diana.lagrave’s BodyBlog

Ok so last week I quit my part time job at the bank. I did not really realize how stressed I was while I was working there. I feel amazing right now! It is a little scary because I do not have a plan and the economy sucks but I know it will be ok. I just have to be true to myself and not try to do sales ever ever again!

Now I am sitting here debating over going to the gym. I took the last 2 days off and I am a little stiff. Also I did not eat very well yesterday. I think I am going to look into this clean eating I keep hearing about.

Maybe a cup of coffee first…….

"A bad habit never disappears miraculously; it’s an undo-it-yourself project."

I don’t know about any of you but I was raised on a big breakfast,  lunch and a hearty dinner……

As I grew up and began to only have to fend for myself in the kitchen my habits became less than stellar. Actually I ate only when I was hungery, and only what I felt like eating. After I became involved with my fiance and had my daughter, my eating habits changed again to eating alot of rich sweet foods very heavy dinners and curling up on the sofa in front of the TV after a long day.

 Honestly until now my eating changed as a response to my life changing. It was not something I took a conscious mind to. Now that I am consciously trying to eat better I find myself on this meandering path that doesn’t seem to have a correct answer.

My current goal right now is not to become a figure model or a body competitor but rather to get healthy. I am not interested in suppliments or only eating tuna and chicken. Don’t even mention taking my carbs away.

I pick up Cooking Light magazine but I will admit here that I peek through it and then it goes on a shelf. I need to actually start using it.

This is what I am trying to do:

Eating more times a day with smaller portions

I drink more water and less everything else. I used to drink alot of soda but I stopped that and moved to Crystal Light flavored water. I put one packet into a liter bottle so even the measily 5 calories are spread over more water.

Eat less carbs at night before bed

Move my sweet snacks to mid day rather than after dinner

Cook myself using raw foods rather than buying prefabricated foods at the store (ie: cookies, cassarols that don’t come from a box) I can sweeten/spice them to taste with alot less sugar/salt than grocery store goodies.

Any advice or further ideas will be appreciated. Thanks!

OK so the original plan was to workout in my livingroom with Gilad and all the others on FitTV……then my schedule changed at work, this small shift threw my whole routine into turmoil. I have been sitting around for about 2 weeks now and while I have not gained any, I have not lost any either.

SO this morning I caught myself watching some corndog movie on TV that I wasn’t even really interested in.  I was so mad at myself that I got up and went shopping. While I was looking through the racks of clothing I realized, I have 5 pairs of size 20 pants in my clothset that are begging to be worn………..I just need 5 more lbs to fit those jeans….

I walked out of the store and in the same business complex there is a Plant Fitness. I walked over took a tour and signed up.

 Now I am at work and I can’t wait for my shift to end so I can go to the gym!

Hi all! I am truly excited to get started. I already feel like I have someone to hold me accountable! This is my second day being a member of bodyspace. I loaded some pictures from Dec 2007 because that’s when I decided enough was enough. I have tried since then but just barely and definitely not as hard as I should have been.

The second set of measurements was from this morning. I know some seem drastically off then the first ones I entered. I did these by the video instructions.