Week 1 Grocery List

Frozen Broccoli x 2                       $ 1.25 ea 3.00
Frozen Yellow Squash                   $ 1.25
Frozen Spinach                             $ 1.25
Baby Carrots                                 $ 3.49
Gal Green Tea                               $ 2.99
Rainbow Variety Pepper Pack         $ 3.99
Quick Oatmeal                              $ 2.00
Canned Black Beans x 2                $ .87 ea 1.74
Natural Brown Rice                        $ 1.99
Fat Free Fajitas                             $ 2.99
Special K Chocolate Bars              $ 4.99
Yoplait Fat Free Yogurt x               $ 5.80 ea 4.00
Blueberrys 1/2 PT                         $ 2.99
Bag Fresh Spinach                        $ 3.99
Shredded Reduced Fat Cheddar     $ 2.29
Romaine Hearts                            $ 3.99
Pico de Gayo                               $ 3.99
Vine Tomatoes                             $ 4.22
Green Squash                              $ 3.20


Grand Total After Tax                   $57.65



WHY ARE HEALTHY FOODS MORE EXPENSIVE THEN CRAPPY FOODS!!!!!!???? I guess we are all kind of doomed as a society if the deliciously-nasty, fattening foods are cheaper. I wouldn't have such a hard time getting this stuff if I didn't have a $1.69 bag of Lays Sour Cream and Onion chips starring me in the face!

Veggie Tacos

RECIPE: Veggie Tacos (Lunch)

1/2 cup black beans

1 handful of fresh spinach (tear into smaller pieces)

1 pepper ( I used an orange pepper)

1/3 cup pico de gayo

1/2 small white onion

1/3 cup chopped mushrooms of any variety

3 reduced fat or fat free tortillas (whole grain is great too!)

Add the pepper, onion and mushrooms to a skillet and cook on medium-high temperature for about three minutes, add 1/4 cup water to the hot skillet and cover and turn down to medium heat (season as desired I used a pinch of salt and pepper and a sprinkle of garlic powder. Once the veggies are tender add the black beans in ( they should already be cooked but this will warm them up) Stir mixture around for another minute. Distribute the mixture to the 3 small soft tortillas evenly. Add the pico de gayo on top with the spinach and enjoy! Delicious, quick and easy lunch!

I had a glass of diet green tea with this meal and the entire thing rounded out to be about 500 calories and 10 grams of fat!

Day 1 New Beginnings

I love myself, I love myself, I love myself. I have always struggled with my weight, trying countless diet plans, pills and delivered meals. It is so discouraging for someone with my body chemistry to have such difficulty losing weight. I am very curvy, I always have been... often friends and even strangers have commented on my drastic curves and telling me I am beautiful. I always accept those compliments, they are nice to hear but that is not how I feel about myself, I haven't for many years. Sure, I can put on a very flattering dress or outfit and feel on top of the world for a day or night, that feeling is instantaneous and does not last. When I take those close off is when I struggle to look at myself in the mirror. I should love myself, there are fleeting moments when I do but I want that moment to last.

I have decided to buckle down, more than ever to make a dramatic change. I am now out of college with a sort of sucky part-time job which leaves plenty of time for me to work out, eat right and continue my search for a better job. I am not only after a better body but a better lifestyle, one that is active and goal oriented. I have always gone after my goals but there has always been something there to distract me or make me stray...but NO MORE.

If any women who are shaped like me or have the troubles I do with losing weight and they happen to come across this blog, I sincerely hope it helps. Revealing personal things like this is tough but I need to keep a daily blog so that I can monitor my own progress and force myself to keep going and if I can help someone else in the process then I am happy as a clam.

This blog is not going to be all serious, I am actually a funny person when I want to be. Here are some of the things this blog will include....


      - My weekly shopping lists and the cost
      - Videos with my thoughts and feelings about the process
      - My daily workouts
      - Recipes I have tried
      - My changing stats (Measurements and weight *** lets hope for success***)


As of now I weigh 218 lbs, this is extremely hard for me to admit publicly because I use to be around 160.


My Measurements (inches)

Waist- 28
Hips- 48
Arms- 13
Thighs- 28
Calves- 16
Bust- 38

Wish me luck everyone! I will be posting a video shortly along with a few photos from day one. Happy dieting (lets be honest its not that happy, but I hope to be soon.)