Week One Details, Dynamic and Diet!!!

So my intent with this blog is to definitely post more than once a week, but I have to tell you this week has been a very exhausting week with the new diet and workout regimen!!  So I promise I will get better about posting more as time goes on, I'm sure this overwhelming feeling won't last long will it?


Wow...where to start to catch everyone up!!! Well I think it is best that I do a summary for this week because it will be the simplest way to look at it.


Tuesday, January 3rd,  was my first day with the diet!!  I have been starting my days out with some whole grain cereal for breakfast, in this case Multi-Grain Cheerios or a nutrient dense smoothie that I make in my awesome new Vitamix, you can find a lot of smoothie recipes on Skinnyms.com.  It is important to note that we are not following any particular "diet" we are just vowing to eat healthy meals and make the appropriate choices, but we are tracking all of our calories which is a big pain the ASS but it is a necessary evil since I am trying to stay at 1800 calories per day.   I also stopped drinking calories, so the only thing I am drinking is water.  I thought this would be very difficult, but honestly I bought some Meyer lemons and put them in my water bottle and I am rather enjoying drinking water, plus the more water I drink, the more water I want.  One night I had a meal from Ruby Tuesday's with my mom since my hubby was traveling.  Ruby Tuesday has a great light menu, so I had a dish called Chicken Bella, which is grilled chicken with artichoke and mushroom sauce with a salad and grilled green beans.  No more than 700 calories for the whole meal!!!  I have done very well with the diet and have found that I have not strayed at all nor do I want to eat junk food.  I have been really content with what I am eating and have even been ok with thinking about what I should be eating, which if you have read my other post, you know that this is not easy for me.  The one recipe I will share for this week is a rice bowl that my husband came up with.  It is really good and doesn't cost you a lot of calories!!


1 cup brown rice (cook according to directions)
1 bag asian vegetables or whatever mixed veggies you like (microwave steamer style)
1 chicken breast, grilled and cubed 
Mix all of these ingredients together, and drizzle with teriyaki sauce and soy sauce to taste.
Yields: 2 servings


This is a really simple dish and only takes the amount of time it takes to cook the rice and microwave the veggies if you grill the chicken in advance and refrigerate it, then you can warm it up right before.  It is filling and tastes really good and is about 550 calories!!  I will definitely keep you more up to date with types of food we are eating when we get more creative!!


I also started my workout regimen on Tuesday with a strength training workout that a personal trainer put together for me.  I have four different ones so that I can rotate through them.  My routine has started to set in and looks a little like this:


Monday-Strength Training
Tuesday-Cardio...I am doing a Couch-to-5k workout that I found an app for on my iPhone
Wednesday-Strength Training
Thursday-Cardio
Friday-Strength Training in the morning
Friday-Yin Yoga at night
Saturday-Cardio
Sunday-Yin Yoga in the morning


So I know this looks like a crazy schedule at the gym and yes it consumes a bit of time, but I am totally committed to losing weight and I want to see results!!  I won't lie, these workouts have kicked my ass, but in such a good way, I may be sore but I feel so great afterward.  So I have made sure that I can take the time to dedicate to taking care of myself with this lifestyle change.  I think that has been one of my biggest excuses, "I don't have enough time" and I really need to conquer this excuse so I am diving in to this workout schedule head first!!


The end of the week drew to a close and it was time for me to weigh in to see what kind of progress I made....and the results are in....my current weight is 293.1!!!! Yeah baby!! I am so excited that I had such a great first week, I know it won't go on like that forever but it was great motivation to push me into the second week!! 


You might ask how I stay motivated and committed to this new lifestyle....Well I draw inspiration from different things, I have my motivators just like everyone else like, I want to look good for the summer, we are going to Vegas in June and it would be nice to have lost 50 lbs by then etc etc.  The list could go on for days, but my biggest motivator is that my husband and I want to have a family, but with me being so heavy it has been really difficult to get pregnant so I am determined to get this weight off so that we can fulfill our dream of being parents!!  I also want to be healthy and lower my risk factors for major health problems.  I know this is so corny, but another way I stay motivated is by watching The Biggest Loser.  I know it's reality TV but some of the stories from the contestants really inspire me and make me want to work harder!  So when I want to quit lifting weights or walk during the jogging segments of my cardio workout, I just think of all of these things and I keep telling myself, "you can do it, you are so much stronger than you think you are Teresa...so pick yourself up and do this"!!


Well, I think that about sums up my week, so I am off for now...I hope you have enjoyed this post and keep coming back for more!! Like I said before I will definitely get better at posting more often!!


See you soon!!


T.