Really??

One of the hardest part about eating healthy is having people eat all the food you want in front you. It can be very tempting. Be strong!! My step-dad just walked into the house with 2 bags of chips and tried to hide them from me. Everyone in the house has changed the way they have been eating but him.

On a good note!
My brother even lost 10 lbs already. Damn Man!!

Day 3 down

Day 3:

I'm so proud of my mom. This has been her first ever diet that she has cut out crabs and she is 100% fine with it. She even turned down a piece of cheesecake the other day. She did mention that she has cut out sugar in her coffee in the morning. I did let her know she could use 1 splenda or truvia she did that all on her own. Way 2 go Millie!!

Baked Talpia

Spray aluminum foil with no-fat cooking spray or brush with a little bit of olive oil. Lay four fresh Tilapia fillets on the coating and season with black pepper or seasoning of your choice. Add any type of FRESH vegies you desire. Spray or coat another sheet of foil and cover the fish and veggies. Seal the foil tightly and bake in a pre-heated oven for about an hour on 350 degrees. 

Breakfast Cupcakes

This is a quick and easy meal to make and take on the go.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of red finely chopped red peppers
• 1/2 cup of red finely chopped yellow peppers
• 1/2 cup of red finely chopped orange peppers
• 1 hand full of chopped fresh spinach
• 1/3 cup of feta cheese
• 1 cup of Turkey Bacon or Turkey Sausage
• 2 16oz of Egg Whites

Directions:

1. Finely cut all peppers, spinach and add into mixing bowl
2. Add feta cheese to mixture
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Finely cut up FRESH turkey bacon or sausage and add with other ingredients
   
4. Mix all ingredients 
   
5. Now add the egg whites into bowl.
6. With cupcake pan (be sure to spray the pan) add the mixture in the pan. Make sure there is more egg whites then anything else.
   
7. Cook on 425 in oven for 20 minutes.
8. Let cool after cooked and then take out of pan. 
   
   
   
   

Quick Changes

I was just asked what are some quick changes you can make to your diet that will help you jump start a healthy diet.

1. Cut RED meat out (at least for a while)
2. Drink GREEN tea
3. Cut out soda
4. Drink half of your body weight in WATER

Hope this helps

Garlic Parmesan Green Beans

Dinner for day 1 on cycle 1 I made garlic parmesan green beans. Here is the recipe for all those who would like to try it. I usually pair it up with chicken breast.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of FRESH green beans
• 1 small clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon granted Parmesan cheese

Directions:

• Cook green beans as directed on bag to desired doneness--except do not season to taste; drain.
• Add garlic; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until garlic is tender.
•  Sprinkle with cheese; toss gently.

Meal Planning Made Easy

Breakfast:;

2 eggs or 4 egg white, prepared without oil, or 1 serving probiotic food such as yogurt

1 fruit serving

1 cup of green tea

Lunch:

Liberal amounts of protein in the form of fish, poultry, or eggs plus unlimited amounts of cleansing vegetables; or 1 probiotic serving plus unlimited amounts of cleansing vegetables

1 cup of green tea

Dinner:

Liberal amounts of protein in the form of fish or chicken

Unlimited amounts of cleansing vegetables

1 cup of green tea

Snacks:

2^nd fruit serving

2^nd probiotic serving

Take it Off: Food List

Lean Proteins:

Fish

Salmon, canned or fresh

Sole

Flounder

Catfish

Tilapia

Canned light Tuna (in water)

Poultry

Chicken breasts

Turkey breasts

Ground turkey, lean

Eggs (2 eggs= 1 serving)

Egg whites (4 egg whites= 1 serving)

Cleansing Vegetables:

Artichoke

Artichoke hearts

Asparagus

Bell peppers, green, orange, red and yellow

Broccoli

Brussels sprouts

Cabbage

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery

Cucumbers

Eggplant

Garlic

Green beans

Collard greens

Kale

Leeks

Lettuce, any type

Mushrooms

Okra

Onions

Parsley

Scallions

Spinach

Tomatoes

Watercress

Low-Sugar Fruità2 servings daily

Apples

Berries, all types

Grapefruit

Oranges

Peaches

Pears

Plums

Prickly pear cactus

Prunes

Red grapes

Probiotic Foods—2 servings daily

Yogurt, any type, including Greek-style, sugar free fruit flavored; plain and low-fate (6 oz container= 1 serving)

Kefir: similar to a drinking-style yogurt; great for making smoothies (1 cup= 1 serving)

Low-fat acidophilus mile (1 cup=1 serving)

Yakult (small 50 calorie bottle)

Breakstone LiveActive cottage cheese ( ½ cup= 1 serving)

Reduced salt miso dissolved in low-fat, low-sodium broth (1 tablespoon= 1 serving)

Tempeh

Sauerkraut

Kimchi

Friendly Fats: 1 to 2 tablespoons daily

Olive Oil

Flaxseed Oil

Condiments:

Allowed in Moderation: salsa, low-carb marinara sauce, lite soy sauce, low-carb ketchup, fat-free sour cream, low-fat, low sodium broth, Truvia, sugar free jams and jellies, cooking spray, fat-free cheeses (Parmesan), fat-free salad dressing, salt, pepper, vinegar, mustard, herbs and spices.

Cycle 1: Accelerate

On this Cycle you can eat unlimited protein—including meat, poultry, eggs and fish, as well as many vegetables. Limited carbohydrate intake by cutting out white bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, chocolate, biscuits, and sugary desserts and sweets. Fruit and fats are NOT banned!!

General Guidelines for Cycle 1:

Follow the Accelerate Cycle for 17 days. If you reach your weight loss goal, move on to cycle 4. If you have more weight to lose, go on to cycle

 2. Your diet will consist of lean proteins, vegetables, low sugar fruits, probiotic foods like yogurt, and good fats. Starchy food such as potatoes, legumes, brown rice, corn oatmeal are not permitted on this Cycle.

3.Remove skin from chicken or turkey prior to cooking or purchase skinless.

4.Eggs: You may eat up 10 two eggs a day. But stich to no more than four yolks per week.  Egg whites can be eaten without restriction. ( I highly recommend this)

5.Enjoy fresh vegetables and fruits as much as possible.  If you are eating frozen or canned items please be kind and moderate yourself. They must be unsweented.

6. Do not eat fruit after 2 pm. Fruit is a carb. Eating carbs earlier in your day will help fuel in your body and will improve your waste line.

7.AVOID alcohol and sugar in order to help your body cut toxins, and improve digestion and burn fat.

8. Adopt the habit of drinking green tea. It contains some caffeine but offers compounds that help burn fat.

9. Eat slowly and only until full; do not overload your stomach.

10. Drink eight 8 oz glasses of pure water a day.

11.Exercise at least 17 minutes a day. (walk on breaks)

What Lies Ahead?

Just give me...17 days

Cycle 1 (Accelerate): Length 17 days. To promote rapid weight loss by improving digestive health. It helps clear sugar from the blood to boost fat-burning and discourage fat storage.

Cycle 2 (Activate): Length 17 days. To reset metabolism through a strategy that involves increasing and decreasing caloric consumption to stimulate fat-burning and to help prevent plateaus.

Cycle 3 (Achieve): Length 17 days. To develop good eating habits through the re-introduce of additional food and move you closer to your goal weight.

Cycle 4 (Arrive): Ongoing. To keep your goal weight through a program of eating that lets you enjoy your favorite foods on weekends, while eating healthy during the week.

Review of Plan

•  The 17 Day diet is a rapid weight loss plan designed to produce satisfying, lasting weight loss.
• Most people can except to lose up to 10 to 18 lbs during the first cycle.
• The 17 Day diet works by improving digestive and metabolic health.
• There are 4 cycles that work together to help you reach your goal weight.

My Support System- My Mom's Journey

Everyone needs somebody:

Its truly important to have a support surrounding you. The first time I did the diet I had only my friend from my class. She did this already and she was able to help me with recipes and always gave me encouragement.

This time not only am I doing this diet but I'm having my mom join me. She needs to lose some weight and also learn how to eat correctly. I will be living with her for the next 4 months so this is huge in her journey. 

The more the merrier:

I let my brother, Brian, now what I have planned for my mom. He was so supportive and knows that this is something that she needs to do that he has committed to do it as well. Along with him I also have convinced his girl friend, Sammi, my best friend, Lec, and her mother, Maria, to join us in this adventure. 

Set a date:

Januray 27, 2013 + 17 days Cycle 1

My transformation

My transformation was slow but I can see the difference. I went from a size 14 to an 8 from July 2012 - November 2013. Then the holidays hit!!! I gained so much weight. I was a human garbage disposal. Along with the holidays I had some major life changing decisions to me. I just moved this week back home after seven years living in Arizona. I'm starting my journey all over again. My new goal is to lose the weight I gained over the holiday along with getting into a size 6. I have never been in a size 6 so this will be my Skinny Bitch party size!! 

My First 17 Days

So everyone has those fears of weighing themselves. Trust me I ran away from two things....#1 Girl Scouts #2 a scale. However, I'm not embarrassed to say that I was 190 lbs and a size 14. For a girl that is 5' foot even that is a huge problema!! 

I wrote in my calendar the day I started my diet and how much I weighed at the time. I counted out the first 17 days in the calendar so I knew when cycle 1 ended and 2 began. (will post cycle info in another post)

By the end of my first cycle I lost 15 lbs.  

Here are some before photos: 

 In Puerto Rico with my hot cousin. 1 week after I began my diet.

 May 2012

 Holy Boobie in March of 2012

 My Hot sister eating and not sharing...

Dang I was round...May 2012

After 17 days

My hair grew and my face clear up as well. 

Goals and Time Frame

Establishing Goals

When I began my weight loss journey back in July 2012 all  I wanted to be was a skinny bitch. Then I slapped my self I realized that I have never been skinny nor do I want to look super skinny. You can often hear me telling skinny bitches to eat a sandwich and I never would want to be that skinny. Then I began to think clearly and I knew a few things...#1 I wanted to get healthy #2 I wanted to wear my favorite jeans again.

Make a realistic goal!!

Lbs were never a huge concern of mine but rather size was. I was in the largest size I have ever been and had a bin full of clothes that were labeled as "When I lose weight". So I made it my mission to get into those jeans that I haven't wore in years.

Time Frame

Once you have established a goal/s for your self make sure you give your self a time frame when you want something done. This way you can keep your self accountable. I decided for my birthday (September) I wanted to be only 1 size smaller and 20 lbs lighter. This gave me 2 months to complete a sup goal.

My inspiration

The beginning 

Over a year and half ago I was a size 14 dying to be a size that was not in the double digits. I was sick and tired of being this girl stuck in this role of the "fat funny" friend category. Better yet or being told "Your sister is freaking hot" "Are you sure you are sisters?"

 After a while I no longer felt bad for my self I knew that if I want to see changes I had to start changing right away. I had a friend that gained all this weight during her pregnancy and after she gave birth she still ate like she was eating for two. She started this diet called the 17 day diet. Within a short time she lost the baby weight and all the extra weight she gained after. I would always ask her to borrow her book for the diet thinking to my self I would do it but she never brought the book and I never went to get it for my self.

My Sh@t I'm fat moment

Finally my sister and I went to Puerto Rico on vacation for 2 weeks. As she got to wear this sexy little two piece I was covered up. It was there I knew that next time I went on vacation to a tropical I too would wear that sexy two piece (well not really my boobs are way to big for all that).

Finally

After spending two weeks in Puerto Rico surrounded by beautiful women I decided to take an adventure and try to lose some weight. I came home and didn't wait for anyone to let me borrow a diet book I went out and bought one for my self The 17 Day Diet. I read the first few chapters and went grocery shopping. I had food that would last me up to two weeks.