The Skinny Rules

Being sick a few weeks ago, I lost 4 pounds. I've kept off those 4 pounds but I haven't lost anymore. When I think about all the time I've wasted just sitting at the same weight for so long, Its kind of well.... embarrassing. 

Life has been busy lately.... but life is always going to be busy so that's not a really good excuse, is it?... but.... well no, that's not a good excuse either.... hm. that's really all I've got. Its time (again) for me to be honest and tell myself to stop half a**ing my eating habits and do what I know I need to do. I'm not doing myself any favors by sugar coating the truth (ha... sugar coating lol made myself laugh...)

I believe I have overall good intentions. I don't eat at drive through chains. I'm not frying up my own fried chicken or eating buckets of sodium from processed or pre-packaged meals. There are some days when I do go the easy route and do a "heat and eat" kind of meal... but I really try to be organized enough to where that is not the norm around my house. I'm a pretty big believer in "if you want to know whats in the foods you're eating, make it yourself." There are so many ingredients out there that are relatively new to our food supply and its impossible to know what the effects are on our body overtime. I've heard a lot of doctors point their fingers at all the zero calorie sweeteners specifically. 

More on that another day....... I'm not going to tell anyone what they should or should not eat. The blame falls on my shoulders too as to why there is such a demand in the market for these products. We want to eat yummy-unhealthy-bad-for-us food and not feel bad about it!

And thats my issue! It is the little things! Tiny little temptations here and there that unravel my day. A cookie here or there. "I feel like eating some chips","I should eat _____, but I ate a really light breakfast, so I can have_____." I start negotiating and substituting. There are times when its acceptable to do this... like say there is a party later on or you know that there will be cake for dessert later, but not every day.

I started a new book this morning. Bob Harper's "The Skinny Rules". I love him on The Biggest Loser TV Show. He is slightly less intimidating than Jillian. He has a really honest aura about him that makes me want to trust him. I'm barely on chapter 2 so I can't give my opinion on the whole book yet, but so far I'm enjoying it.

<-----Do you see that there?? "The Simple Nonnegotiable Principles for Getting to Thin"   Yep. THATS ME! I rationalize my decisions to ward off the guilt and make what I'm doing seem okay. Even if it isn't easy to come face to face with my mistakes, THIS is what I really need to hear.

So, give me a little bit to finish the book... Get my butt kicked a little more by the black and white type on the page... and be ready to see me slowly becoming a little less mommy, one pound at a time!