Day 1

Well today is Sunday and in my opinion the best way to kick off a week to a dedicated routine.

Start your morning by eating a banana and a half cup of oatmeal (cooked with water.) To flavor it, slice the bananas inside, put a cap full of vanilla extract (non alchohol from trader joes) and a tbsp of honey.
If this is not sweet enough for you then sorry that's the way it is. The most important part of success is retraining your pallet. Life is not about over indulging your taste buds for every meal of the day. Appreciate food in its natural way and learn to love every different foods natural flavor.

If you havent had your coffee yet I say do so! I have always drank coffee through this whole thing. Some diets say stay away from it, if anything I think it helped me. It gave me energy to stay off my butt, its a natural body stimulant, and as long as you drink plenty of water all day to neutralize yourself, coffee is an important part of the day. Now here is the hard part, im not talking about flavored coffee, such as starbucks lattes every morning. If you are going to have a filling breakfast such as the one I suggested today, stay away from the milk, the fat, the carbs and the sugar. Get a black coffee, make sure you are using an organic coffee if possible, and sweeten with Agave or honey. It will be hard but soon you will retrain your pallet to really enjoy the natural coffee flavor. I now drink it with no sweetener at all!

Okay so after spending time with the family on this beautiful Sunday morning, and after church or whatever your Sunday routine is, it is now time for some exercise. Go on a half mile walk. You must, there is no easy way to loose weight and it is definitely not going to happen if you DONT USE YOUR HEART. Even just a fast paced walk on the beach, down the block, or around a track will make a HUGE difference in your battle. Keep your eye on the prize, use your heart and do this. Make it fun, make it pretty scenery and if you are the type of person who needs to be with someone constantly, take this time to gather your thoughts, figure out where you stand mentally at this point in the game. Quiet time is important in this strive.

Now lunch...hmmmm... Well you know what they say "for breakfast eat like a king, for lunch eat like a prince, for dinner eat like a pauper." Whoever "they" were, they were most likely in shape. People make all of Sunday an excuse to eat and eat and eat. Sunday comes every single week, its really not that big a deal when it comes to food. Make your Sunday routine with your family that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Have a big one! Lunch should be light:
Make a salad, add tomato, avocado, tuna, make your own dressing with olive oil and salt and pepper. You can even simmer a soup with a chicken broth or vegetable broth and add chicken breasts and your favorite vegetables for a family lunch. Get creative! No more carbs for the day!

In between this you must get yourself a large water bottle from the store. Make sure that you are buying them often, dont leave them in the sun and drink 2 a day. (the 4 servings of 8 fluid oz. water bottles) You need to have this by your side as if it were a lifeline. Water cleanses your body, it gets RID of water weight because your body wont be holding onto it in survival mode, and not to mention your skin will literally glow!

Okay so dinner is coming up. You dont always have to eat what your kids are eating and vise versa. Kids need to grow, they have totally different nutritional needs than we adults do. Make them a filling comfort food on Sunday, but make ONLY enough for them so you cant have any yourself. Also keep in mind child obesity, dont order a pizza for them that is NOT what I am saying.
For yourself and include your spouse if possible, slice up some cucumbers and serve with an organic humus. Roll up some turkey "wraps" no not with tortilla. Get high quality turkey sliced and stuff with chopped tomatos and an organic light cream cheese. Remember portion control, eat slowly stop at the first moment of feeling full.
For dessert, because I know this craving so well I love the sugar free pudding and top with a little whip cream but do this before 7:00.

Watch a movie with your family, spend some time with your special person and go to sleep early. The reason being, if you are asleep you wont late night snack.....

Hope this helps!!!!!
Jackie J :)