I always knew i would start another blog, but i never ever thought it would be like this. Yes, it would be about food, great food, gourmet food, entertaining, wine, recipes! You see, i LOVE food. Come on.......a blog about eating clean and loosing 14 pounds before christmas.....get real! Well, i guess i am getting real, i'm getting older, holding on to a few pounds that i am not happy about.
The other day, i put on what i consider my "fat" jeans. I've had them for years and even lugged them all the way to Ireland with me. About once a year i have to wear them........you know, i'm not the only one that this happens to! Well, i haven't worn them in several years as they were way to big for me.......but to my horrors the other day.........they were too tight! This is not good but it was the "ah ha" moment for me.
Last summer i was in the best shape of my life. I was eating clean (more on that in the next post), working out 4-5 times a week and riding my bike to work. I looked amazing. I went out and bought a whole new wardrobe to show off my svelte figure, toned arms, great shoulders and my beautifully rock hard butt! I even bought a pair of those Daisy Duke shorts.......you know the ones i mean. Can you imagine at 44 wearing those? Damn i looked hot!
So what happened???
Life happened! I moved back home after being away in Ireland for 4 years, my routine changed, i was looking for work, a place to live and mourning my lost life, my fantasy life, my parallel life! 5 months later, i realize i have not stepped foot in a gym, drinking too much wine and my nice clean diet had gone out the door! Hence the "ah ha" moment when my fat jeans were now too small for me.
I want to get back to that better me, that awesome me, the one that DID NOT look her 44 years. Right now i look tired, i see more lines, my double chin coming back. I am not a happy camper. When i look at pictures of me last summer, i see a happy person, a healthy person, a beautiful person. I maybe one year older but that doesn't mean i have to look older.
Why the title? Last night i was sitting here feeling sorry for myself (because of the jeans) and realizing i have to loose the 14 pounds that i have put on in the last 5 months. I was on FB and put that title in my status bar.......sort of as a joke but i thought if i wrote it down where people would see it, i'd have to do it. Well, i couldn't believe the responses and feedback i got! Friends saying they were in! Asking for suggestions,what to do.
Hence the blog about food. Not the food i wanted to write about but food none the less. I will put up pics, recipes, tips. I am no expert, so be patient with me. I do have a lot of knowledge and background on eating clean and nutrition (food allergies have taught me all that). I will be brutally honest with you and myself.
So if you are up for the challenge, come along with me for the next 2 months, eat clean, exercise and change the way you feel, act and live. Email me your questions, your progress, your stats and your pics. Join me as a "Follower" on my site so i can see who you are!
I will outline the basics tomorrow to get you started on your way to a new you!
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