FREAKY FRIDAY

Ahhhhhhhhhh...this is nice. I am very content right now. No cravings. No negative thoughts. Pure peace. Thank you Jesus for your faithfulness this morning. I am grateful for Boot Camp. I went this morning at 6 am and not only did it jump start my day but my weekend as well!!! Mike works Friday and Saturday nights until 9 pm and that is the most tempting time to eat and veg out. I can't tell you how many times I would PREPARE for my binge eating festival on these lonely weekend nights. Carter goes to bed around 6:30 0r 7 so I would make sure to run by Winn Dixie around 5 so I could get his bath and supper done and then rock my angel softly to sleep. Then I would make my "weigh" to the fridge. I would pop open a nice bottle of red wine, make a plate of wheat thins, humus, cheese, carrots, more cheese, and an apple. Doesn't sound too bad does it? Well, the amounts of it I was eating WAS bad. Half a box of crackers later I was ready for the secret dark chocolate dove bar with another glass of red wine. OH SO GOOD. HEAVEN in fact. After all, I deserved it right? After a long hard week of working 4 part time jobs, being a full time mom, a full time wife, and running a very tight almost never messy household. I can not function in a mess so the house really is always clean and up to par. I take pride in my home. What four jobs?? 1-3 Massages a week, At Home Nanny 8 hours/week, Medical Sales Rep 10 hours a week, Juice Plus+ Sales Coordinator 5 hours/week. So anyways...back to Friday night. All of that hard work and now some LIZ time. AHHH feels SO GOOD. Yeah, so I am watching TV and escaping into my happy place. Tastes and feels so good. But now...it's 9:30, Mike walks in the door and I am ready to pass out fat and happy. Oops, I think I'm tipsy...and WOW i am really full. BED TIME with over roughly 2500 calories in my gut. NOT GOOD. Notice that all of my food choices were not half bad! They were actually good ones. Red wine and Dark Chocolate is good for the heart and FULL of anti-oxidants, wheat thins at least have some whole grains and aren't that bad, humus and carrots are good because they are raw vegetables full of vitamins, and low-fat cheese is good protein. But if you quadruple the serving sizes, eat past 7pm, and don't do any physical activity to help with digestion.......I mean what more do I have to say!! I was completely self-sabotaging and destroying any chance of weight loss. Living in denial and telling yourself, "Oh i eat pretty healthy and I'm pretty active" won't drop your numbers on the scale. YOU MUST FACE REALITY and follow the equation. Here it is... Eat Less+Move More=Burn Fat The "Eat Less" part is tricky because you can't just eat anything...you need to eat whole grains, raw fruits and vegetables, as well low fat, low calorie food, low carb and high fiber foods. Sorry to pitch a sale but it for your own good...consider adding Juice Plus to your diet to get 17 raw fruits and veggies to your diet. http://www.live-juiceplus.com/. In order for our bodies to function we need these nutrients. For $41.75/month you can add in this whole food nutrients. Signing off for now- Thanks for reading! I hope this encourages someone today! If it did, please leave a comment!! Liz