The title of this post may be a slight exaggeration, but what I'm doing is working for me. It's what I did before, years ago, when I lost 50 pounds. Unfortunately, I didn't stick with it. All I'm doing is eating more fruits and veggies and less carbs, cutting down my portions, and exercising 5 days a week. I also drink TONS of water. I only have one diet soda a day, which is a miracle. Jodie says he hasn't seen a pack of Diet Pepsi ever last so long in our house. I make totally normal dinners, including things like lasagne and enchiladas, but I have a small portion of it. And instead of having two carbs (like lasagne AND bread) we just have a veggie or side salad. Or when we had tacos Jodie and I just had them as lettuce wraps instead of with a shell. And you know what? They tasted really yummy that way.
For exercise I alternate days of cardio and muscle strengthening. I use Just Dance 3 for most of my cardio (which Connor digs) and different exercise videos from Netflix streaming. I do it for 30 minutes.
Hopefully I can keep all this up. It's only been two weeks and I feel so much better. So let's all do this! Don't starve yourselves! Every Saturday Jodie and I have our "off" day. We get one meal to eat whatever we want. One meal a week isn't going to kill your weight loss, as long as you don't go too crazy. Last week we had pizza, but only two slices. Or if I go to Wendy's or something I don't upsize the meal. Stuff like that. Hope this info helps. I'd like to know what everyone else does!
On an unrelated note...when you guys are doing group text messages please only text Jodie. Jodie has plenty of text messages per month, but I only get 250. Jodie lets me read the messages, so I'll still get them. I keep going over, and it's 25 cents per text message over. I love hearing from everyone, but our bank account doesn't like it. Of course, if you're sending a text to JUST me, it's not a problem.
Love you guys! Keep up the good work!
I'm also glad you shares this Amy. Lets all keep it up! Go losers!
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