90 Days to Change You Life

snacks: celery with nuts and raisins carrots and hummus apple slices and almond butter banana and almond butter frozen smoothies nuts dried fruit bars (kept to a minimum) make iced tea from a pot of tea Meals: eggs hamburger meat on a  salad with pickles and mustard taco salad grilled chicken on a salad fajita salad with onions, peppers, tomato, and guacamole coconut curry  asian stir fry broccoli, carrots, celery, water chestnuts, peanuts baked sweet potato chicken cooked in tomato sauce with peppers and onions black beans and rice and plantains stuffed peppers chicken soup meat chili broccoli slaw salad roasted sweet potato and asparagus chicken cacciatore Moroccan beef stew with sweet potato, squash, and carrots pot roast shepherd's pie Tom Yum Soup and Tom Kar soup Strategies: When I want to eat, go for a walk instead, or call a friend When I crave sweets, make a pot of tea, or eat raisins or a sweet potato When I want to...

Tomorrow will officially be day one.  But I am starting NOW.  Never say "I'll start tomorrow," because it will never be tomorrow.  It is always today.  it is always now.  Whatever you want to do, do it now. I weighed in this afternoon to record my start weight, and I am 198 lbs.  The biggest I have ever been in my entire life, minus my pregnancy.  I cried in the changing room of a store earlier this week, because I had clothes in XL and size 16 not fitting me.  I am starting NOW. I just got home from a 2-mile walk, and I am feeling motivated.  Motivated to go to the gym again, rock climb again, and eat healthier again.  I want to run and jump and be active.  I am coming off of an ankle injury, though, so I have to take baby steps.  But those baby steps start NOW. I am in physical therapy still, so I can run and jump, but I can walk, so I'm going to walk.  And I am going to walk every day.  Starting TODAY!  ...

It's going to take me 90 days to change my life.  That's roughly 3 months.  12 weeks and 6 days to be exact.  I'm going to pick a challenge for myself, commit to it, blog about it daily, and over time turn my new habit into part of my every day lifestyle. Starting tomorrow, I am going to modify my eating habits.  I am going to make healthier choices.  And in order to do so, I am going to cut sugar, flour, dairy, and sodium out of my food selections.  I will be eating primarily fruits and vegetables, meats, eggs, and nuts. I will blog my progress every day. After 90 days, I will choose a new challenge, but I won't stop this challenge.  I will make that a lifestyle and simply start a new healthy habit.