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

Staying Accountable: Day 55

Sat. January 7, 2012 9:59 am

I promised to share my challenges, successes and my failures this year so I have to publicly own up to what I did yesterday. The last few days have been a little difficult for me to stay on track. I did well on day 53 but I didn’t post. Yesterday I found myself struggling to keep it together as far as portion control and food choices. I ended up eating pretzels and corn chips with salsa. I also had a ham and cheese sandwich on bread. Yes, bread! I would have eaten a box of chocolates if there was one in the house. As a result, I felt like a truck hit me when I woke up this morning. The good news it that I had one bad night in 54 nights and I am not letting one bad night stop me from my commitment to gain better heath and wellness this year.

Today I’m starting my day with a “Green Smoothie” and I’m going to drink more water and eat lighter, just to rid my body of the feeling I woke up with.

This Mornings Green Smoothie

Organic Spring Salad

1 Celery Stalk

1 Apple

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Debbie Phillips - January 9, 2012 - 9:19 am

Good for you!!! I so appreciate your honesty. Please keep going…your messages are so inspiring. Going to try this Green Smoothie today.ReplyCancel