Battle of the Bulge

My battle wages on....

The past few weeks have been busy and while I am still maintaining my now 21 pound weight loss, I find that what I am now experiencing is the AFTER diet. Trying to decide what to eat and how much, then fighting the guilty feeling of eating. Now don't get me wrong, I am one girl no one EVER has to worry about developing an eating disorder- I think my idea of nirvana involves my floating on a giant chocolate eclair in a sea of coca-cola icee while Tiramisu rains down from the sky.....I only wish that food was calorie free! It is definitely hard to manage trying to eat healthy with such a love of food. I am beginning to learn that dieting is the easy part- maintenance is the hard part!

In addition to the food side of town, I am crossing the proverbial tracks to experience more of the country called Jillian Michaels...it is a tough land to navigate and I am slowly learning the language. Spider planks, Burpees, and Mountain Climbers...so basically at any given point in the week, something on my body is sore. And the more I do, the more I am enjoying myself. So maybe exercise is a form of Masochism? Oohhh....I like it!

So as I continue my journey, I reflect on the battle we wage each day and wonder what choices I will make tomorrow? Hopefully good ones. I recently read of a weight loss author who said each week she eats 20% unhealthy and 80% healthy, incorporating exercise at least three times per week. I cannot recall her name, but she wrote a book called "300 under 300"....meaning 300 meal options under 300 calories! If I can locate a copy, I will share. Rather than looking for diet information online, I have become interested in looking at different options to fulfill my picture of good health for Amanda.

What's your picture look like? Mine is looking better all the time! But I still feel guilty for eating a lot, even though it never has nor will it ever prevent my from unhinging my jaw....

Signing off,
Miss Mad