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

Helpful Holiday Thoughts: Day 40

Fri. December 23, 2011 5:12 am

I haven’t let the holiday’s throw me off and I am sticking firm to my commitment.

Two nights ago, I had a craving for Japanese food and I sort of decided that I could have the brown rice California Rolls without swaying from my eating plan.. Instead of ordering one, I ordered 3. I never should have had 3. I haven’t been eating anything that isn’t plain and the very tiny bit of soy sauce I used caused a physical reaction. It’s interesting what we put in our bodies that’s harmful. Tons of it all the time. I had a craving last night for diet coke.. Didn’t have one but I wanted one.

Thanks to my sister Virginia, I came across this link that may be helpful for some.

TODAY Health – Cut 3,500 calories with smart holiday swaps

todayhealth.today.msnbc.msn.com

“We all want to enjoy our favorite holiday foods, but studies show that many of us will pick up an extra pound or two as we nosh our way through the season. That’s a weight gain that often doesn’t go away in the New Year and lead to major weight creep over time.”

http://todayhealth.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/16/9477674-cut-3500-calories-with-smart-holiday-swaps

Planning for tomorrow’s dinner: I am making Christmas Eve Dinner so I can control how healthy I cook the fish dishes but Christmas day is a different story. 2 of my brothers are making homemade pasta.. So I will bring my healthy “comfort food”. I have a couple of sisters who are Vegan so I offered to bring a Marinara Sauce.

Problem solved. I’m bringing my own.