Its been quite some time since my last post.
I am one, YES, ONE, semester away from graduating with my RN and taking my NCLEX. Along this fun filled journey called nursing school, I gained some weight. No, not some, a lot. I was stress eating and eating the yummy fried potatoes and cheese sticks at clinicals and not working out. And for some odd reason, I was gaining weight.
I have decided to lose the weight once and for all, and to that end, I came up with a radical idea. I wasn't going to diet. What??? That's crazy.....how do you expect to lose weight if you don't diet? Its really actually quite simple, so simple in face, that it is ingenious. Instead of going on a diet for a few weeks and falling off as I inevitably do, I would simply change the way that I eat. Go grocery shopping with a plan. Pack lunches for work and clinicals this upcoming semester. Buy fruits and veggies, lean proteins. Reduce my carbs. Drink water vs. iced tea and diet soda.
Eating right is a key component of weight loss, but you also need to work out. Ugh, I know. It feels good after your done, but its hard to make yourself workout. Therefore, my husband and myself are holding each other accountable and we work out together. We have a routine...20 minutes on treadmill, 20 on the stationary bike. We have a game plan...3 days on, 1 day off to rest.
Thus far, this new way of life is paying off. In a week I am down 4.6lbs. I know as I keep going the weight loss will not be as dramatic and I am prepared for that. But what a way to kick it off!!!
Toodles
