For the next six weeks I will be undertaking a strict diet, or as I personally prefer to call it, a healthy eating plan. This is in regards to a school 'Sports Studies' research project and goes for the entire year. The meals have been structured for each week with the preferred foods of my choosing. I have cut out all foods deemed unhealthy and have stuck to the foods in which I personally feel are best to live by. A healthy eating plan won't automatically reward you with your dream body, however exercise can help if you choose to stick to both. A crucial exercise plan has been listed as follows: 200 sit-ups per day (call me crazy, everybody else has!), 50 push-ups, 1 hour on treadmill, Weights, Medicine ball exercises, Abdominal work-outs and more! A lot of you are, without a doubt, thinking that I won't be able to do this and are thinking that I am exaggerating, but I have never had a more determined and excited feeling in my life about anything like this before. Everyone who has supported me, I thank you!
Day 1 has officially commenced, I woke up feeling fresh and excited (minus my terrible sleep), because today I began something I had been wanting to for so long. My motivation was growing more and more. As I headed to the kitchen I literally was about to grab myself a glass of Orange Juice, just like every other morning. I had to stop myself, this is when I learnt the true meaning about will-power. You never really do understand it until you experience it, just like many things in life. The entire day the only drink I consumed was water; both the healthiest and refreshing option there is. I started off my day with a light meal; a glass of water and scrambled eggs (using 2 eggs.) In heading onto recess I had a little tub of Vanilla Yoghurt and a Banana (in which I cut up and mixed with my Yoghurt.) I was really looking forward to this because I was growing so hungry, I wasn't used to this amount of barely eating ALREADY. (hehehe) It wasn't as enjoyable as I thought, but I suck it up and dealt with it. By lunch time I had already found myself complaining, although I wasn't craving things as BAD as I thought I would be. I had brown rice, mixed vegetables (carrot, broccoli, corn, peas and cauliflower) and Chicken. This was delicious, however I grew extremely irritable and bored with the vegetables, I didn't eat it all. My snack after school was Carrot Sticks and Celery Sticks which I almost vomited up. I can't explain the hate I have for that taste, ugh. This made me look so forward to dinner because I was starving at this point. The amount of times that I had head to the fridge and pantry tonight (just out of being used to doing so) was ridiculous, I had to stop and remind myself that I cannot do that anymore. Have you ever actually felt that feeling of no longer being able to do something you are so used to? It's weird. For dinner I had crumbed whiting fish (1 piece), cucumber and lettuce (no dressing.) This was my favourite meal of the entire day. From now on I have nothing at all for the rest of the day. This makes me both happy and sad. My aim is to lose weight so I need to eat less than what I normally would, however I am so hungry and just want to cry. (lol) It's the end of the day and I have grown awfully tired, however I feel this has nothing to do with the change of food. This is only day 1, I have 6 weeks of this. I am proud of myself already, because not ONCE have I cheated. I aim to continue with this. I will be completely honest with you, the only exercise I undertook was Medicine ball work, Weights, a few sit-ups, a few push-ups and the hour on the treadmill. Not all of the exercise was performed. This is just my first day, I intend on being more strict with myself in order to obtain what I truly desire, my dream body. All results of what I've eaten, my thoughts and feelings, my exercise etc. has been recorded into a journal, a journal in which will be utilized everyday.
This will take place every single day for the next six weeks, switching up foods however. The next six weeks in Term 2 will consist of the 'Weight Watchers' diet (which another blog will follow). I am comparing the way in which works best; your own healthy eating plan, or a diet in which people OTHER people tell you what to do, a diet in which many people follow, not just yourself. "Are diets what they claim they are? Do they really portray the outcomes they state will be delivered?" is the experiment in which I am testing. My over-all goal is to lose weight and tone up. I have received plenty of doubt and negative comments more than I have received support, however the support that I have gotten is incredible and I am thankful for my true friends and amazing family. I can't wait to share more of my experiences with everybody, and hopefully by the end of this all I will not only have a matured change physically in both my body and appearance, but as a person. I not only hope to achieve to force a change within myself and my attitude, but with anybody else. If anybody ever needs any advice just come to me and I will help you all you need, there is nothing I want more than everybody else to feel the feeling I have always wanted; loving yourself. My bestfriend Rebecca Desmond is also extremely passionate about Health and Fitness and is my inspiration within that (cheesy, i know), so feel free to follow up with her, also. :) I hope to become more open-minded, stick to better choices, obtain confidence within myself and view life through different perspectives and being able to grasp the understanding of them all. :)
