Funny how life comes around full circle, huh? I've been off of raw foods now for almost a year - I wish it wasn't so, but I just do NOT have the willpower to stick to it! I'm hoping summertime gets easier....ugh. Mostly I've been able to stay vegetarian, at least.
Anyway, my plan is to do a 10-day green smoothie only feast. Except, this time around I am going to stick to 1100 calories or less AND I am going to do my VI workouts 3x a week, and hopefully do some type of cardio 2x per week (optional, as it fits). I think that is why I didn't lose much weight last time....even though I was SO convinced that all you have to do is just eat raw food and not count calories, I am not so sure anymore. I'm pretty sure that staying under 1100 calories AND working out to build muscle/burn fat should put me right through this plateau of 120-125 pounds that I've been at for like, ever.
At least, for ME - with approx. 15 pounds left to lose - I think it's going to take a little more work to get these extra rolls of fat off.
My starting weight is going to be 125 - that's what I weighed this morning, anyway. My goal is 110 pounds....it used to be 120 pounds, but now that I'm there (or was there, I'm hoping the extra 5 pounds are mostly water weight) I can clearly see there is more to lose. I never thought I'd want to weigh that little, but I think you just don't know how much you have to lose until you reach that so called "magic" number and realize that it isn't really so magice after all.
It's not that I'm anal and just am never going to be happy with my body. It IS getting there, there are things I do like now that I used to hate. But I just know when I look in the mirror it's not the picture of what I have in my head, that I want to look like. The idea weight for someone my height of 5'2" is 108-121. So you see, I'm actually hovering above the highest weight that someone of my height should be at.
HOWEVER the biggest factor to me that I am at my ideal body weight/size will be my waist/hips/shoulder ratio. Mostly my waist, since my hips & shoulders are almost there. My goal for the next 10 days is to reach a 27.5" waist. I am currently sitting at a 30" waist. I measured a 27" waist on myself ONCE after fasting for 3 days, and then it never happened again.
I refuse to give up! I know I can do this - so starting tomorrow morning after a good night long fast, I'll be measuring out the fruit carefully to reach my 1200 or less calories per day. I will consume nothing but smoothies - otherwise it's too easy to just put other things in my mouth.
Goals:Reach a 27.5" waist (currently 30")
Fit into my size 1 jeans again (currently in size 3)
Weigh 115 (currently 125)
Maintain a 1100 calorie per day average (currently..uh..2500?? LOL)
LOTS and LOTS of greens!! (currently...none)
I'm not going to kid myself, this is going to be kick.butt.hard. Like, seriously head banging on the wall hard. Now that R is old enough to babysit, it's way too easy to just run to the store for a donut or chocolate with the promise of corn nuts for her as payment (lol).
I'm going to focus on looking forward to things OTHER than food, such as going shopping, watching my fave show, hanging with friends & DH, reading a good book.
I just have to separate myself completely from my feelings and wanting to just forget the whole thing. I know I can do this - !!! Wish me success...! And, get ready for a LOT of posts because that is what motivates me, posting everything I observe, think, experience, etc on my journey. =)
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