Starting my Weight Loss Journey

Hi guys! Never thought I’d be making a post like this but I think it’s finally time I start taking fitness and healthy eating seriously. I’ve always thought I was super blessed with a fast metabolism and thought I could just eat whatever I pleased without any consequences. However, that’s not the case anymore. I stepped on the scale yesterday morning and I was absolutely mortified with the number I saw. I always felt like I’ve been getting a little chubby but it wasn’t until I saw the number on the scale that I realized how bad it actually was. It was then I was so determined to finally shed the weight I’ve been putting off or sucking in.

I spent all day yesterday tracking my calories, eating as carefully as I could and exercising as soon as I got home, but apparently that wasn’t enough considering when I stepped on the scale again this morning, I had gone UP .4 pounds! Granted that Starbucks tomato mozzarella panini and venti strawberry refresher probably didn’t do me any good, the rest of the day I was pretty good! I had oatmeal with chia seeds and freeze dried strawberries, a banana, a veggie and bean burrito and a small glass of wine! Not to mention I took my puppy for a 30 min walk and did a 10 min workout before bed! So I don’t know where I went wrong!

Today for breakfast I had oatmeal with chia seeds again and a small cup of tea instead of my giant cup. For lunch I packed a salad with avocado and fake chicken (I’m pescatarian, though I may take some of the fake chicken out to save a few extra calories), a watermelon Celsius, a green apple and for dinner we’re having “chicken” scallopini and green beans. I just realized that’s a lot of fake chicken I would be putting in my body so it might be best after all to take some out of my salad. But anyway! I plan to go on another walk later and possibly do another workout. It’s just hard considering I basically work a 9 to 5 job that’s 40 min away. So it’s hard to workout before work and by the time I get home it’s already like 8 pm and I’m exhausted and ready to go to bed.

But I’m not giving up! I’ll be posting my progress and meals on my instagram (@thelapispages) so if you want to come along with my on my journey go give it a follow!

Thank you so much for reading and let’s get motivated! xoxo