Wow! How bad am I at blogging?!?!? So, here it is! So after the holidays and all those yummy foods I weighed in at a whopping 290ish pounds - GROSS! Even though I'm not a big fan of New Year's resolutions, I made a big one for our family... The resolution was to eat more meals at home than we do out. Then I became involved in a biblical experiment if you will and that encouraged me to take the resolution farther. No fast food for 7 days. That turned into no fast food for 13 days and then we didn't have fast food for even longer. That was back in January when I was still weighing in at about 290.
My husband who is also over-weight was like we've got to get thinner and of course I was like "No duh!" Because I'm really encouraging him to become the spiritual leader and really the head of the household, I conceded and told him we would start a "diet" on Monday February 10, 2014. That meant no CHOCOLATE or SUSHI for Valentine's Day! Boo! I was nervous, but wanted to follow his direction. We have been doing our "diet" since that Monday and let me tell you, we feel fabulous!
My personal weight loss is -23 lbs (267) with little to no exercise! My husband is at a -34 lbs lost! I'm not going to push diet pills on you, or tell you "all you have to do is sprinkle this on your food" or drink some kind of magic weight loss elixir. What I will tell you is it has to do with eating the foods you were always meant to eat. What, you mean all I had to do this whole time was eat better? Yes, that is exactly what I'm telling you.
This is NOT a DIET! This IS a LIFESTYLE change!
The first three days weren't the worst and they are definitely a game changer in terms of changing perspective. Those days are cleanse days with a lot of meat, a lot of water, raw green veggies, and two oranges! The only supplements we take are Fish Oil and my husband likes to take Zantrax occasionally. When I said the first three days change your perspective on things, it really does. So for our Valentine's Day date we went to Cotton Patch. Typically I would have ordered Chips and Queso, a coke, and an Entree a piece. This time we ordered water with lemon, one side salad, and a baked potato (we quartered the potato). We started looking around at all the orders around us and were like "Wow, how did we ever eat that much before?" This lifestyle changes doesn't require you to starve like other diets. We were satisfied with sharing a side salad and a quarter of a LARGE baked potato (No sour cream, cheese, or bacon! Just chives and a little butter).
I'm proud to say that this is something that is attainable for everyone if you just put your mind to it. Finding recipes and making them work can be challenging, but there are so many ways to cook healthily! What is so awesome about this is that there has not been one single moment that I've been alone in this journey! I want to praise God for his faithfulness, my husband for being so awesome and encouraging, my friends, my friends from all the little church small groups I'm in, and my family. If I've forgotten anyone, thank your for your encouraging words and support!
You can be a new you too!
Blessings,
Adrian Graves
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