afort012’s BodyBlog

Because my schools gym scale was broken, I havnt been able to find out if my new dietary cuts where taking effect. Well to my surprise I stepped on my scale at the gym at home and I was 140.4… i almost died right there! and its tuesday! my lowest weight is usually thursday! I could hit it this weekend! I feel so full these days but it was amazing to see those results!! Makes giving up those little things that much more worth it! Plus it just sounds better when you tell ppl you lost over 31lbs opposed to 29lbs haha Life is good right now! Just gotta keep it up!

As much as I love my friends and they want the magic cure overnight, or tell me how good theyve been eating…we all know they lack. It just kills me to have to sit there and be all like "yeah good for you, you ate great for 2 days without eating those chips that you had today" or "tomorrows a new day, don’t worry about it". Eating out with friends, you just can’t help but observe their selection from the menu. My pregnant cousin is a super clean eater her and I had the same meal, she had only one half of the whole bun with the grilled chicken breast with balsamic dressing on the side (i had french) she had he water I had the diet coke, where our friend was pounding back grilled shrimp in butter and blackened chicken breast in a cream sauce. I remember that same friend telling me she would go through those big bags… the 11$ bags of mini eggs in a few days. I have another friend who ate Harveys right before bed, the fries the cheeseburger… i know its one of the better cooked burgers but still… Before I go out any where I make it a priority to scope out the nutritional guides online to remind myself what i could potentially do to myself … waste all that hard work on a few minutes of faded glory. I hate that they think i make them feel bad, but eating what they do makes me look bad and will  ultimately make me unhealthy. But really it kills me the excuses they give and the time i waste explaining myself to them. A friend of mines bf recently told her she was getting fat, yes she has put on a few pounds in the few years ive known her and she knows it and she is fully aware of what she needs to do to get rid of it… but she chooses not to… BUT HOW DO YOU SIT THERE AND LIE THROUH YOUR TEETH SAYING "OMG youre so not fat! He’s delusional!" she knows i know it… but she wants my validation… i honestly cant give it to her… but to protect her self concept and image i lie.

with 22 days remaining and 3lbs to go, i have decided to make necessary cuts at this time which should help me get there. I carb cycle, and on higher carb days I used to eat kashi go lean crunch.. but im now taking it out sticking it to my oatmeal everyday of the week, i like to add in 1/3 cup egg whites, 1/3 scoop vanilla protein and 1/4tsp of pumpkin spice… its very good! Other than my 1/2 cup serving of fruit with my oatmeal and my 1/2 grapefruit after my workout i will be cutting out fruit and replacing those simple carbs later in the day with sweet potatoes for complex carbs. Also cutting out dairy except for my 1/2 cup cottage cheese after my workout and my allegro cheese which is 1g of carbs per serving and 1g of fat per serving. Also replacing my 4th meal of the day (usually a shake with 1/2 cup kefir) with a lean cut of meat and steamed veggies so i can get real nutritional food in me vs the shake. Finally… i am cutting out diet soda that i drink on higher carb days and will no longer be drinking crystal light either. From now til July 1st i plan on h2o with lemon slices from here on out. I feel these changes alone can make a world of difference.