Diet Secrets of the Rich and Famous

Um, ya. HI! That would be me. Not so rich and well...not so famous either. Umm....yet anyway.

Still...I know some stuff. And being that I love you all ever so much, I just woudn't feel right if I didn't share all my wealth of knowledge

So, after I had Chloe I worked my BOOT-AY (and boobies) off (literally) by doing P90X, and I was a lean mean machine. You all know, I showed off those guns.

But then the summertime came, and with it a lot of food...mostly chocolate cake, pizza, thick red vines, s'mores, and lots of vacation eating. Little did I know, since I'd given up the scale and all, that 6.5 lovely pounds joined my body without my even knowing it.

Well, okay...I started to know it when my freaking pants felt a bit tight, and the muffin top was more than a muffin. {can you say Costco size?} And when that loveliness happened, I jumped on my scale so fast. It was a sad moment when I had to face the fact that I can't, in fact, continue to eat the way I did as a teen. Or as a 20 something year old. Or as a person who hasn't had 2 kids. Or as a person who isn't on a certain medication that has a side effect of WEIGHT GAIN!

Haaaaay-loooo??? What was I thinking?

And so I had to get serious. I missed my clothes, and in trying to save for a house one day, I couldn't very well go out and buy new ones. {ya right, like a budget has ever stopped me from shopping...}

SECRET ONE:
First things first...I went on this site that my old trainer gave me the thumbs up on. You enter all your stats, and then it calculates out your calories that you would need to maintain, lose, or gain. Easy peasy.

SECRET TWO:
And then I worked out. Hard. 6 days a week hard. I counted calories and I worked out.

That's it people. It's that simple. Calories in, calories out. Well, okay, it's not THAT simple, because working out and counting calories totally sucks and I was ever so crabby, and I wanted to pig out and binge, and I wanted to skip the workouts for napping....and well, you know the drill. But, I'm stubborn. I hate failure, so I refused to fail. Plus, I have cute jeans. And I was really starting to miss them.

The workout I chose this time around was Physique 57 mixed in with a little of Tracy Andersons Cardio Dance. But you know, I honestly believe that ANY workout you do as long as it's intense and it hurts and it challenges you, will work. Like I said, calories in...calories out. Other workouts I've heard amazing things about: Jackie Warners, P90X, 30 Day Shred, Zumba....basically find what you like, what will keep you interested, and just do it.

SECRET 3:
Food. I like to eat food. I like sweets and I like carbs. So....I found a few things that were low cal and worked them into my diet.


Sara Lee Delightful Whole Wheat bread {2 slices - only 80 calories!!!}
Hebrew National 97% Fat Free Hot Dogs {healthy and pure, and only 45 calories. Goes awesome on a bun with melted cheese on top. Low Fat American Sices. Yum, 210 calories total!}
Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwiches {EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT. 140 calories}
Quinoa cooked with Vegetable broth mixed with grilled chicken breast. {TO DIE FOR. Only 400ish calories!)
Fiber One Bars. {Delish. Breakfast of champions in my home. 140 calories, lots of fiber}
Yoplait Light {Pineapple and Apple are da bomb. 100 calories}

100 Calorie Pack of Kettle Korn {sweet and salty and lovely}

Uncle Ben's Instant Rice {Another fave with grilled chicken breast 400ish calories}

SECRET 4:
Oh ya, and last thing. I stop eating at 7pm. Because a real rich and famous person, Gwyneth Paltrow, mentioned here that you should allow 12 hours for your body to digest. Not sure if it works, but whatev.

And there you go. My diet secrets. Not so secret anymore.

Aren't you feeling lucky? Because one day when I am famous, and I'm selling these secrets for millions, just think, you got them for FREE!

I love you that much.

Have secrets of your own? Yummy low cal food ideas??? Do you love us enough to share??? Comment away my loves!



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