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

Choosing Healthy Food For a Getaway: Day 302

Tue. September 11, 2012 7:54 am

This morning I’m packing for a 48 hour getaway. Since I have 4 days of eating well behind me and starting day 5, I have to prepare enough healthy choices that I don’t get caught hungry. “Eating right is my reward”. Even though there will several restaurants where I will be, I am packing some fruit, and raw nuts, raw almond butter, plain rice cakes, carrots, plenty of water, some dark chocolate (just a little) and some LaraBars. Speaking of Larabars, I just called my local Trader Joe’s and asked them if they could change up some of their Larabar flavors. After all, there are so many! I requested Ginger Snap. It was my favorite of the samples that Larabar sent me earlier this year. I am also going to make use of the fitness center this trip. My intentions are always good but I never seem to quite follow through.