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I am so happy that I have been doing so well on my low carb diet. I have been cutting down my carb intake by half. Today on day three was the first time i ate bread. I had a 9 Grain oat bread with black forest ham, little cheddar cheese, Spinach, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Black olives, and lite mayo. It was very delicious. For lunch today I had a spinach salad with almonds, strawberries, with balsamic vinaigrette. A grilled chicken breast with a small amount of prego sauce and sprinkling of Parmesan Cheese. I have been doing really well on drinking water too. I have had 4 20oz. bottle of water today! I don't remember the last time I actually drinked that much. My Goal is to stay positive and keeping up the momento. My new favorite snack is carrots and peanut butter. The peanut butter doesn't have alot of carbs and has lots of protein in it. :) I love looking at motivational quotes because i always look back and read them if im not feeling really active and don't want to do anything. So here is some motivational quotes for you! Enjoy!!

HIKING!!

Today I went to High Cliff State Park with my favorite walking buddy Sammi. This was both of ours first time going. I was very excited because it was so beautiful outside. So we went on three different trails around the northern tip of Lake Winnebago. So gorgeous and such a workout, i was sweating by the time we got done. I absolutely loved going there today and I will definitely plan on going back soon and often.

New Challenge

I know I haven't written on here before but three years ago I was diagnosed with PCOS or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. It's an imbalance of the women s sex hormones. I found out I had it when i had a series of test done because i wasn't getting my period. After i found out i started a prescription of metaformin that was supposed to help my insulin resistance and help regulate my period along side my birth control. After a year i stopped taking both but didn't have any problems with my periods until this past year when i didn't get it since October. I know i have gain alot weight this past year and i know that is likely the reason why my period have become irregular again. Tomorrow i am calling my doctor so i can get back on the prescription of metaformin so it can help like it did before and it would be hopefully easier for me to lose weight. Tonight doing research more about dieting with PCOS, I started my own page on FACEBOOK called PCOS Wisconsin. I also started the PCOS Challenge to help me lose weight. The website is free to sign up and they give you tips and pointers with other women you can chat with and give each other support. They also have videos you can watch as well about a variety of topics.

www.PCOSCHALLENGE.com

Demi Lovato - Skyscraper - YouTube

Demi Lovato - Skyscraper - YouTube

I think i can i think i can i think can....I KNOW I CAN I KNOW I CAN

I have to tell myself i know i can everyday, but sometimes i have inner battles with my confidence and my insecurity. Which I know i cant do...Its still hard at times. But no more excuses..i will get my life back on track. I know i have to make time to do 30 minutes of exercise a day. Yesterday I did Zumba and today played about 30 minutes of basketball. Its been so nice out that I want to spend as much time as i can outside. I also would like to start running but with being this heavy, my knees dont really like it so I will opt for the ellpical for now and doing a mile on there first. Just made a goal that I am going to go out with fast food or eating out for a month. This should be interesting!!

Portions are Key

So i have been doing this about a month now and I have lost about 15lbs. I think what is key that I need to change is my portion size. IF i cut my portion in half I believe that I will lose more weight. I havent been very good cutting my portions or eating of the right portions.
This is what im going live by and hopefully I will lose weight faster.

My new love!

Just got the Zumba Fitness for the Wii yesterday so I was very excited about trying it out. Lets just say I sweated more in 20 minutes then I did going to the gym for an hour and a half. I it got my heart rate up, got me up and moving. Loved the dance moves! The belt that came with it didnt fit my waist so I had to hick it up higher on my stomach.