Getting Healthy

Hello again! Today is the first day of school, whoo hoo! Haha, I am very exciting to be starting my Junior year, but I'm also going to miss not having any test to study for and the stress that school brings for everyone. Today however I don't want to discuss school matters, but my health journey thus far!

About a month ago I started trying to watch what I ate. No I haven't been counting my calories or going on any crazy diets. I have stopped eating so much processed food and takeout. Before starting I was so intimated by the idea of not getting to eat some of my favorite foods, but I have found in just a month how much food that is GOOD for you is also so yummy!

I have been treating this journey of happiness and weight loss as a life style change, and in the progress have been trying to learn more about healthy alternatives. With the help from my mom, we have come up with a few new food recipes and such that have been amazing! I'm actually not so regretful when I eat, since I know what I am putting in my body is doing good instead of bad.

Pop has always been a big craving for me, especially Mountain Dew. For awhile I would have about one to two cans almost everyday, I took a break for about a month, that was 2 weeks ago, and let me tell you I drank a Mountain Dew Spiked Lemonade and got the worst headache in so long. Now I can't tell you for sure if it was from the soda or sugar mixture, but I have not craved soda since.

Another struggle for me is skipping, yes skipping! I have never been a morning person nor am I a breakfast person, so this last month has been a struggle trying to eat in the morning. I have found a few foods and tricks to get me to eat, which I will share in another post! Making sure to eat 3 meals and snacks in-between is definitely a lifestyle change, and is not something that will happen in a day. So I'm taking it day by day and trying to push myself to make these changes.

Drinking water is so important, and I've known that for years. To be honest I have drank more water in the last month then I have in forever! I have seen what a difference water makes with my hunger, weight, and skin. Having combination acne prone skin I have seen a little difference, nothing too major.

I have been trying to exercise regularly, about an hour everyday, this is really just the start given I use to run two miles everyday, but that was four years ago. My goal is to run two miles everyday again, and more if I can get to that point. For now my workouts have consisted of at home/indoor exercises. Think about getting a new gym membership once its gets colder. I'm not a fan of running outside in the snow, haha.

So far I have lost about 10 pounds! I am a bit smaller then I was last year, and I'm happy to see progress. I do know that most is likely water weight, and I'm not completely focusing on an ideal weight. I can't lie and tell you that seeing some pounds gone from the scale don't bring a smile to my face.

I would really like to share on here what I have been eating to maybe help someone else who has been struggling with healthy options. I'm not a nutritionist, and really don't know what I'm talking about most of the time. This is just what is working with me, and my end goal is to help anyone out there that wants some inspiration and motivation!

Thanks for reading today, and I really hope you'll follow along my new found journey of happiness, and maybe through time we can do it together.

Whitney