Getting Started

Last weekend we had a 80 degree Saturday in Los Angeles which made me realize, crap, bathing suit season is right around the corner! Motivation time.....

I got on the scale and weighed in at 145 (posting that on the internet....scary) which is about 20 pounds heavier than my 5'2" self should be. 

So here's the plan. DO IT TO IT....LOSE IT! Get back down to darn close to my high school weight. 

No fad diets, I need something that I am going to maintain through out the summer (hopefully longer). I hope the blog keeps me on track. I also want to find healthy recipes and options for dinning out which will make this sustainable. 

My 5 Rules :
1) Eat breakfast every day within an hour of waking up.
2) Eat often: 4-5 "small" meals per day (Each meal should be 200-300 cals)
3) Cut down on carbs at dinner and try to eliminate "bad carbs" from my diet
4) Portion control! Shrink my stomach....if it doesn't fit on a small plate I don't need it 
5) Allow myself a cheat meal each week- portion control is still important but eat what I want. 

Obviously I will be adding an exercise regimen as well. However, following the "rules" for me is much more important. I don't want to fall into the trap of "Well I went to the gym today so I can eat that." When you count your calories burned at the gym and compare it to food it is scary to find out how little cake you can eat for 30 minutes on the treadmill :(

 My goal, get to the gym 3 times a week for at least an hour