Soooo, I've made a meal plan I am excited about for next week and now... I'm celebrating my last supper(s)! (Excuse the belch.) Seriously, though, I know myself we'll enough to know that a) I'll never be over craving dessert and b) if I deprive myself without one last indulgence, I'll cave, so c) last suppers before the meal plan begins are important.
More than that, I use this as my time to make peace with food and with the process. This is something I am deciding to do, and I'm excited about it. This is not something that is being done to me- I am not a victim of dieting. I am a willing participant who wants to see her pants fit again and feel the joy of being thin once more! Now is the time to practice my positive mantras and get in the right head space, along with cleaning the junk out of my cupboards and buying only what's on the plan.
The plan is:
1200 calories for 3-7 days, then 1500/day after that through the end of the month. If I overindulge one day, then I cut back the next to balance it out (eating out usually results in an over-indulgence, no matter how much you split or hold sauces!). I plan to get 5000 steps a day based on my fitbit, while I am wearing my ankle boot (broke it on the 1/1/15), and increase activity based on dr's orders. I'm going to do 2 one hour arm workouts incorporating strength training circuits each week, and 20 minutes of abs and legs at least 4 times a week. To prompt healing, I will take at least 2 days of rest each week. All of this may be altered based on the doctor's orders.
For accountability, I will blog at least 10x throughout the 4 week challenge- aiming for 2-3x/week, with one before (this one), and one after.
Let's rock this bet, dieters!!