I realized that I forgot to mention two major things that factor in to this "make over" phase in my life. I am a dedicated coffee drinker. That was one thing that I would always do in the morning- and it was very rare for me to skip a day. I have this adorable tasimo brewbot that makes whatever kind of coffee I want- even iced lattes and foams the milk! it's terrible because I do really love my coffee maker! (ha-ha) but to show how serious I am about this process, I unplugged my little piece of heaven and put it in the pantry- out of sight, out of mind. I replaced my brew bot with my hot pink blender and electric juicer. I am not going to rely on substances to pep me up for the day, no matter how much I enjoy them- I need to make sure I can do it myself.

Secondly- A very important thing about this process- I am not doing this alone! In-fact, if i were doing this all by myself, I would have failed already, or caved in and cheated and it is only day 2. Remember how I mentioned that I was getting Married??? well Bryan is also doing this process with me! He has a goal to lose 100 pounds before our wedding. Bryan has done a few weight loss programs before. Mostly dealing with the no carb, high protein diets. In the past, these diets were very straining on our relationship because I was a vegetarian. all he would eat were meats and cheeses and all I wanted were carbs (another thing that lead me to SO much weight gain). I was a vegetarian for a little over two years and would rely on carbs and soy to fill me up. Needless to say, that wasn't the healthiest way to go about things. I would get upset that bryan wouldn't share anything with me or try a bite of something I made for me because it had carbs or sugar. It was like we were living together, but living separate lives- we would be away all day at work and then not share meals together because I would refuse to eat meat and he didn't want to be around the food that he couldn't have. Strain doesn't even begin to describe the tension that was in our relationship. After Bryan met his goal and began to eat the way he used to, the gained weight quickly. He has done this two different times in our relationship and each time, I should have been more supportive especially because he is going through this process with me now.

I began introducing poultry and Fish back into my diet about a year and a half ago. I was hoping that this would help me loose weight because I wasn't relying on carbs as much anymore. This didn't work out so well. I would eat the worst kind of chicken for me and in the unhealthiest way. Now, I promise to enjoy chicken and turkey the right way.... and without bread and Mayo!

So now that Bryan and I are eating Some similar things and he is being so supportive of me during this process and standing by my side it's strengthening our relationship instead of tearing it apart. I can't wait to continue this new lifestyle together and see how much progress we make before our wedding day! :)