Thank You Ms. Bonner

Yes, I'm talking to you Melissa Bonner.  This entire blog entry is dedicated to you and to your new fabulous Facebook page for the ladies who are getting their act together and who are no longer giving excuses.  The timing is impeccable!

If anyone chooses to, you can read back to the beginning of this blog to see my quest, the derailing of my quest and now...the redirection once again.  I am still having challenges with migraines, work schedules, stress related issues, medicines that effect my appetite (ironically that make me NOT want to eat for a change). And, although I plan to finish my vacation this week and get back on track on Monday, Melissa has helped put a finer point to it by starting a little thread among friends called "No excuses".  In reading this, I see that there are many ladies out there who feel like I do:  frustrated, alienated from others, even from themselves.  But, we have to take control for ourselves.  I am doing this.

Starting Sunday, I will be back on my eating plan.  I am committing to eating no more than 1800 calories a day.  I will track my eating using Lose It and will plan my meals as I have found this to be the most successful for me in the past.  My meals will consist of Shakeology for Breakfast, a protein snack, Lunch of a protein, vege and high fiber carb, protein snack and dinner of protein, vege and high fiber carb.  Notice that I do include carbohydrates, but they are HIGH FIBER AND LOW SUGAR.

Starting Monday, I will be back on my exercise plan using Chalean Extreme. This is a workout program I do at home and it is five days a week.  The great thing about this program is that if I change jobs (I recently applied for a training position that may require travel), Chalean can go on the road with me!

My biggest suggestion to those of you joining us in this quest, is get a support group.  Ms. Bonner did the right thing by getting her friends involved on Facebook.  I have a great husband and daughter who will join my quest with me.  Brian will follow my eating plan with me (with maybe a few additional snacks) and Taylor will as well.  Brian will start Insanity on Monday (he finished P90x a few weeks ago) and Taylor will also start a fitness program.  She is starting ROTC when school starts and has worked very hard this summer to stay in shape as physical fitness is a huge part of her success in this program.

Let's do this together!  But, as Ms. Bonner said:  No more excuses!  And, I would also encourage everyone to stop taking short cuts.  No more fad diets, no more quick weight loss pills, shots, etc.  If you have no intention of changing your habits, you will never have success.