When I met with Gina, the nutritionist for Mels Meals, I knew that I had my work cut out for me with this 21 Day Challenge. I am a trainer so I do know that nutrition is 80% of it all and if you want to look lean and cut you have to eat lean and workout. However, I am also the trainer who concentrates more on What your body can do rather than what your body looks like. I love chocolate. Oh, and wine. Dinner out with friends is very common. Weekend splurges on the couch watching 24 is a must. I occasionally walk over to Whole Foods and indulge in Peanut butter malt balls. Okay, more than occasionally! What I am saying is that I don't necessarily watch my nutrition. Before May 15th - 2 overuse injuries that have been stubborn and have stopped me from doing Cardio and intense weight lifting - I could eat anything I wanted. Well, almost. I have never had a six-pack, nor ever had the discipline to do so. Yes, it's always been a dream of mine to be ripped, but I love to eat. Now that I am not working out like I use to I have definitely seen changes to my body due to inactivity.....and that's all I will say.
Gina questioned me like an RD would and 45 minutes later I walked out of the consultation saying really bad words. Hey, I am honest! I was like, #@$%^, I do eat a lot...and @#$%^ that's why my body is changing. All of a sudden the light came on. I kinda liked it a bit dim.
So now that my meals are proportioned out for me and the calories are restricted enough for a 5lb loss, yesterday I understood that I do really eat too much! Again, I didn't want to see the light...but I am a trainer...and I guess it was time.
Wow! I never really was hungry. I was satisfied. I am a creature of habit so all the variety of choices definitely provided my taste buds with satiation. At dinner I wanted dessert so bad. Habit...and I sat there for a good 10 minutes trying to figure out how I would get dessert. Hey, I'm just being honest. But then I realized that I didn't need it and it was 8:30pm. Chelsea, you don't need those calories at 8:30!
So having my meals already prepared for me and the calories proportioned out is really making a difference. I think my biggest challenge will be the 4 birthday parties I have this weekend. But I am looking forward to making it work.
Who knew I would allow rational thinking cure the malt ball craving......
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