I am very happy to announce that I reached my ideal weight: 125.
I lost a total of 52 pounds. 42 of those pounds were lost from June 2012.
I went from a size 12/13 to a size 5!
I went from a size 12/13 to a size 5!
And boy, does it show. I feel like a completely new person! I am still having a hard time processing the number on the scale. It feels so surreal, simply because I have been battling with weight since as long as I can remember. I am so used to feeling fat.
Me, at 177 pounds, roughly. July 2011.
The Progress....
(First 10 pounds lost!)
(34 pounds lighter)
See the difference!
See the difference!
Final Goal Reached: 125!
(This picture was taken 10/11/12)
"The Secret"
I have been getting a lot of emails asking what I am doing that is making me lose weight. I am glad that I have become somewhat of an inspiration to some of you. I've been there. Losing weight doesn't have to be hard. Honestly, if I can do it, you can, too! It just really takes the right mind set.
Even though I was on the "Bouari Diet," and I know that there aren't many clinics (YET) across the country. I will share what I eat pretty much on a daily basis. I can tell you that I do NOT eat any dairy, carbs, processed foods, cookies and cake.
Breakfast:
I have two whole eggs cooked with olive oil cooking spray, topped with salsa and a piece of fruit like a plum, apple, grapefruit or an orange.
I keep certain fruits limited like bananas, grapes, watermelon, kiwi, pineapple because these fruits have high sugar and glycemic indexes.
A healthier option would be to use egg whites instead of whole eggs. But honestly, I do not like them. LOL.
OR
I will have a cup of almond milk, organic and unsweetened, with a piece of fruit.
Snacks (2-3 snacks per day):
A serving of a fruit: Apple, Apricot, Blackberries, Blueberries, Cantaloupe, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime, Mango, Orange, Peach, Pear, Plums, Pommelo, Raspberries, Strawberries or Tangerine.
OR
A serving of vegetable (salad): Very limited on carrots and starchy vegetables like potatoes, corn and peas. Broccoli, Green Beans, any kind of lettuce and herb, cucumbers, onions, bell peppers (all colors), asparagus, okra, tomatoes.
Lunch/ Dinner:
For lunch and dinner, I usually either have chicken, shrimp or top sirloin with green veggies like broccoli or green beans. However, the portion size of your meat should be no more than a deck of cards. With chicken breast, I just season the heck out of it and bake it. Since we don't have a grill, I pan cook my top sirloin with olive oil and I add onions and mushrooms seasoned with Italian seasoning and red pepper. Delicious.
Oh, and I only drink WATER. WATER. WATER. Lots of it. Sometimes, since I am OFF the diet, I will indulge in a diet coke if we go out to eat. I do like that "carbonation" every now and then. But I only have 1 glass. I do not refill the cup with soda, I refill it with water instead. You can have BLACK coffee with stevia....but luckily I am not a coffee fan. You can also have Vitamin Water Zero and Crystal Light Pure.
And that's it! LOL. That's my big secret. The Bouari diet includes products that makes it much easier to wean off carbs and other sugary products. If you can slowly wean yourself off of carbs, the pounds will drop! And you really don't need dairy in your diet. You get plenty of nutrition from lean meats, fruits and veggies.
Now I can understand that what worked for ME, may not work for YOU. But I can tell you that this DOES work. I have tried pretty much everything and this one was the only one that produced any kind of result. I lost weight on weight watchers, but I gained it back plus more.
If you have any other questions, comment away! :)
(This picture was taken 10/11/12)
"The Secret"
I have been getting a lot of emails asking what I am doing that is making me lose weight. I am glad that I have become somewhat of an inspiration to some of you. I've been there. Losing weight doesn't have to be hard. Honestly, if I can do it, you can, too! It just really takes the right mind set.
Even though I was on the "Bouari Diet," and I know that there aren't many clinics (YET) across the country. I will share what I eat pretty much on a daily basis. I can tell you that I do NOT eat any dairy, carbs, processed foods, cookies and cake.
Breakfast:
I have two whole eggs cooked with olive oil cooking spray, topped with salsa and a piece of fruit like a plum, apple, grapefruit or an orange.
I keep certain fruits limited like bananas, grapes, watermelon, kiwi, pineapple because these fruits have high sugar and glycemic indexes.
A healthier option would be to use egg whites instead of whole eggs. But honestly, I do not like them. LOL.
OR
I will have a cup of almond milk, organic and unsweetened, with a piece of fruit.
Snacks (2-3 snacks per day):
A serving of a fruit: Apple, Apricot, Blackberries, Blueberries, Cantaloupe, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime, Mango, Orange, Peach, Pear, Plums, Pommelo, Raspberries, Strawberries or Tangerine.
OR
A serving of vegetable (salad): Very limited on carrots and starchy vegetables like potatoes, corn and peas. Broccoli, Green Beans, any kind of lettuce and herb, cucumbers, onions, bell peppers (all colors), asparagus, okra, tomatoes.
Lunch/ Dinner:
For lunch and dinner, I usually either have chicken, shrimp or top sirloin with green veggies like broccoli or green beans. However, the portion size of your meat should be no more than a deck of cards. With chicken breast, I just season the heck out of it and bake it. Since we don't have a grill, I pan cook my top sirloin with olive oil and I add onions and mushrooms seasoned with Italian seasoning and red pepper. Delicious.
Oh, and I only drink WATER. WATER. WATER. Lots of it. Sometimes, since I am OFF the diet, I will indulge in a diet coke if we go out to eat. I do like that "carbonation" every now and then. But I only have 1 glass. I do not refill the cup with soda, I refill it with water instead. You can have BLACK coffee with stevia....but luckily I am not a coffee fan. You can also have Vitamin Water Zero and Crystal Light Pure.
And that's it! LOL. That's my big secret. The Bouari diet includes products that makes it much easier to wean off carbs and other sugary products. If you can slowly wean yourself off of carbs, the pounds will drop! And you really don't need dairy in your diet. You get plenty of nutrition from lean meats, fruits and veggies.
Now I can understand that what worked for ME, may not work for YOU. But I can tell you that this DOES work. I have tried pretty much everything and this one was the only one that produced any kind of result. I lost weight on weight watchers, but I gained it back plus more.
If you have any other questions, comment away! :)
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