Body For Life -12 weeks

So...I've reached a point of frustration. I started this "journey" in November to loose weight. I lost some - but coming up on the 11 month mark and I have not made the progress I wanted to. I have approx 15-20lbs to be at what doctors would call a healthy weight. At 5'10" I should be between 150-170. I've been 150 before, with no muscle and that was very thin for me. Don't get me wrong - I'd love to get down to 150. However, in the interest of being realistic and realizing that I am not 25, I am 30 (going on 31) and I will never again look like I am 25, I am aiming for 170. :)

Currently, I'm in a size 10/12. When I was this size before, I weighed 170ish. That tells me the last 11 months have succeeded in helping me build lots of muscle. And I can tell! My muscles are toned, I am very strong. I'm still doing weight training three days a week with my trainer and cardio another 2-3 days a week.


So, what's the problem. The only remaining thing I can identify is my diet. Given the blog (and its yummy recipes) and the fact that I simply love good rich food, we must settle on my diet. :) At my lowest weight, I was very particular about food (calories, carbs, and fat) and very disciplined. What is it that takes place in marriage that makes us eat? There is no way I could serve my former meals to my husband for dinner and expect him to like it. Tomato stuffed with dry tuna seasoned with lemon juice and salt and pepper. Mmmmmm... while it wasn't awful, it doesn't quite compare with chorizo stuffed pork tenderloin - does it?


In honor of my trip back to Austria, I am going to push myself a little harder. I'd like to fit in my skinny jeans for the trip! So that is the goal. :) I've done Body for Life or similar diets before and they work. It is clean simple food that is designed to get the sugars and fats out of your system. Here is what it looks like:

Breakfast:
1 boiled egg, 1 slice of flax seed GF toast (dry)

Snacks (2/day):
Non-fat unsweetened plain Greek yogurt and 1/2c. blueberries
Non-fat cottage cheese and 1c. celery/carrots
1 sliced apple and 2 tbsp peanut butter
Hummus and carrots/cucumber
1 serv. laughing cow cheese and celery
Lunch:
4 oz tuna (seasoned with lemon juice, dill and red onion), 1 whole tomato
4 oz low-fat deli meat, 1/2 avocado, sliced green pepper wrapped in lettuce
4 oz chicken breast, 2 corn tortillas, salsa

Dinner:
4 oz meat (no red)
1/2 c. veggies (cooked) 1 c. raw
1/2 c. starch (rice, potato, GF pasta, GF bread)
salad seasoned with oil and vinegar

So, if I can actually stick to this, I should be back in my Citizens of Humanity jeans by my 31st birthday! :)