Just getting started -- really committing to yourself to tackle making big dietary changes -- is a serious accomplishment!

Are you following any particular plan?

Congratulations! Getting started is the hardest part, and you've already conquered it

I've never been a soda drinker, but my husband was a soda addict - he could go through a 12-pack in a day! He lost six pounds in a month just by cutting out soda entirely. He replaced it with water flavored with MiO, which, if you get it on sale (I wait until they're BOGO) is way cheaper per glass than soda. A lot of the flavors are sweet, so it curbs his cravings. And, it encourages him to drink a lot more water! I'm also trying to get him into fruit-infused water that I make myself, but he's not entirely sold yet

And if you have a crockpot, you could try making your own yogurt - it's really easy, and you can control the thickness, sweetness and what goes into it. I make ours with reduced sugar or honey to sweeten it, or skip the sweetener and mix in fruit for sweetness. It's SO much better-tasting than store-bought - I even make homemade "GoGurts" for my six-year-old, and he loves it!

Thanks.

Nope, no particular plan. I lost a 80lbs before, right after high school, but messed up my leg and just ate away my depression while I was in a wheelchair.

I'm aware of what's healthy to eat, I was just making poor decisions. I have a few rules about eating healthier.

1. I can't be hungry.
2. It has to taste good.
3. It has to be realistic.
4. It has to be maintainable.

My main weakness is snacks. So yesterday I bought a vegetable platter in case I want to grab something quick.

Thanks

I'm going to have to agree with your husband on the fruit water lol. My mom does it and I'm not a fan. I also ask them not to put lemon in my water at restaurants. I might try MiO if its anything like those flavor shots from the other companies. I've tried a few. I originally got them for my daughter, to try to get away from all the processed sugars in drinks.

I'll be honest with you. I actually made yogurt in class in high school as part of a science project. When we ran the PH test, it came out way too acidic. The teacher said it would kill someone if they ate it. I have no idea how I managed to do that. lol

I'm going to take that as a hint to let other people make my yogurt. I'll just pay for the convenience of not killing myself by accident. Thanks for the suggestion though.