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Positively Weightless

A healthy life not only means physically healthy, but mentally as well. Healthy eating, healthy exercising habits, and a positive attitude are all important and help maintain balance in life. I decided to combine my love of writing and my positivity to change the world in hopes that any reader can also become positively weightless, and lead them to a healthy life.


This post is going to be a little different from what I usually post. I always try to provide tips and suggestions to those who may be seeking them in a weight loss journey, but with this post I almost want to just totally put that on hold for a completely different type of lesson. 

One thing that is pretty important for everyone to have is self love, and I really feel like that is something a lot of us lack, even me at times. Just because you are not a size zero or have curly hair when you'd prefer straight, or for a plethora of other reasons does not mean you are any less of a person. How someone treats you is not a sign of this either. Not everyone is going to like you and not everyone has your best interest at heart, but you do (and if you don't, you really should). So do what makes you happy. Do what makes you a stronger person. Don't ever do something you don't want to do just because somebody else tells you you should.

I have two pretty big pieces of advice to share in this post. The first is going to be to but some faith in fate. Honestly, this is something I more recently learned myself. I am going to get all kinds of personal and admit that for the longest time up until pretty much last week I just hated the fact that I was (and still am) single. Besides a few occasions, being single really is all I've ever known. Me having a problem with that, I honestly blame on movies and TV shows. The idea of being in a relationship is just so appealing in those goofy romantic comedies where the girl ends up making out with Ryan Reynolds or Bradley Cooper in the closing scene. I just wanted one so bad that in return I really just set myself up for heartbreak and disappointment on a few occasions during the past year. With all of this really came a pretty good lesson. I genuinely decided I needed to stop putting so much pressure on the subject and focus on me. Being single isn't the end of the world! I am taking time to just enjoy being with myself and doing things I like to do (like writing this blog hmm?). If it happens then great, but I am no longer going to allow myself to put myself down if it doesn't. I truly want to just take some time to enjoy being single and being young. After this latest blow, as I mentioned earlier, I 100% decided I am just going to trust the plan of my life that is fate and let whatever is going to happen, happen rather than focus on trying to make something happen. That is no way to live.

With all of that comes my second tip, which really coincides with the other. Learning to love yourself and enjoying spending time with just you is a great opportunity to try something new! I have very recently started playing around with makeup (all of you that are friends with me on Facebook already know this) and trying new techniques. Most of you reading this probably are thinking “yeah okay big deal,” but if you know me at all you know I have basically been doing my makeup exactly the same since probably my sophomore year of college. And by that I mean eyeliner, mascara, foundation. That's it. So the fact that I am doing this is actually a big change for me! I figured I would put a picture of a more recent look I put together... yes, I am still very new to this as I am sure you can tell! But the point to all of this is to try something new or spend some time perfecting a craft you've already had some experience with! New hobbies or really any hobbies are such a good way to spend some quality time with you! That is my main point here. Spend some good quality time with yourself and start realizing how strong and beautiful you are!

I would not be the person I am today without so many loving and caring people in my world. I am very fortunate to have such a great family and to have such supportive friends. I know I do not need to name any of them,they know! Even with that, I am still very much working on loving myself and really being the person I want to be. That is probably the very best piece of advice I have and ever will offer with this page. Love yourself first, and the rest will all fall right into place. Put some faith in fate.
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I know I know... I was doing so well there for a while keeping up with updating my page here, and time got away from me again. As promised a few posts ago I wanted to take at least one post (most likely more in the future to compare/contrast) to dedicate to a meal plan, so here is what I did:

I actually documented my day's worth of meals probably in early March (yes I know I have been slacking quite a bit here!) but I thought it might be fun to share what I eat for meals and maybe inspire other ideas, I even have pictures!


Meal #1: Breakfast
-Luna Chocolate Coconut Almond Protein Bar
-2 Cups Strawberries
Calorie Count: 280
I usually have a pretty small breakfast. Truthfully I am just not that hungry in the morning, but you should always make sure you eat something to start the day out. This is usually a go to breakfast for me. Some sort of meal bar or cereal with some sort of fruit. It is enough to hold me over a while and at the same time it isn't super filling.

"Meal" #2: Mid-Morning Snack
-Applesauce Pouch
-Water!
Calorie Count:60
I usually have a small snack about 2-3 hours into my work day (this is typically about 10 a.m.) to hold me over until lunch. And I try to have at lease 32 oz of water down before lunch as well. Always remember to stay hydrated! I try to drink two of these bottles a day, that makes 64 oz and that honestly is not that much in my opinion.

Meal #3: Lunch
-2 Multigrain Rice Cakes
-2 Tbsps Peanut Butter
-D'Anjou Pear
Calorie Count: 380
Okay, I will admit that on this day my lunch was a little lighter than usual. I sometimes just feel like a lighter lunch, but other days I bring salads or sandwiches or other typical lunch entrees, but this is just what I felt like today.

Meal #4: Dinner
-About 10 oz Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
-3 Tbsps Caribbean Jerk Marinade
-150 grams Boiled Red Potatoes
-1 Cup Boiled Fresh Green Beans
-About 0.5 Tbsp Salted Butter
Calorie Count: 703
Okay so I clearly made up for my light lunch with dinner! Lots of calories here, but pretty filling and not many empty calories. Yes and you did see that right that I listed butter. I put just enough to put a little flavor on the boiled potatoes. To me that is very important when "dieting" to add flavor so you are not bored with what you eat. That goes with the marinade as well. If you change it up you won't get bored. I typically eat a bigger dinner and have lighter breakfasts and lunches, so this meal really shows that.

"Meal" #5: Dessert
-2 Skinny Cow Heavenly Crisp Bars
Calorie Count: 220
Yes I probably should have skipped these, but I have little control when it comes to chocolate! Guilty as charged!

Later that night once my big dinner had digested a bit I went to the gym and had a pretty nice cardio session. Usually when I get home from the gym I have a protein shake so that brings us to the next...

"Meal"#6: Protein Shake
I am not going to list all of the ingredients for the shake I had here, but I chose tonight to try out a new recipe I found on the beloved Pinterest! It is called Cake Batter Protein Shake. Here's the link if you were interested in it: Cake Batter Protein Shake
Calorie Count: 185 
I really liked this new recipe and will most likely make it again. It tasted just like it is described it would! It was the perfect no guilt reward after a nice workout. I figured I would share a silly picture of me enjoying it as well! Haha

Total Day Calorie Count:1,828
Total Day Calories Burned:3,450 (This is according to my FitBit account, so both my daily movement and workout are factored in)

Every day obviously differs and meals change daily as well. They have to or you will be bored out of your mind, and that is what leads to binges a lot of the time. I still could tweak my meals a bit but I think I am doing pretty well too! It is all about finding what works for you. I know I sound like a broken record saying that all the time, but it really is so true! 

I hope to do this again soon too! Maybe show things I am doing different or the same. As always that you so much for reading! 



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