NEW BEFORE & AFTERS

Thank you all!! On behalf of the academy, I would like to thank….J/K, but no really, thanks, it means a lot to see all the encouraging words of motivation on this site. It really helps me get through the journey.

1200 calories a day
**EXAMPLE:
Breakfast – weight control oatmeal
Mid morning snack – medium banana
Lunch – 4 oz grilled salmon with brown rice and cabbage
Mid afternoon snack – grapefruit
Dinner – 4oz grilled lean meat (chicken, fish, etc.) with asparagus and rice
(measuring my food made a huge difference and kept me in check – PORTION CONTROL GET TO KNOW IT)
Splenda instead of sugar
No soda, lots of water


Cardio 4 times a week for 45-60 minutes
Fast Jump rope 1 ½ hours per week
Hiking every other Sunday
**I do NOT eat my exercise calories, I just don’t. If I were hungry, of course then I would eat my allowance. If I was not hungry, then I just didn’t. It worked for me so that is what I am sticking to. Might not work for everyone though, our bodies are all different. I understand the “eating exercise calories” is a big debate but I know what worked for me.