This is what I used to look like. It is 1999. Hanna, my first born, is the baby.
Yesterday when I was at my mom's I wanted to find this picture. I remember coming across it last time I was looking through her photo albums and being horrified. This was not the only "winner" in the album, but it stuck out so much in my mind that I had to find it again. I wanted to have it to remind myself how far I've actually improved myself (inside and out) since those days.
This was a time period when I was cruel to my body. I ate crappy fattening food EVERY day and never exercised. I drank a lot too. I was very hard on my body in my 20's. I had been so used to being thin that I didn't even realize how fluffy I was becoming. I must have been about 145lbs here. I am 111 lbs now. Maybe you can't see it really well but my belly was all soft and squishy and I had absolutely NO muscle definition anywhere.
This is now. And I am proud of what I've accomplished.
I work hard every day to try and improve my body from the inside out. Not only do I strive to become as fit as possible but I am constantly trying to become a better wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend....a better person. It's incredibly hard to change old habits, but I think that if I am consistently aware and dedicated to change, it will happen.
And now the Wednesday food diary entry:
8:00 am - Oatmeal with Almond Milk
11:00 am - pkg. South Beach Nuts
12:30 pm - Hu Hot - all healthy veggies & fish (no rice or noodles)
5:30 pm - thin crust pizza & veggie blended drink
8:00 pm - (post workout) 1/2 banana & protein powder drink
Total Calories = 1835
And I won't list my fat/protein/carb/fiber numbers because I forgot to write down my totals from the pizza, so they wouldn't be accurate. I did remember to jot down the calories though.
Another ok day for me. I made smart choices when eating out for lunch. For dinner, I probably could have chosen something healthier than pizza but the slices were small and thin and loaded with veg.
I just noticed I didn't have eggs this day either! Two days in a row. Odd. This day was ok for veggies but looking at the rest of the week I definitely need to improve that. I usually drink my veggies daily (as you can see) but there are times when I completely space it out or just don't have enough in the house. I barely got one serving of veg a day, I bet, before I got the Ninja blender. I really like to blend and drink my veggies because otherwise I just don't get enough. I'm honestly NOT CRAZY about vegetables. I could survive on bread and cheese and nothing else. Seriously.
2 comments:
hey charlotte, i couldnt imagine a day without eggs (or should i say egg whites!) i have around 5 a day. pity about the yolks - it seems a shame to throw them in the bin. you mentioned on my blog that i dont have many carbs. yes thats true. i cannot lose fat when i have normal serve of carbs. ive tried and tried and even when my online trainer put me on his diet i did not lose until i dropped to one serve a day. when i told him he got cranky and said carbs dont make you fat but i dont fit into the cookie-cutter diet plan that he does. i make up alot of carbs from fibrous veg - prob 3-4 cups a day. by doing this i'm starting to see some great numbers drop from that tape measure. so, what is your goal now coz you look pretty amazing to me???
Love the change!!! I remember the last time i seen you was about 15 years ago and i am pretty sure your hair was purple!!! You have come a long ways and made some great decisions its very motivating to see someone better themselves.
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