Here we go!

Tomorrow is my big re-start! I will weigh in and if I remember, I'll take pictures. I'm sure I'll forget to do both since mornings are all about getting the boys ready for the day...diapers changed, clothes changed, breakfast, sippys, etc. But I will try to remember! =)

I'm actually really excited. My in-laws are going on the South Beach diet - one they've had tremendous success with in the past. I plan to incorporate this largely into my new plan as well. I will still have the usual breakfast(toast or cereal) and lunches (PB&J or other type of sandwich with a fruit and yogurt) I normally make for the boys - but all my snacks, desserts and evening meals will be based on the South Beach Diet.

I've already planned out the evening meal menu for the week. I'll post any really good recipes I come across. This week we'll have salmon with mixed veggies, grilled tuna with balsamic tomato and mozzarella salad, grilled chicken with grilled veggies, white chicken chili and lastly, center cut boneless pork loin with roasted veggies. Doesn't it all sound so yummy! I'm really excited to try these new recipes. It's a good thing I don't have a lot of edits to do for my job this week...a lighter work load will give me a bit more time to find the kitchen again!

More than the idea of a diet, I'm just really really excited about eating healthy foods again. I really miss the energy and health I feel from eating fresh and natural foods. I really aim to cut WAY down on snacks and sweets. I am still nursing quite a bit, so I know that some healthy snacks will be a must between meals - otherwise I get light headed and feel quite queasy - but I hope to make wiser snack choices.

The one thing I will not be cutting down yet is my coffee. I know I should cut down my caffeine intake - but I drink so much of it - a sudden cut would only result in a horrible headache and exhaustion. Two things that make handling the boys quite a challenge! I will consider gradually dropping my "dosage", but for now, I'm going to focus more on cutting out the sweets and unhealthy snacks.

In terms of exercise...I still haven't come up with a great plan. This will take a bit more organizing. I will dedicate a post on that soon.

So, here are my goals for the week:

Week 1 Goals:
Weigh in and take beginning pics
Eat breakfast - toast or healthy cereal
Eat reasonable lunch - sandwich, fruit and yogurt
Eat only healthy, very small snacks when needed
Cut sweets - only allowing myself sugar free gelatin this first week
Drink more water
Figure out an exercise regiment

Alrighty! More later!!