100 Days???

Ok so over a year ago I wrote this blog post with all kinds of momentum, and this is where is has stayed. I then wrote a The First 30 days on my other blog page & I never started the first 30 either, so here we are a year and some months later and I have done nothing to start these goals. I had put a crazy amount of expectations on myself and on day one felt like a complete failure. It was a well thought out plan but it wasn't a good plan for me. At the time my job varied from day to day and because of that it was hard to get a routine down. And this 100 day plan was a really structured plan that even though it was my idea, I wasn't actually prepared for it and failed almost instantly. At the time I wasn't able to meal prep and I worked late so I packed whatever I could find and got home only to rush around before bed. So I was quick to beat myself up about it and then decided to give myself grace and come up with a better, more manageable plan that will work for me with my life. If you know me then you know I've practically tried every weight loss known to man, from ww, keto, noom, beach body ect. and all though they help shed the pounds, as soon as I stopped or tried to add ”normal food back” BOOM weights back on. This is a constant struggle for me, I want to loose weight but I love food, I know Im not alone... So over the past few months I have found some amazing recipes and ideas that I will be trying and sharing. Ive thought about doing a weekly blog to stay accountable but that might be a stretch for me.

One thing that worked well for me was eating plant based/vegan. I ate this way for well over 3 months but when my jobs changed, so did my time and eating habits. So I have gone back to my old ways and I can tell a big difference in how I feel. Last night I was inspired with some vegan meals and Im like thats it, Im getting back on the plant based/vegan train, I love the food so I dont know why I stopped.

So basically I never limited my food intake just took out all the processed food, and dairy (I am vegetarian, so I already dont eat meat). I love veggies and fruits so this isnt normally a hard change for me, I JUST LOVE SNACKS!!! Now I have found some vegan breads and cheeses that I will still use but otherwise I plan to keep it real clean. I want to at the very least go for a walk at night after dinner if there is time, but I wont pressure that because some days Im absolutely exhausted.

Now I normally wouldn't put this out there but my starting weight is 161,8 and this is where it starts. This post is long overdo and has been sitting here making me feel guilty, so basically I am doing the darn thing, I have started and failed over and over again but I guess thats just life, Its full of failures but the important thing is to keep trying. This is probably a weird time to start this considering its September and all the holidays are coming but I think I should be ok, a cheat here and there is defiantly ok! I went to my dr & had some blood work done, which gave me some incite on how Ive been feeling and Ive been following dr orders for probably a month now and feel much better. Besides catching a cold recently I feel good and ready to start this challenge. They say it only takes 21 days to make or break a habit, so lets give it a go.

So for starters Im going to go through my cabinets, fridge and freezer to take a inventory of what I have, I refuse to throw stuff out so this will be a process of change. Once I see what I have, I will decide what healthy meals I can prep for the week. Until what I have already is gone, I may be eating randomness. I know this first week or two will be the hardest because change is hard and sometimes eliminating stuff from your body, even things that arent terrible, can make you feel icky. So let the journey begin....

I would love to have you do this with me even if its virtually, if you decide to join me on this weight loss journey, let me know!!! As always thanks for reading

xoxo

Nikki 💋