I'm a firm believer in having the right tools to do a job correctly. That holds true, even on this healthy lifestyle journey I'm on. If all it took to lose weight was self-control, eating well, and getting physically active, none of us would have any problems, right? Oh yeah... but there's this thing called life, and it loves to throw curve balls in our path. Therefore, we need to find the right tools to accomplish our job as we deal with everything life throws in our path.
Health issues are a huge curveball in my life; not only my own, but also my children's. As a severe asthmatic, I've spent my life on mega amounts of steroids to keep my airways open. My asthma also causes me to need to be easy going when it comes to physical activity. Overdoing can send me into a severe attack and place me out of commission for weeks. This is not conducive to weight loss, however it's not insurmountable. I'm learning to be realistic in my goals. You'll notice that I've set a little activity ticker off to the side to track my goal of walking 100 miles by the time I reach my goal weight. Ironically, I've started this journey as I'm recovering from a serious asthma incident and have another couple of weeks to go before I'm sure I'll be back to 100% :)
I'm also a mom to a child with Type 1 Diabetes; this requires me to function on very little sleep and therefore, over the past nearly 9 years since her diagnosis, I'd grown accustomed to the fast energy kick I could get from sugar and soda. That quickly turned into an addiction of sorts for me. I needed much more than just self-control to break those cycles. I found Plexus Slim; a product that was actually geared toward the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. It lowers and levels out blood glucose levels along with lowering lipids (I am not a Type 2 diabetic and my cholesterol has always been in a great range, knock on wood). During human trials in an FDA study though, it was noted that over 85% of the trial participants were losing weight. Upon further investigation, they reported that they no longer had food cravings and their appetites were well controlled; something that was occurring due to the Plexus Slim. Accelerator was soon developed to work alongside of Plexus Slim to "kick start" the body into giving up the extra fat rather than storing it. In September 2012, I began taking Plexus Slim and Accelerator and was stunned to find that nearly immediately my own cravings for sugar and soda were gone. I no longer NEED a large Dr Pepper 3-4 times a day to make it through all my days entail, nor do I NEED the quick energy that high sugar junk food use to give me just to make it from hour to hour. Plexus Slim has become my safety net to keep me from the bad choices that had turned into bad habits, the ones I don't want coming back. Just another tool in my toolbox :) If you'd like to learn more about Plexus, go to www.getslimLiveWell.com
This weekend I'll be doing some meal/menu planning. I obviously need my personal journey to work within the daily life of raising a family. I cannot make two separate meals three times a day ~ one for me and one for the rest of the family. That's just impractical and plain silly. Planning takes time in the beginning, but saves time and frustration on a daily basis. It also allows me to really see a full picture of where I want my points to go rather than just watching them fly away thru the drive thru window. I'll share my meal plans with you all in a few days, along with any recipes that turn out exceptionally yummy :) I can tell you though, that here at my starting line, I am working with a points limit of 28/day. As you all know, Weight Watchers also has 49 extra "indulgence" points to use during the week, which is an awesome way of keeping anyone from feeling deprived. During the first half of my first week, I've remained slightly under my daily target most days and have only used 6 of my extra points on date night... and I honestly feel like all I do is eat. It truly is all in the choices you make.
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