Surviving NIGHT OWL food.... Late Night with Larry! :)

So... went to hear Larry Winters last night in Atlanta! It was really good! Went to the Night Owl, of course at CICI's PIZZA! AH! The pizza did look very good.... but what even looked better was the SMORES DESSERT PIZZA!!! - It was like that old Jim Head CD where he talks about the cookie calling out to him.... "Eat me Jimmy, Eat me!"... then Jim gives in after battling with the cookie and says, "COOKIE! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" :) lol. It was a classic!! Well.... that is what the Smores Pizza was doing to me!! "Eat me Amy, Eat ME!" ... but I didn't kill the smores pizza... (I will say I had the last bite of Kim's which was amazing) but it was like we had this love conversation for awhile....thanks to Carlito!!! He got a plate that just had TWO WONDERFUL PIECES ON IT, AND HE DIDN'T EAT THEM!!!! Maybe he was trying to test me?!?! :) "Pizza... I really want to eat you. You look so great with the chocolate and marshmellows...but I've got to be strong... people here are wondering if I'm going to eat you, or hold out.... I've GOT to hold out." I licked a little piece of chocolate off... and then FINALLY when I found out Carlito wasn't going to eat it, I poured pepper all over it, and some ice water. That was helpful... but even under all that, it still looked good!!! :) I will learn how to have treats like that in moderation.... and, I know it's not bad and it will be part of life. That is what I like about this program... we ate chocolate cake with Dr. Duke.... desserts come up in life! But, I'll just try to stick to healthy desserts, and splurge on the chocolates every once in awhile!

But, for the most part.... running a tight ship and sticking to the program pretty close. I haven't weighed myself in over a week, and am waiting at least another week to do so. That is good for me. I know that all is good, and results are going to show! I am feeling better, pants looser... I will be excited when I can see more of a difference in my face!!! :) Honestly.... I'll just be jacked to be back down to some of my pictures from 1998. I remember this picture where my FACE looks so defined! You can actually see a JAW-LINE! WOW! :) It is awesome! I'm excited to be back to that point! (which is around 132 for me... with anything in the 120's being my goal weight).

My sister is flying in to town tonight and will be here until Monday night from Indiana. That will be fun! We are cleaning and organizing our whole place! PTL! She's one of those people who can just look at a room and "ZIP"! Get it organized!! :) We are going to follow the program while she is here, she'll be eating what I eat and doing 4321 with me. :) That will be so fun!!! She's one of my favorite people. She is so awesome!! She's about a year and 1/2 older than me.

Ok... gotta go! Love ya'll! :)

TIP OF THE DAY:
What is your FAVORITE thing to eat!!? Next time when you come up against it... maybe just try to not eat it, JUST to experience that VICTORY! Show yourself who is REALLY in control.... YOU or your "Urge to Splurge" frequently?!?? YOU be in control! It will make you feel proud of yourself!! :)

Using Exchanges off the FLY!

So... what a good dinner I'm eating RIGHT NOW! :) 

I'm playing "Doctor Wifey" as Tyler recovering and completely healed (in Jesus Name!)... so, I was just cooking for me. I didn't feel like making "Chicken Skewers" and do all the cutting... so...I'll tell you what I had to work with and how I exchanged it for my own "meal". :)

This was what my meal needed to be: 

2 Protein

3 Vegetable's

2 fats

1 1/2 fruits

Here goes...

- I did 2 teaspoons of Olive Oil in a skillet put on medium heat... (= 2 fats), 

- added garlic with 1 cup of frozen spinich (=2 veggies), 

- I added about 1/2 cup of "cherry" tomatoes (cut each in half), a little bit of red onion and a about 3 slices of a Red Bell Pepper (cut in pieces)  (= 1 veggie)

- added all that to my sauteing spinich... added 2 eggs (2 protein) 

- and let it sit in the skillet for awhile. 

- cut up 1/2 a banana, 1/4 cup pineapple (pre-cut of course... like I would cut it!!), 1/4 cup frozen blueberries & about 5 frozen grapes... all that (=  1 1/2 Fruit) 

ONE WORD FOR YOU: ........... YUMMMMMMMMMY!!!!!!!

It is delicious!! :) So... I didn't make the Chicken Skewers and have 3 cups of Salad... but I followed the exchanges and had a great dinner that was QUICK and EASY to prepare!!! :) AND... to top it off, my VARIETY of COLORFUL fruits and vegetables added a LOT of phytonutrients to my meal helping my health and leading me down the path to the goal.... OPTIMAL HEALTH and a LONG HEALTHY, HAPPY LIFE!!! And....what a YUMMY way to live....actually looking forward to eating healthy! :) 

Happy Health to ya!! :)       .... now, off to go doctor! :)

(oh...wanted to say a quick shout out to a faithful reader! HI DANIEL!! :-) )

CHECK! - Goal accomplished - a.m. workout!!

Well... we were in Charleston last night to listen to Lance speak and got home around 4:00 this morning... whew.... well... this morning Tyler had to have me bring him to meet a co-worker to leave for a conference.... 

SO... I brought him to meet his co-worker, and then went and did my WORKOUT! Today I was scheduled to do my warm-up and 4-4. SO... I walked for 4+ minutes... and then did 8 minutes of 30 second sprints!! 

WOW! It was cold out... it was 35 degrees. For some people, I know that doesn't sound cold... but, to wake up and leave your warm home, cozy bed, warm clothes... BUT... it is nice to be done. :) 

A.M. WORK-OUT  -  TIP OF THE DAY:

OK... so probably one reason I haven't ever enjoyed working out in the morning was because it always took me SOOOOO LOOOOONNNNGGG to get my workout done... this morning was a classic example! I was getting ready to work-out and it LITERALLY took me 35 minutes to get out the door for a 12- MINUTE work-out!!! FOR REAL!!! ARGHHH! So.... I piddled around, had to find some warm clothes, had to find my stop watch, a hat, my iPod... bla bla bla.... well, after I finally found all that, I headed out. 

Tip from Diane... and we all know it anyways....

SET YOUR CLOTHES OUT & EVERYTHING YOU NEED, THE NIGHT BEFORE! 

Make it as EASY as possible for you to succeed! If it's out, maybe even in a groggy-state you can get out of the house before you've convinced yourself otherwise!!

How Working-Out is like Doing the Dishes....

You know that feeling... as you look at your sink and it's piled up with dishes... to full to even fill up a water bottle with water...plates, cutting board, and lunch bowls sitting on the counter-top because there is not enough room in the sink. The feeling that you can't really get away from and no one else will take care of it. You don't want to do it, but you have to do it. Well my friends... that, right now is the feeling I have about working out tonight. :)

As I just finished doing the dishes... I thought... wow... this is so much like working out. Does that sound morbid? I don't feel like working out today. It's 10:32 at night. But, then the reality sunk in... the choice of this decision, the beginning of a bad habit. What are the consequences of not working out? Well, not working out.... leads to being overweight, obecity... overweight and obecity are some of the main causing factors in most major diseases... heart disease, diabetes, many cancers.... early death, not enjoying my future children to the fullest.... being self conscience of how I look, feel.... clothes fitting too tight.... affecting my self-image....
Can I afford NOT to do the dishes? Can I afford NOT to work out? OK... it does all sound a bit morbid.... but, it did make me talk myself into working out.

I'm getting ready to workout tonight. I'm not necessarily excited about it... I don't feel like it... and it's a bit to cold to go outside... and though we have a gym across the street, I just don't like the steril environment of being in a gym..... so, I'm going to workout IN MY APARTMENT! Not my favorite, but I'll do it. I'll put on some fast music for my "4" minutes of cardio (actually I'm doing 2 sets of 4321, so it will be "8" minutes"), I'm going to do "Fast-Feet" ... you know, the football player "fast-feet". I don't really enjoy those because when you really go hard, man, you can feel your legs burn!!! 30 seconds on, 30 second recovery for 8 minutes. Then.... I'll finish 332211. :)

So... I hope I wasn't just too "transparent". But, I've realized that I don't always have to "Like" working out, I just have to do it. Isn't that what Jake Baker recently said on one of his last CD's?? That's what, I think Campbell told him about reading... "Jake, You don't have to like reading, you just have to do it!"

So... I'm going to go change and GET THIS DONE! :)

Love ya'll! Have a great day!!

How to take your Nutrilite Supplements....

SO.... today was my 2nd day on the 1200 calorie meal plan.... has went great! Didn't get hungry at all. Today I was about 2 1/2 hours between all my snacks and meals, and my body let me know! It worked! I was thinking earlier... I have not lost my passion for this program and I'm getting ready to finish Week 3! I'm still just SO excited about it! It is such a major MENTAL change about eating, exercise and health! And... I'm just so excited about the byproducts of what has been happening... being able to help people. :-) Tyler was talking to his boss today about the Trim Body Program, the nutrition and 4321 program. His boss was really excited about it and really had some light-bulbs go off. Tyler hit his all-time weight high in December at 254... around the new year he was at 252. Well.... as of Wednesday, he weighed 233!! He has DROPPED... PERMANENTLY REMOVED... not "LOST" (because he's not going to find them again :-) ) 21 pounds! That is awesome! I will be excited to check my inches and weight in 2 weeks. It's motivating. "MUSCLE CONFUSE!"- is what Coach Diesel Diane says! MUSCLE CONFUSE! - "Do different stuff! Confuse those muscles! Don't do the same thing all the time, mix it up!" - "CONFUSE your body!" That's what Julianne Downes said too. It may be just enough to shock it into changes.... at the same time, I'm being healthy!

HOW/WHEN TO TAKE YOUR NUTRILITE SUPPLEMENTS:
1) Invisafiber - This can be taken before any meal... 20 minutes. Take before breakfast, lunch or dinner. In the Trim Body book... it has it with breakfast, but you can take it before any meal.

2) Other Supplements with the Trim System - 1 Carb Blocker, 1 Glucose Health, 2 Slimmetry - These should be taken 20-30 minutes before meals. If you take them right with your meal, it's pretty much a waste. Julianne said people who haven't seen results with the supplements in the past are not taking them properly. KEY! 20-30 Minutes before meals!

3) What about the other vitamins?? - Double X, Omega-3, Concentrated Fruits and Veggies.... and all the other Nutrilite supplements you may be taking...take these WITH your meal! I used to take mine when I woke up and before I went to bed.... it didn't bother me, BUT YOU GET THE MOST BENEFIT if you take them with a meal. Your body is able to absorb the Vitamins, Minerals and Phytonutrients better! I thought I was all tough, with an Iron-Stomach, not having to take them with food.... ok... so I guess not everything is a competition! :)

That's all for now! Hope that helps!! LOVE YA'LL! :)

Questions and Answers with the NUTRITIONIST

It's been a great day! Talking with Tyler... I've decided to do what he did... and that is I have "casted my cares" upon the Lord! Specifically in regards to waking up earlier for a longer/more quality quiet time, work-out and read...and get to work earlier. I have CAST it on the Lord! That is a good feeling. I was putting myself through condemnation... and I know condemnation is NOT from God.... so... it is one of my desires and I'm excited to see it come to pass!

OK... it's been a great day!! I talked to Julianne Downes today, she is the Dietician/Nutritionist.... basically if you want to boil it down, she was a main contributor to writing the TRIP BODY NUTRITION PLAN!

MY QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION with JULIANNE:

1) What if I don't get to eat my afternoon snack until about 6:00, which means it would push dinner back until about 9:00 or 10:00.... what is better, to eat dinner or not eat at all?

"EAT dinner! Don't skip! Even if it is at 11:00. Your goal is to eat about every 3 hours. But.... don't skip!"

2) What if I'm not hungry for one of my snacks... should I eat it even if I'm not hungry for it?

"OK... let's look at it this way... if you have a car, is it better to wait
until the car is on EMPTY to fill it up with gas? OR, is it better to fill it up even if it still has a little gas left? ---- Obviously, it's better to fill it
up even BEFORE it gets to E! That is the same with your body. Fill it up before it gets empty, even if you are not hungry."

3) Ok... I haven't really seen the scales move a lot... I haven't been really hungry a lot, and the meals are filling me up. Would it be beneficial for me to move down from the 1500 calorie plan (of how the Trim System is written), or should I move down to the 1200 calorie plan?

"Well, I do not usually move anyone up or down on a calorie plan until they finish their 4th week... but just knowing that you have been following the eating plan, the 4321 plan, and still aren't hungry... we'll switch you to the 1200 calorie plan for 2 weeks and see what that does. It could just shock your system enough to trigger you to see more progress quicker. If you start getting hungry a lot... let me know! - Follow the plan that is at the bottom of each page in the Trim book.. which is subtract some exchanges from the meal plan: 1-2 fat, 2 protein, 2 vegetables, 1 fruit." (for someone wanting to go to an 1800 calorie diet, they would add those exchanges to the current meal plan)

So... those were some of the tips I got from Julianne! Thought it was interesting! I definitely learned a lot!! :) Some of it I would not have thought the answer would have been that way... but... I'm following and trusting the system! :)

PS... my 4321 workout was great tonight. I did 2 sets. It was good.

Adjusting.... EATING OUT!!! AHHHH!!! :)

Ok... not a major huge deal, but "eating out" may be not an option sometimes! Mine and Tyler's goal was to try not to eat out over the next 3 months as much as possible. 

Well... yesterday was an interesting day..... I wasn't really hungry ALL day. I did have a relatively busy day at work, but I just wasn't that hungry. I didn't eat my afternoon snack until 5:00.... I had our meals already made b/c it was a "Fish In Foil" day which I had vacuum-sealed and put in the freezer the 2 "left-over" servings... that was super nice! :) Well... since we were having a night-owl after our business meeting last night, we were going to Salsarita's. I just had my dinner there.... and followed the plan pretty much perfect... I just had my Trim Body System book with me, looked at what all exchanges that were scheduled for dinner, and ended up getting a whole wheat tortilla (starch exchange) with 3 oz of grilled chicken (3 protein exchanges), a little bit of lettuce, salsa, onions (all = to about 1 vegetable exchange), and even Sour Cream (free & fat exchange), and even 6 CHIPS! (1 starch exchange and estimated 1-2 fat exchanges). SO.... that covered what I had left on my exchanges for the day. Didn't end up going to bed until around 2:00-2:30. 

(now, I'm on a converence call! :) )

So... adjustments work when they have too! Probably ideally eating at 11:00 may not be the best.... but I'll check with Julianne Downes (the dieticianist) b/c I have a scheduled call with her tomorrow.

Have a great day!

TRIM TIP OF THE DAY:

Focus on Optimal Health! How can you make little changes today to improve your health?? Can you take the stairs? Walk your dog? If you are eating fast-food, can you get fruit instead of french fries? Can you get grilled chicken instead of a double cheese burger? Try adding 1 extra fruit to your day.... get something you like, buy it pre-cut - cantelope, watermelon, pineapple. Bring an apple or banana with you to work. Add some extra veggies to your lunch, dinner or snack - carrots, celery, brocolli - throw some ranch with it if you have too! (low-fat preferably). YOU deserve it. You are investing money into your LIFE , TODAY's HEALTH and FUTURE HEALTH.