Un-Supersize Me!

Well, okay I'm not that big, just the extra 15lbs that crept back onto me from the land of lost fat, that's why I hate saying that I lost it because it always seems to find it's way back! The reason for the "Supersize Me" comment is because what I am embarking on is kind of a reverse "Supersize Me" unlike the plan where the dude put on weight (I loved that documentary, if you haven't seen it yet I suggest you do it's a real eye opener!) I shall be making all efforts to lo... let's just say shed it! I have recently come across a book titled "The Eat-Clean Diet", now I don't like the term diet because it implies that this is only temporary, but the book is written by this incredibly hot fitness model, aged 50 her name is Tosca Reno, strange name, but incredibly buff beautiful lady. What I am going to be embarking on is following her guidelines to eating clean.

What does eating clean mean? You've probably heard this term in the gym or in fitness magazines, it's basically cutting all the junk out of your eating plan and eating just good, unprocessed food as it comes from nature. Now I'm not going to give myself a time limit because that would definitely come under the guidelines of a diet and I've done enough of them. From what I can ascertain from Tosca'a book is that you can, once you get used to it, eat like this for the rest of your life, so this is no get slim quick plan and then pile the pounds back on, I'm sure many of you know how that feels, I sure do!

Now, yesterday I mentioned that I am really keen on giving up sugar in my eating plan because it is absolutely a binge food for me, some things that I cannot control are:- chocolate, cakes (of any kind) candies, cookies, baked goods, yup I guess that would all under the sugar category! I know a lot of people that struggle with a certain binge food and it seems the people that have really had long term success are the people willing to cut it out of their life completely.

I have thought of this on so many occasions but it scares me! Why? For me sugar has been in my life since I was a little girl, I enjoy the taste of it the feeling it gives me, but the joyful moments are usually fleeting, the following moments of guilt, shame and nausea last a lot longer, because I can't just stop at one chunk of chocolate I have to eat the whole thing, which leads to many other things that end in absolute misery for me. So, I guess giving up sugar shouldn't be that scary for me, if I can avoid all those awful self destructive behaviours that always seem to accompany it.

I will be starting the "Eating -Clean" plan tomorrow as it does need a vast amount of good groceries of which I have none in my house right now, but today I going to eat three healthy meals and two small snacks. Tomorrow I will post my weight and measurements and a daily log of activity and every single morsal that I will be consuming on a daily basis. I would love for any one to join me on this journey, there are strength in numbers! Just remember before embarking on any change in diet or exercise routine please consult your doctor or health care professional to make sure you're good to go.

So, farewell for today I shall rejoin you tomorrow and we can get started on this whole "Eating-Clean" gig.

Bye for now and please say an extra prayer tonight for the people effected by the awful earthquake, they shall be in mine.