The game plan

Ok, this is where I'm going to put my game plan to writing - usually this ends up in the center of a notebook somewhere, never to be read by anyone but me (and never to be held accountable to) but since project shawna is underway - this seems like a good place to get it all figured out.

I think this time around, I need to be a little brutal to start, I wish I could give myself some sort of electric shock therapy while eating a cupcake to snap my brain out of this "more more more" mode it is in - but since I lack the equipment I think I'm going to instead try to drain my body of some of the sugars and processed carbs it is running on - plus, I need to get some results because I'm so discouraged with my body right now!

So, I will be committing to 2 WEEKS of some food boot camp - here is the plan

No Sweets - I am talking cupcakes here, and any sort of chocolates or candies, I am also going to avoid sugar substitutes because I think it is not doing my body any favors to be constantly requiring something sweet.

Fruits and Veggies - This is what I want to be training my body to crave - if i want something sweet it will fruit that I'm going to turn to.

No processed carbs - Rolls, bagels, pitas, CEREAL no no no no no.  I may have a sweet potato or perhaps some brown rice if i feel like I need to fill out a meal, but not with every meal, and no no no no carb-y snacking.

Protein! but of the non processed variety... I've been guilty in past diet modes of using lean deli meat as my major protein boost much of the time, but I'm going to go a little "cleaner" these two weeks and I'll be eating nuts, chicken, fish and red meat sometimes too that i have cooked myself basically. I love protein, but I need to put a bit of work into it and eat the more wholesome versions of them.

Dairy?? Although I love to rely heavily on my light and fit greek yogurts when I'm watching calories, I think during boot camp mode I will try to avoid dairy, no filling up on cheese sticks and yogurts because I think those things are just going to give me an excuse not to make a salad or cook a chicken breast.

Also to cut out: Creamer.... This breaks my heart I tell you, but I refuse to give up coffee so I should atleast commit to drinking it only in its pure black form. Crystal Light - my favorite way to make my water tasty but I think it is doing myself a diservice to be drinking something so chemical laden when I'm in boot camp mode.

Wine..... wine wine wine.... Still not sure what to do here because I feel like sometimes a glass of wine at the end of the day is SO therapeutic, but is it really a boot camp beverage??? I think for the first week at least I need to commit to no alcohol... that seems highly doable...

That's the plan.

I also will be getting exercise of some sort EVERY DAY (can it be done???) project shawna deserves at least 20 mins of my time each day don't you think??

Finally - My Fitness Pal and I are going to become BFF's because for the biggest loser challenge I get a point for every day I track.

Next step is to step on that dreaded scale and I should be brave and take a few before shots too because I have big plans of having an awesome progress photo to show for myself at the end of the month... I'll need to get over myself first.... can't i make my project myself with out having to deal with my own self??? sigh...