OK here we are again....the night before I weigh in after another grueling three days of the Military Diet! Just Kidding - This second week has actually been much better than I expected! It was not as difficult this week, maybe that is because I know better what to expect this time - either way this week has been much easier but still not much fun except for the ice cream at dinner each night! :)
My results for last week ended up being a total of 6 pounds lost during my three days on the diet. For the next four days I did not go crazy but I did eat what I wanted. I had pizza twice, chicken wings, Mexican and a margarita or three. ;) When I weighed on Monday I had surprisingly not gained anything back!
For this week I decided I am not going to weigh myself until after my final day which means I will weigh tomorrow morning! I do not expect to lose another six pounds this week which is one reason I decided to hold off on weighing until my three days were completed, I know myself well enough to know that if I saw two pounds a day last week and none or one this week I would probably be more likely to cheat and eat an extra scoop of ice cream with dinner haha!
I feel like the first week may have been a lot of water weight and this week could be more of a true weight loss so I am guessing maybe half of last week is what I will see for my results this week.
I guess I will find out in the morning!
Tomorrow is Valentines Day so I am sure I will be snacking on a few sweet treats at least I can do so knowing I ate good for at least three days this week haha!
Happy Valentines Eve!
xoxo,
Faith
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2.13.2013
2.06.2013
Faith vs the Fork
In the last three days I have definitely learned that it is amazing what food can tell you about yourself...Physically and Emotionally!
I ran across this article last week about a diet: How to Lose Up To 10 Pounds in 3 Days on the 3 Day Diet (Three Day Military Diet) of course after reading the article I did a google search and then went straight to instagram (#militarydiet) to see if people were really seeing results. Much to my surprise, they were! From everything I have read it seems at though most people seem to lose around 6-7lbs in the three days but I am sure that if you were to stick to the diet 100% and exercise it would be possible to drop ten in three days. (most seemed to gain 1 or 2 pounds back in the next four days.
Another great site is http://themilitarydiet.com/
This is a very strict diet that tells you exactly what to eat three times a day for three days and then you can continue your normal diet for the next four days until it is time to start the three day diet again. I read through the menu and other than cottage cheese everything seemed to look like foods that I could deal with for three days, so once I found out that (it is not recommended) it is possible to "substitute" foods then I decided it was going to be game on! "Faith vs the Fork"
My new adventure started Monday morning and I just finished my last of the three days tonight...it was extremely hard but I made it!
Opposite of what I thought would happen, Monday was the easiest to me -maybe because I was excited for the new challenge or maybe because I was able to have two sugar free red bulls before dinner haha but either way this day proved to be by far my easiest. Each night with dinner you get ice cream and I remember after dinner on day one thinking that I was so full I could not eat my ice cream and that this diet was going to be a piece of cake if everyday left my belly this satisfied....like I said, this was day one - day two and day three were definitely not a piece of cake!
Day two definitely consisted of less food (around 900 calories) and the lunch (cheese, egg, and crackers) is what I would consider a snack which is exactly what I felt that I had eaten....just a snack that had to hold me over until time for dinner!
Day three has definitely been the kicker.... today consisted of less than 700 calories and my body could feel it...I felt more lethargic than the other days and not satisfied at all with any of the meals other than the ice cream with dinner! :) However, the satisfaction that came with my last bite of dinner tonight knowing that "I beat the fork" was definitely more satisfaction than any cheeseburger in the world could have given me at that moment!
So whats next? I plan to pick my calories back up over the next four days, I am not going to overindulge and eat everything in sight but if I want a cookie or a salad (I have been craving cesar salad since day one!) I am going to have it , knowing that on Monday I will be back on the military diet wagon! I plan to do this until I am five pounds less than my goal weight....for example, If I want to lose 20lbs and I lose six pounds per week and gain back one during my four days off of the diet that means I really am losing five pounds that week when it's all said and done so I will continue this diet for five weeks (week one down yay!!!) until I lose 25lbs (the extra week/5lb loss is so that I can have a little extra wiggle room after such a strict diet for this many weeks) at which point I will stop with the Monday - Wednesday plan and focus on maintaining my weight and becoming healthier by drinking less soft drinks, WAY more water, eating less fast food...etc...All of the stuff I should be doing anyway to avoid having to "diet"!! :)
As I said in the beginning it is amazing what food can tell you about yourself...this diet has helped me to better understand how important food and proper nutrition are to my health and how much it really does effect me physically and emotionally.
I learned that I actually don't have to drink a soft drink or sweet tea to survive....water really will work in keeping me alive - who would have ever guessed it?! haha
I also learned with every meal except for dinner on day one and day two (those days were fine) after eating I felt full but not satisfied -meaning I knew I did not need anything else, my "hunger needs" had been met but mentally I could not believe that such a small portions could have done that. Contrary to how I may have felt at some moments while eating tuna, eggs, or bananas....I did not starve to death and even better -I have lost 4.2lbs as of this morning - tomorrow morning will be the final verdict of what I lost throughout my first three days! I will try to keep posting the results - and if you try this diet let me know...accountability is always a great thing! :)
"If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you."
My Military Diet "photo journal" on Instagram:
xoxo,
Faith
I ran across this article last week about a diet: How to Lose Up To 10 Pounds in 3 Days on the 3 Day Diet (Three Day Military Diet) of course after reading the article I did a google search and then went straight to instagram (#militarydiet) to see if people were really seeing results. Much to my surprise, they were! From everything I have read it seems at though most people seem to lose around 6-7lbs in the three days but I am sure that if you were to stick to the diet 100% and exercise it would be possible to drop ten in three days. (most seemed to gain 1 or 2 pounds back in the next four days.
Another great site is http://themilitarydiet.com/
This is a very strict diet that tells you exactly what to eat three times a day for three days and then you can continue your normal diet for the next four days until it is time to start the three day diet again. I read through the menu and other than cottage cheese everything seemed to look like foods that I could deal with for three days, so once I found out that (it is not recommended) it is possible to "substitute" foods then I decided it was going to be game on! "Faith vs the Fork"
My new adventure started Monday morning and I just finished my last of the three days tonight...it was extremely hard but I made it!
Opposite of what I thought would happen, Monday was the easiest to me -maybe because I was excited for the new challenge or maybe because I was able to have two sugar free red bulls before dinner haha but either way this day proved to be by far my easiest. Each night with dinner you get ice cream and I remember after dinner on day one thinking that I was so full I could not eat my ice cream and that this diet was going to be a piece of cake if everyday left my belly this satisfied....like I said, this was day one - day two and day three were definitely not a piece of cake!
Day two definitely consisted of less food (around 900 calories) and the lunch (cheese, egg, and crackers) is what I would consider a snack which is exactly what I felt that I had eaten....just a snack that had to hold me over until time for dinner!
Day three has definitely been the kicker.... today consisted of less than 700 calories and my body could feel it...I felt more lethargic than the other days and not satisfied at all with any of the meals other than the ice cream with dinner! :) However, the satisfaction that came with my last bite of dinner tonight knowing that "I beat the fork" was definitely more satisfaction than any cheeseburger in the world could have given me at that moment!
So whats next? I plan to pick my calories back up over the next four days, I am not going to overindulge and eat everything in sight but if I want a cookie or a salad (I have been craving cesar salad since day one!) I am going to have it , knowing that on Monday I will be back on the military diet wagon! I plan to do this until I am five pounds less than my goal weight....for example, If I want to lose 20lbs and I lose six pounds per week and gain back one during my four days off of the diet that means I really am losing five pounds that week when it's all said and done so I will continue this diet for five weeks (week one down yay!!!) until I lose 25lbs (the extra week/5lb loss is so that I can have a little extra wiggle room after such a strict diet for this many weeks) at which point I will stop with the Monday - Wednesday plan and focus on maintaining my weight and becoming healthier by drinking less soft drinks, WAY more water, eating less fast food...etc...All of the stuff I should be doing anyway to avoid having to "diet"!! :)
As I said in the beginning it is amazing what food can tell you about yourself...this diet has helped me to better understand how important food and proper nutrition are to my health and how much it really does effect me physically and emotionally.
I learned that I actually don't have to drink a soft drink or sweet tea to survive....water really will work in keeping me alive - who would have ever guessed it?! haha
I also learned with every meal except for dinner on day one and day two (those days were fine) after eating I felt full but not satisfied -meaning I knew I did not need anything else, my "hunger needs" had been met but mentally I could not believe that such a small portions could have done that. Contrary to how I may have felt at some moments while eating tuna, eggs, or bananas....I did not starve to death and even better -I have lost 4.2lbs as of this morning - tomorrow morning will be the final verdict of what I lost throughout my first three days! I will try to keep posting the results - and if you try this diet let me know...accountability is always a great thing! :)
"If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you."
My Military Diet "photo journal" on Instagram:
xoxo,
Faith
11.28.2012
Embarrassing Bravery
A friend sent me a text this week telling me to check out a
video clip that he had found to be inspirational and thought that I would also
enjoy it….it sure is great to have friends who know me so well-this short video
clip was just the inspiration I needed!
You can view the video below but to sum it up it is a clip from the movie We Bought a Zoo (which I must see now!) where a man giving advice regarding a little boys love life but the words he says can be used in every other aspect of life as well. He tells this kid that “20 seconds of insane courage, 20 seconds of embarrassing bravery will always lead to something good”.
This got me thinking…he was right – as embarrassing as something may feel, in the end something good will come out of it. Maybe not right that moment but if we look back at all of the times we took advantage of those “20 second courageous moments” we will be able to see how those 20 seconds got us to where we are. We can also see how not using these 20 seconds to our full advantage regardless of how silly we may feel at the time will in some way down the road, also impact our life.
So this is my 30th birthday gift to myself - I am going to work on allowing my true feelings to be expressed and I will do so with the understanding that I may look back and be so thankful that I did that or I may look back and laugh at how silly I sounded but either way I will be able to look back and know that I used many more of the “20 seconds of insane courage and 20 seconds of embarrassing bravery” the next 30 years of my life than I did in the first!
xoxo,
You can view the video below but to sum it up it is a clip from the movie We Bought a Zoo (which I must see now!) where a man giving advice regarding a little boys love life but the words he says can be used in every other aspect of life as well. He tells this kid that “20 seconds of insane courage, 20 seconds of embarrassing bravery will always lead to something good”.
This got me thinking…he was right – as embarrassing as something may feel, in the end something good will come out of it. Maybe not right that moment but if we look back at all of the times we took advantage of those “20 second courageous moments” we will be able to see how those 20 seconds got us to where we are. We can also see how not using these 20 seconds to our full advantage regardless of how silly we may feel at the time will in some way down the road, also impact our life.
We have all heard the Eleanor Roosevelt quote, “Do one thing
every day that scares you.” to me that has always meant I should drive a few
miles over the speed limit, go skydiving, swim with the sharks….things along
those lines. However, this quote found new meaning with me about two months ago
when I had a customer at my desk. We were finishing his paperwork up and just
as I always do I asked him was there anything else I could help him with – he at
first said no and that he was all taken care of and then he picked up my card
read my name and said, “Faith. Faith, you are very pretty.” I said “Thanks!” as I blushed and as he
nervously stammered around to pick up his car keys and papers and it hit me –
this is what Eleanor Roosevelt was talking about. It was very apparent this man
was not just throwing out some line – he was doing his one thing for the day
that scared him. Even though it was apparent he felt as if he had just realized
he had left the house without any clothes on – He got it – he understood what “embarrassing
bravery” is all about.
Believe it or not, for as much as I love to talk and write – I am
not one that is good at taking advantage of my “20 seconds” in real life
situations. I thought that I was good at hiding this until tonight when talking
to my mama and she pointed out the fact that I never talk about stuff, instead
I write out my thoughts and email them to whoever they need to go to or I post
a blog but it is very rare, even in these instances that I don’t talk using
metaphors. I always seem to think of an example to express how I am feeling but
never just say, ok – this is what is happening in my life and this is how I
feel. Hmmmmm mamas always have us figured out huh?!
To me, words are one of the most powerful tools that we have in our
daily life which is why I am so careful when choosing mine and so careful that
I don’t say the same old things to everyone on the occasions when I do choose
to reveal my thoughts. As careful, (or scared) as I am with my words this year
has definitely not helped to calm any hesitations – saying “yes” to a marriage
proposal, something I always thought I would only do one time in my life and
then having to later go back and say, “no” has almost made me so that I am even
afraid to write (as you can tell from my scarce postings) because I am worried
what if I change my mind about what I said or how I feel. This is why my friend
sending me this video clip was so enlightening to me – between that, the man from my office and my 30th
birthday quickly approaching I am going to TRY to “drop my guard” so to speak.
I tried this today and it felt really good - I text a friend that I will be
seeing soon that I was actually looking forward to seeing them – I know this
sounds silly but for anyone who knows me well, you know I am going at saying, “You
too!”, “Ditto”, “OK”, “Uh huh”….etc. but I am not good at initiating those nice,
simple, little comments because I don’t want you to not reciprocate and me
stand there feeling embarrassed and because I do not want you to think I just
say that to anyone. Baby steps people!
I am by no means saying I think that everyone should just feed me
compliments constantly and I will be the happiest girl on earth – even that
makes me squirm – how do I know you are as careful with your words as I am and
I am not the tenth person you have given that same compliment to that day?
I don’t know this, just like I am realizing that I don’t know right now
how I will feel tomorrow but I am slowly but surely grasping on to the fact
that it is ok to “mess up” because chances are whether I am telling someone
something or trying to believe in the sincerity of what a person is telling me,
I will more than likely look back and realize that it wasn’t a “mess up” at all.So this is my 30th birthday gift to myself - I am going to work on allowing my true feelings to be expressed and I will do so with the understanding that I may look back and be so thankful that I did that or I may look back and laugh at how silly I sounded but either way I will be able to look back and know that I used many more of the “20 seconds of insane courage and 20 seconds of embarrassing bravery” the next 30 years of my life than I did in the first!
xoxo,
Faith
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