I look back at the last couple of years trying to figure out how I got to where I am now. I tend to eat as a form of comfort. I lost my best friend to breast cancer in 2006. I must have gained 15 lbs that year. I lost a woman who was like a mom to me in 2009 and again packed on some pounds. Then the icing on the cake was when my mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer in November of 2009. Over the next year I gained 20 lbs!!! My Mom passed away at the young age of 69 in November of 2010. It didn't help that I had foot surgery in July of 2010, which kept me from from any kind of activity and even walking is still limited due to the amount of healing time involved in bone surgery.
This is a NEW year and what I am certain will be a BETTER year than the past few years. I will make NO excuses for over eating, eating incorrectly or not exercising!
Although I have spent the past week eating the Paleo way, I had a couple of events planned that would have caused me to cheat so Today is the official start day of my Paleo diet. Wait a minute! This isn't a diet! It is a lifestyle change and one that will take some getting used to. I am so programmed to eat brown rice, black beans, quinoa, whole wheat pasta and all the other foods I had considered to be part of a healthy life style. Boy, was I wrong. I wouldn't be where I am today if the way I was eating was healthful.
Today I took side, front and back photos and weighed in. My goal is to lose 15 lbs by the end of April and a total of 50 lbs by this date next year. I will accomplish this goal by sticking to the Paleo diet as closely as possible and incorporating an exercise program.
Today for breakfast I ate two eggs scrambled with 2 small crimini mushrooms, a 1/8 a cup of diced yellow squash and a handful of chopped spinach. I had a handful of almonds as a snack.
I am nervous, excited and hopeful that I am on the road to recovery!
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