November 14, 2012
I'm Josie,
Mom, daughter, sister, friend, business owner, and sugar addicted stress eater..
I was 38 when I got pregnant with my daughter. The same week I got pregnant I had a skiing accident which led to a total ACL reconstruction of my left knee. The rigorous exercise program and healthy eating habits that I had followed for ten years was put on hold. In the years that followed, my fairy tale life of love, marriage, family, health and fitness, began to unravel around me. With that, I became a stress eater and sugar my culprit.

Fast forward … My daughter is 14 and I am 80 pounds over weight, I have tried every diet including the “Raw” diet without success. Today I am challenging myself to change; change my eating habits, change the way I feel about myself, CHANGE.... I will be blogging daily, starting with today, my 53rd birthday. I will share with you my challenges, some solutions I come up with, photos, recipes and each success. It is my hope and desire to make a difference in my life as well as the lives of everyone that visits me here. Thank you for supporting me. I am now publicly accountable to myself and each of my readers. Come back often to read and see how I evolve. My goal for this year is weight loss and wellness. My diet is simple, whole foods and nothing artificial! I am using experience, logic and you to keep me going.

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. – Lao Tzu

Day 1- Traveling Home on My Birthday

Mon. November 14, 2011 1:30 am

Day 1 November 14th… my 53rd birthday

After getting bumped from our flight home, we walked the airport looking for some lunch. Today was to be the first day I would take on my one year challenge to eat well and transform myself into a healthier, better ‘me’. As I looked at the menu, I told the waitress that I was sugar free, and eating only whole foods. She pointed to a dish that had chicken on a skewer and vegetables. I asked her if I could get the vegetables steamed plain and she replied that she could only give me plain spinach leaves as a substitute. I asked her to just bring the chicken and a salad with olive oil and vinegar on the side. When the salad came drenched in dressing, I asked her to please take it back and bring me one without dressing. Something so simple but so important.

Below is the dish I described above. I will be posting lots of pictures and videos as my journey continues.

Romano’s Macaroni Grill in the Orlando Airport Florida.

Photo by Josephine Donatelli

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Kathryn Donatelli - December 8, 2011 - 2:02 am

Josephine,

How inspiring. You are very thorough in your sharing of the specific changes you are making on your journey. I will be sure to follow this blog. Also your photography is superb and all your healthy dishes look very scrumptious.

Thanks for sharing your personal daily life.

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maggie griffin - November 21, 2011 - 2:56 pm

Thank you for your willingness to share your story. I think I will find it helpful on my own road to change. Looking forward to each post! I love the picture! Very inspiring!ReplyCancel