It works!

EWhy in the world have I been ignoring THM for almost 6 months???? 

I'm on day 2 and so far it's been great! I read all of these comments about how it could cause headaches, bloat, upset stomaches, people hating the foods, people hating stevia. 

So far no headaches, actually headache free for the first time in several weeks, I've actually lost stomach bloat, no upset stomach, only one recipe fail which I'll share in a minute, and I love stevia in drinks and PB mousse, not so much in baking I've found out. 

Here are pictures of recipes I've tried out and what I've thought of them. 

Breakfast sausage balls - AMAZING! Have to keep myself from eating a whole plate of them lol 

Pumpkin pancakes, yummy right from the pan, GROSS the next day which sucks because my plan was to freeze them and defrost them before work, so they went into the trash. 

Broccoli salad, I should have made a bigger batch, I love this stuff! 

Bean and ground turkey freezer burritos, super yummy and Drew approved which is always a plus! 

Skinny chocolate, super yummy, especially for those of us who LOVE chocolate, I added almond extract to it, and next time I think I'll use almond extract and unsweetened shredded coconut. 

Drew ate it, idk about loving it. I loved it. It is sausage kielbasa, cooked with collard greens, onion, garlic, and canned crushed tomatoes. 

Chocolate/PB MIM (muffin in a mug), pretty good, I think next time I'll use less cocoa and THM sweet blend instead of stevia, also very filling I could only eat about half of it. 

Oh my freaking yumminess! Loaded cauliflower casserole, so amazing and tastes like you're eating hash brown casserole. 

The Shrinker, I had heard mixed reviews on it, but it's actually really good, taste like an iced chai tea to me. 

GGMS (good girl moon shine), it takes a while to get used to because of the ACV in it but now I love it, especially made with sparkling water. 

Omg the best for last! Peanut butter mousse, topped with a little skinny chocolate and a serving of fat free Reddi whip, so amazing! I could eat this for every meal for the rest of my life and be happy! It taste like a rich creamy peanut butter cheesecake. 

How do I lose weight with all of this food??? It's just how everything works, it's absolutely amazing! 

If you haven't read the book yet you should definitely check it out. 

THM

I've had the Trim Healthy Mama book since my birthday in July but kept putting off reading it because of the name and because I'm stubborn lol! But I was sick with the flu and bored so I opened it up and I fell in love with it, it just makes sense! It explains how foods work in your body and how your body processes food. 

And people always say they hate dieting because they feel like they're being deprived of their favorite foods. 

I made my menu last night for the next 2 weeks and all I could think was how I can't believe I can eat all of this amazing food and STILL lose weight! I'm starting it on Sunday, but I've seen so many before and after pictures of ladies who I've lost weight by doing THM so I know it works and it's really not a diet but a way of life.

I gained back all but 10lbs of what I lost last year, but I was eating chicken, quinoa, and frozen veggies for 2 meals a day, wouldn't let myself cheat and if I did I would beat myself up about it, so it did not last. With this it will be like cheating everyday but while losing weight lol I am so excited to share my THM journey with anyone who reads this. 

Life long journey

It's one of those things I have to remind myself constantly, that this is a life long journey, I didn't gain weight over night, so I won't lose it over night. That sometimes I'll fall off the band wagon and I have to get myself going again. Sooooo since March I've failed a little more, and more each month it seems like. I tell myself "this month I'm going to do better" and that would last maybe for a day. So I'm working on little changes, as I'm getting used to my new work schedule I've decided the first major change is my eating, after all abs are built in the kitchen. So I'm trying to fix meals at home, we were eating out WAY too much! And this is coming from the girl that just a year ago was 99% clean eating! So anyway, I'm working on getting back in that place, but I need to work on recipes that aren't bland and boring so I don't give up again, but they also have to be easy. Next on my list to do is working out, I do have a coworker that wants to start working out with me, so hopefully having a workout buddy will help me stick to it better. 

And we're about to do a little remodeling of my workout room downstairs so hopefully it will be so beautiful I will want to live in there when I'm not at work lol! 

Tonight I made a new Pinterest recipe (with a few tweaks) for dinner tomorrow, I'm hoping Drew will like it. It's pretty healthy, the only change is I need to make homemade cream of something soup or buy organic, but I didn't have organic on hand or the time to make it by scratch, other then that it's all healthy. 

First I just cooked a bunch of chicken tenders in a skillet, seasoning with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, once it was cooked I diced it up and put it back in the skillet. In a pot I cooked some pasta, I cooked a LOT because I have a husband who can eat enough for 50 people lol, I drained that and added it to the chicken, using the same pot I used for the pasta I cooked some chopped up fresh broccoli, but you can use frozen. Once that was cooked I added it to the skillet, I also added a can of cream of celery soup (what I had in my cabinet), a little chicken broth, and some cheese, I stired everything together and added it to a baking dish and sprinkled a little more cheese on top, and baked for about 20 minutes. 

Confession Time

I hate admitting this, I've always loved being the person who has everything together and knows what she is doing, people were finally asking ME weight loss/diet questions, I felt like I had it all together.... But when I started my job in March I slacked off BIG time, I wasn't working out like I should be, my eating went downhill, I had (still have) junk food at work tempting me.... But then I finally changed the battery on my scale this past weekend.... After all if it's dead I can still be in denial right? Well I can't be any longer..... Ugh I hate admitting this but I am up 28lbs since starting my job in March! But you can bet that got my butt into gear and I'm ready to do everything possible to lose weight. 

Right now I'm super sick with a nasty head/chest cold so I'm not feeling up to doing much, but I started making this detox drink I found on Facebook,

I started drinking this Sunday, so far this is the only major "diet" change I've had and are you ready?? I've lost 5.4lbs! I have no idea if it has anything to do with this drink or not, but it tastes good so I'm going to keep on drinking it lol! 

And I am counting down the days until I'm no longer sick and I can workout again! I am going to make myself a regular face in RIPPED at the gym, and when I'm not working at Zumba Toning at the gym, besides that I have all of the equipment at home to workout with. Eating I'm still figuring out, obviously I burned myself out of grilled chicken, quinoa, and veggies 2 times a day, yes it worked but not for the long term. But about 90% of my grocery cart was filled with unprocessed foods and most of the processed foods were for Drew.

Slacking off

I know life happens, but I'm still so disappointed in myself, I've really slacked off recently, I've gained weight/fat and I've lost some of the muscle that I busted my butt to gain. BUT instead of feeling sorry for myself like I did last night - no I did not emotionally eat, I just sat around mad at myself and wanting to cry. I woke up today ready to start over, thank God that even though I've gained weight, I'm not where I was 2 years ago at over 200lbs, that I'm really not as fat as I feel, I'm just not where I was last winter when I was doing so well. So I'm going grocery shopping today, buying healthy foods, very few processed foods, and I'm going to food prep Monday on my day off like I used to do every Sunday. I am going to make a few other things besides chicken, quinoa, and vegetables, that's all I was eating last fall when I lost all of that weight, but it was unrealistic... Yeah I can eat that for the rest of my life but I won't be happy, it's what I'm going to probably eat 85-90% of the time, but I am going to change it up some and hopefully that will work for me. 

I'm going to work my butt off tonight exercising, and start doing that again at least 5 days a week. No more excuses! 

Vacation and new goals.

After tomorrow I go on vacation at work for my birthday, I'm not going to pig out, but I'm not going to worry about what I eat or drink while on vacation, I just want to enjoy myself and relax. 

But once I get home I need to go hardcore on myself again, no making up stupid excuses for myself or become lazy again, I have about 10-15lbs to get back to where I was last fall/winter - and I know it's all in my thighs, butt, and a little in my belly. BUT I'm gaining muscle everywhere so I'm not too worried about it, but I need to work on gaining muscle and losing fat. 

I have some new goal shorts to work towards, I can squeeze into them but need to lose some of my belly before they'll fasten, and I need to lose inches/weight before I can wear them out in public without feeling like a busted can of biscuits lol BUT I'm determined to fit into them soon and feel comfortable and confident in them. 

Bacon, Jalapeño, Turkey Butgers

For dinner tonight I made a recipe from my 21 Day Sugar Detox book and OMG it was amazzzzzing!!! Lol! It was bacon, jalapeño, turkey burgers on veggie pancakes, I don't know why but recently I haven't wanted to eat meat, but these were so good I had to make myself stop at 1 because I was full but wanted to eat another lol!