Summer's a bad influence!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Don't worry! I made it back from Michigan alive (well, it was a close one!). Remember me telling you about the Summer being a thief and stealing time? Yeah, well, I don't see an end in sight with its thiefing! Speaking of Summer, I've been feeling a little bit of pressure to lose weight, look thinner, feel better. So, in order to conquer those things, I don't know what I was thinking, but I thought it was a good idea to start the Atkins diet. It sounded like a good idea since you can look 15-20 pounds in a month (and I only want to lose 20!). On top of that, I just started a 4-week bootcamp at the gym I work at. With doing both things to my body, I was guaranteed to end this month looking like a Victoria's Secret model. Or something close. Okay, maybe not. But, I was willing to give it a shot. I made it through the diet 1 day but continued hearing and reading stories about people that lost all of the weight but immediately gained it back plus some. I do not want to run my body through the ringer doing something so extreme. Plus, the Atkins isn't teaching me a "healthy lifestyle;" all that it is, is a crash-diet. So, instead I figured that it would probably be a better idea to watch what I eat, drinks lots and lots of water, no fast-food, no eating past 7 p.m., and working out regularly. Now, that is something that I can do forever. I love me some fried chicken, bread, pasta, popcorn, etc. and I am not willing to give those things up for a lifetime. I want to enjoy life and enjoy the unexpected events that occur and not be so hard on myself for eating a piece of fruit.
Hmm . . . speaking of unexpected events happening, I can't believe that me and Josh will be celebrating our 5-year anniversary in a little less than 1 month! He's planning this one since I planned the last one! Man, it's really exciting and scary! :-]
Posted byAshley C. at 8:27 AM
Labels: food, Health, Josh, summer
