FIRST GOAL DONE!

Today I woke up and wished upon my pillow that I would weigh 141 pounds, even though I had weighed 142 on wednesday, but joy of joys I stand up on my scale and what did it say?, it said I weigh now 140 pounds.

So I have reached the first milestone I have set for myself, I am very happy, the lady who lives on the other side of my block called me svelt which made me very very happy.

Couldn't buy a pair of pants cause they only had one size left aaaaaand... it was too big :O, it used to be that pants wouldn't fit me cause they were too small, even the biggest one, nowadays they are too big for me.

I'm very proud cause I have managed to cultivate enough discipline to do this.

Another one bites the dust.

I so sinned yesterday :S I ate a dessert and another kind of dessert and half a scrumptious sandwich thingy dingli, so yes I am just flesh and bones,the good side, it made me feel strong enogh to continue on this road, I felt slightly nauseous and weird, also the desserts tasted horrible with all that sugar in them.

Ironically I lost another pound. So I am now down to 143 (fingers crossed I still wigh that tomorrow when the official Slimming the Soo Challange wight in happens!).

Picture Day!

It is that time of month again, here comes the pictures! 

I had to buy a new outfit cause all my clothes fit so poorly now lol, so these are the result of four months of work and healthy eating. This week I didn't manage to lose any weight but still I hold my gaze on the prize. 

Substitutes!

Now that I've managed to create a pretty healthy eating routine, I have started to come up with substitutes for all the non healthy things I used to eat, so here are some pretty cool idea for low cal substitutes for yummy but albeit naughty foods.

#1.- SANDWICHES

I used to have sandwiches for lunch twice a week, so finding out that bread is so high on calories and subsequently giving it up altogether, was not good for practical reasons, so what did I come up with?

INSTEAD OF THIS:

I AM HAVING THIS:

It's really cool the amount of calories you can cut off by using corn tortillas (40 cals each) instead of bread (100+ cals each slice)

#2.- NO BAKE LIME PIE :)

This sinfully delicious dessert is a calorie bomb disguised in awesomeness, consisting of cookies, condensed milk and lime juice, it certainly makes for a succulent treat but it also makes you turn into a blip.

INSTEAD OF THIS:

I AM HAVING THIS

That is a lime milkshake, you can make one from one scoop of light vanilla ice cream (65 cals), one glass of milk and lime juice to your taste. The taste is very similar so it is satisfying, even if the texture is of course not the same at all.

#3.- MINT CANDY

I would buy a bag of mint candy and go through it in two days or three, so last week I finally got a craving for it very badly, I thought to give mint tea a try.

INSTEAD OF THIS:

I'M HAVING THIS:

Having a good cup of peppermint tea with let's say half a spoonful of sugar takes care of the craving for mint candy totally. The taste is exactly the same, and after a cup I feel as if I've eaten twenty pieces of mint candy. Delicious.

26 down the drain :)

I haven't been writing for some weeks but that doesn't mean I've let my goal escape my sights ;).

In this time I've managed to go down to 144 pounds which is awesome, I feel so much better than I did when I was 170 it's amazing, for example I hadn't noticed that it was a little difficult for me to get up from chairs, it was not as hard as it would be for my great aunt who is more than 90 years old but I did have to make an extra effort that I do not have to do anymore and it feels... wait for it... great.

I haven't actually exercised in the last week because of the flu, so that might account for my losing three pounds this week, if my research is correct I will gain one pound or something after I start exercising again but I don't mind.

During the week before my illness I noticed that my body just couldn't keep up with doing aerobics for an hour five times a week, so I have changed my routine now, I do aerobics for an hour only three times a week and am gonna start doing strength training two times a week to tone up my arms and back, sadly I haven't figured out a routine that pleases me, I like yoga so I tried it for a week but I ended up hurting my foot very badly since I don't go to a trainer to learn how to do it but actually use videos from the net, so I'm just gonna stay away from yoga for now.