Thursday and we are almost done with the week!  Tomorrow is my "weigh in" day.  You are welcome to weigh in/report on what ever day that works for you.    You are welcome to leave your report in the comments, call me, pm me on facebook or what ever works for you.  I can post what you report on this blog if you want me to.  If you would rather keep things private I understand that too.  One of the things that really help when getting and staying healthy is a support group.  That is what this is.  If you participate others can support you and you can help them as well.  It can seem kind of scary at first but once you feel the positive support it truly makes a difference in your confidence and your determination.  There is no judging here.  We are all just people wanting to make a difference in our health.  I hope you have been making some better decisions as far as eating less sugar and processed foods this week.  Remember every good choice is a step in the right direction!  As you are making better choices how are you felling?  I'm not going to lie, I personally am hungry and have a head ache :) not because of lack of food but because I ate so much JUNK the last month.  I am excited to get back on track thought.  I can already tell a difference in how I feel.  I'm less bloated for sure and my intestines are saying "thank you for real food", as it is almost running through me. :) TMI, I know:)  But, just letting you know, I'm right here with you. :)  Here is to our health!

Wednesday!

   Well, we are half way through the week.  How are you doing on staying on track with your goals?  Have you even made your goals yet? :)  Have you written down what you eat everyday? 
   Sarah made a comment on yesterday's post about how easy it is to just put a little bite of something in your mouth when you are in the kitchen.  I am feeling the same way.  So, how are we going to help ourselves avoid that trap.  There are a few ideas.  Make a healthy meal plan.  This should include 3 meals and 2 snacks. Ill talk more about that next week.  Next go shopping and buy the food you have planned for.  Having healthy food at the house to eat is MOST of the battle.  Next have that food ready to go.  Cut up veggies or even make appropriate snack pack sizes of food that are in bigger bags.  Next week we will focus more on getting our eating on track and give you some more idea.  Sarah suggested staying out of the kitchen! :)
   While you are focused on eating right I want you to write down when you get hungry and maybe why.  Sometimes these things can be solved by adding protein to certain times of the days so you don't feel like you are starving.  You can also know your eating triggers and find some activities that will help you avoid eating because of stress, anger, boredom, habit and other reasons.  So before you put something in your mouth ask your self why am I eating this.  If it is because you are hungry OK! :)

Write it down!

I forgot to mention yesterday that this weeks mission is to write down what you eat.  You don't have to count the calories unless you want to.  Try to cut back on the sugars and processed foods but mainly write down everything that goes in your mouth.... EVERYTHING!  The biggest problem most people have is that we eat without even realizing it.   A bit here and there, tasting the dinner as it is being made and so on.  So the first step is being aware of what you eat.  If it goes in your mouth write it down.
GO!