hey guys! I am about to be real :)
this is an update for the month. I have been very busy lately and there has been a lot of changes, Archie's surgery is next Thursday and I am a little anxious but he's doing great except that he is a spoiled little brat lol.
Okay, so what has been going on?
I have been very open about how I wanted to gain weight in the past and how I was eating everything while increasing my portion. well, it did work because I did gain a ton of weight but I honestly think that I did it the wrong way and not for the right reasons. I've always been slimmed because I have a very fast metabolism and in order for me to finally gain weight I did have to take a caloric surplus and something else to slow down my metabolism but I would never recommend it to anyone trying to gain weight because it can mess up your hormones and it has way too many side effects that I didn't know about until I started taking it every day for a year straight... it was certainly a bad idea!
I have stopped with that regime and I have incorporated a new one that is very beneficial for my health.
What made me change my mind?
1. My skin was breaking out really bad and my hormones went crazy. I already talked about my journey with acne and how it had affected me. I am doing much better now thanks to my Dermatologist.
2. irregular cycles, No girl wants that even if we hate it.
3. Elevated blood pressure. I am not even 25 years old yet for my blood pressure to be that high.
4. My face got really fat and I did lose my strong drawline with my beautiful high cheekbones. That was the last straw because my face is the thing I love most about me, my signature look was ruined. As an introvert and Infj changes do scare me! and the changes I was experiencing with my body were rather scary.
There were other things as well that made me switch my regiment and made me stop taking all the caloric surplus. One of them was self-love, after months of being on an emotional rollercoaster and having mental health issues I decided to do what was best for my health which is eating clean, working out, drinking water, and losing weight!
I realize that I love myself the way that I am because to keep up the weight I literally had to force myself to eat more than I normally would, that wasn't fun because my eating habit is weird, I do eat often but I don't eat a big portion when I do. My new diet is working out for me so far because I have lost more than 10 pounds.
so what is my new diet?
- I have cut out crab meat, bread, spaghetti, pizza, less ice cream, soda, less greasy food, and less dairy.
- I also don't eat past 7 pm and I don't eat snacks in between meals or at least I try not to, if I really want a snack I opt for a bowl of watermelon or strawberry.
- I also have a better sleeping habit, actually, that wasn't really a problem because I love sleeping lol.
The best thing you can do for yourself is to eat clean.
1. add broccoli, spinach, and stir fry to your meal.
2. Less process meat but instead opt for wild game meat which has high protein and is basically classified as lean meat
3. Have a high protein diet instead of a greasy high calory meal.
High protein is always better because it has less calory and less fat and it contains a lot of things that your body needs. One thing that helps with bloating and a big stomach is drinking warm lemon water every morning and you can also add one teaspoon of coffee in there to lose belly fat. I have been drinking lemon water every day now and it helps with water retention, bloating and upset stomach trust me you won't regret it especially when you just wake up it is a great way to hydrate your body, it is also beneficial for your skin for those of you who are struggling with acne just like me drinking lemon water will help fight the toxins under your skin so drink up !! :)
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