Update! Merry Christmas!

I know i've been slacking I've been ridiculously busy. So much stuff going on. But I need to make sure I can take the time for my weight!!!! That's something really important. Well we've had the enemy this week, Christmas! But I have some tips that helped me through it, most are from my HERO tracy!!


1. Eat before you leave. It may seem wasteful to eat before you go to a party with a ton of food, but it will pay off. If you go to the party hungry it’s like going unarmed. You’re most likely going to end up eating something you’ll regret. Eat before to curve your appetite and hold you to dinner.


2. Bring a dish you know you can eat. The problem with trying to eat well at a party is sometimes there are no healthy options. But you can always bring something you know you can eat! You can find great recipes online, especially WeightWatchers.com!


3. Wear tight clothing. If you wear something that is a little tighter, you won’t want to go hog wild. The feeling of being bloated will feel so unbelievable uncomfortable. On the other hand, if you wear your old maternity pants for some breathing room, you will most likely fill that room!


4. Clean, don’t prepare. If grandma asks you to help cook in the kitchen politely decline and offer your hands for clean up instead. When you are cooking, you are constantly picking at the food. On the other hand, when you’re cleaning you’re scraping the unwanted leftovers into the trash!


5. Socialize. This is a party! It’s not the food you get to see once a year it’s your family that came out all the way from across the country! Instead of snacking on small appetizers talk to people! Your challenge is to find out something new about each person. Not only will socializing take your mind off the food, but it will also give you a chance to catch up with everyone!


6. Balance. When it comes time to dig into the feast, choose wisely about what you’re putting on your plate. Don’t deprive yourself but don’t take everything. Fill your plate with salad, veggies, and lighter things. Then, pick one or two things you love the most and put just a dollop on your plate! They say you only taste the first three bites anyway!


7. Don’t let your food touch. When you’re putting your food on your plate, keep in mind to not let anything touch. Studies have shown that when you don’t let your food touch, you eat less. This is because instead of looking at your plate and seeing a huge heap of food, you see each thing individually and focus on what you’re eating to get full satisfaction without overeating.


8. Drink water constantly. Drinking water after every few bites will clear you pallet so you can fully taste every bite. Also, water will help fill you up! After you’ve finished your plate, drink a glass of water and sit for about 15 minutes. If you’re still hungry definitely go back and get some veggies or lean mean. This way you’re not fully hungry when the dessert plate comes out.


9. Watch the alcohol. For those of you who are of age, alcohol is the number one enemy! Alcohol can have a lot of calories and after so many of them; you don’t even realize what you’re eating! This is double bad news!! So do yourself a favor and have just one drink (it is a party!!).


10. Dessert. Like I said before, don’t deprive yourself. But, don’t go crazy either. When dessert comes out you can have one of your favorite cookies or whichever is your favorite. But only have one; proportion is key. You could also have a special healthier dessert that you have waiting at your house. That way, you won’t need the other desserts because you have something to look forward to!


Hope these help you!! pictures coming! :)


Just so you know, these tips are good for ANY party or get-together, not just Christmas!

Breakfast

is the most important meal of life. Yeah yeah everyone knows that. But seriously! It is the fuel that starts off your day and metabolism! Faster metabolism=burning more fat=burning more calories=lose more weight=what we want!!! But when you're going to work out in the morning, you shouldn't have your full breakfast before you go. You should have something small like some nuts or yogurt to give you some energy but wait to have the oatmeal or whatever until after. If you eat a filling meal before you go work out, you will get cramps and will feel sick and it will ruin your effort to exercise and you could get discouraged (trust me!). Plus, if you work out and then go to eat breakfast, it will curve your appetite and you won't go off track. Try to have something with protein in it. Not only for energy but after you work out, your muscles are tearing and trying to rebuild, that's how you get bigger muscles (according to what i hear, i'm not an expert!). But when you eat protein while your muscles are still warm you're much more likely to hold on to the muscle and the work you just did! That's why body builders are protein-addicts!! Personally, I'm vegetarian so it's harder for me to get protein but one breakfast I find amazing is a piece of whole grain toast with like a tablespoon of peanut butter and half a banana sliced on top. It's amazing!! Okay, that's all for now!

Breadsticks

from Olive Garden are the enemy!! Today I went to a restaurant with a school club and usually I LOVE the breadsticks but today I did not touch one!! Usually, they say don't deprive yourself but I knew I couldn't have just one so I didn't have any. I got the minestrone soup and it was super filling! I also got the salad and while I did have a bite of my friend's pasta, I did amazing compared to usual. And I drank a lot of water! Usually I would probably get a light pasta, but I would fill up on soup and breadsticks and then eat like all the pasta at home later. I felt so much better today and it was so much cheaper! Plus I was more engaged in the conversation than what was on my plate!


Usual Meal: 3 breadsticks, bowl of minestrone soup, capellini pomodoro pasta- 1390 calories!!
Revised meal (super filling and didn't feel sick or guilty afterwards!): bowl and a half of minestrone, salad, bite of pasta (bite estimated)- approx. 600 calories!! That's less than half!


Tip: If you're going out to eat, go online and check out what you would want to order and check the nutrition facts. Most places have them posted online. Trust me, if you see that something is a ton of calories, you won't want to get it. And you can find a healthier choice! The key is to be PREPARED!

Purpose

So basically I have been trying to lose weight my entire life. Yet, somehow I'm still fat. But I don't want to stay this size for my last days of high school. I want to lose weight for my senior prom so I feel good about going and buying a dress. I don't want to have a repeat of every other event and end up crying the day of with no dress, no date, and no confidence. I REFUSE. So I decided to make a blog so it will push my motivation knowing I have to write about it later and to see a result. I know I will probably be the only person to ever read this blog but that's okay. This blog is really for myself and maybe any other girl out there who is trying to lose weight especially for prom. I mean we've seen things about prom since we were kids in movies and from our older siblings; it's supposed to be amazing! So I plan on making mine just that :)