Eat Right. Or Else…

Mess

{This is me annoyed about my weight}

Rachel

{This is Rachel and she’s here to help}

The frustration! For the past two months on my weight-loss journey, the number on my bathroom scale would not budge. Like, ever. Yep, every morning the scale would haunt me with the same three dreaded digits. And while I know my weight does not define me, well, it’s highly irritating to work so hard and not see any results, you know? After a zillion workouts, cutting back on wine (yes, WINE, the salvation for all mothers!) and avoiding carbs, I kept begging the question. “WHY?”

Well, The Universe answered — as she always does because she’s good like that. My friend John Mahoney of SocialMedia305 connected me Dietician Rachel Scherdin of Nutrients Lab and — BAM! — Rachel taught me some tricks two weeks ago and I’ve already lost 4 pounds. TAKE THAT, SCALE! Who’s your daddy now? Okay, I’m getting carried away like I always do in typical psycho fashion. My apologies.

So Rachel and I met for coffee where we discussed my eating habits and how to improve them. I learned that the work I put into the kitchen is just as important as the work I put into the gym. Plain and simple.

My biggest no-nos? I always skip breakfast, ingest far too much Splenda and questionable protein bars and never snack. I admitted to starving myself until lunch on most days which is seriously unhealthy (and counterproductive, really). Rachel also tells me that I need carbs — the good kind — in order to keep my energy and metabolism levels up. She also created a customized menu plan to lose 8 pounds (2 pounds per week) in order to reach my goal weight (pre kids). I know, brilliant. 

So if you’re curious about what foods you should be eating for a healthier lifestyle or feel stumped on your diet/weight-loss odyssey, I highly recommend meeting with Rachel. She can be reached online here or by calling/texting (585) 465-1285.

Get ready to lose — the good kind of losing, that is. And gain some energy while you’re at it, too. And guess what? I can still reach for that wine glass in moderation. Cheers to that.

 

9 Comments

  1. cristina
    July 23, 2014 / 10:05 pm

    Y Splenda?

  2. July 23, 2014 / 10:47 pm

    My pleasure Maria, YOU and Rachel both ROCK! (and thank you so much for the mention!!) We of course, #305LOVE making on to TheWordyGirl!!

  3. July 24, 2014 / 1:56 am

    The craziest thing about losing weight…is you gotta eat. lol. All my super skinny friends eat like crazy…their metabolisms are just crazy good…and to keep it working starving is a no no, you gotta eat. Who woulda thunk. lol

  4. customeraccess
    July 24, 2014 / 9:06 am

    Yes, Ria! I literally eat MORE now and am losing weight. MIND BLOWN.

  5. July 24, 2014 / 10:27 am

    I sooo have to get in shape soon, but definitely i can tell is all in the eating 😀

  6. Seba
    July 24, 2014 / 10:54 am

    You look great babe

  7. July 24, 2014 / 11:26 am

    Great post. I have always read that is all 90% what you eat and 10% what you exercise. so yes, eating the right food is the most important.. Good luck..and let us know how it goes 🙂

  8. July 24, 2014 / 1:57 pm

    You go girl!!! You are looking great. See your hot ass mañana! Xx

  9. Jillian Pumphrey
    July 28, 2014 / 3:54 pm

    Good luck I hope you post your progress!

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