Today’s featured weight loss before & after story: Arneice lost over 30 pounds by changing her eating habits and working out regularly. Here is what she shared with us:
I’ve lost so far a total of 30 pounds since January 1, 2013. My motivation was really my son who’s 12 years old. I never had any energy and I was quite cranky. I realized that because I was unhappy with myself. It was becoming a burden on our relationship.
I started with cutting out what was familiar to me and that was pasta and creamy sauce. Then I started juicing kale, and fruit. I do that every day still. I now eat 5 times a day. My eating includes protein and complex carbs like broccoli and good fats like nuts, avocados. My workout routine started basic. I did my own routine..squats, jumping jacks, sit ups. I now do high intensity, low impact cardio and strength training in my living room 5-6 days a week!!!! To workout, I also use Hip hop Abs because it’s really fun and there not a lot of jumping around in the workout. I also use Dave Sinclair (he’s on my Ondemand via cable). Today my meals were a chicken breast cutlet and grits for breakfast. This is in addition to my kale, kiwi, apple juice. My snack was almonds and pistachios. For lunch I had chicken breast cutlets, with avocado and broccoli. I don’t forget to drink 64 ozs of Water a day. Basically, all I drink is water.
ing! That was the person I appeared to be! I have always been very expressive and very different, but I have always felt like, well I couldn’t be ME. Why, Because I wasn’t happy with the person I was. Even as a child, I remember being called fat by classmates and to this day I HATE that word with a passion! I couldn’t understand it. I tried to be nice to everyone, have fun with my friends, treat others the way I wanted to be treated, yet sometimes I was ridiculed for my size. I would go home, cry and ask God why he made me the way I was! My weight, my lips, my teeth..I hated EVERYTHING ABOUT MY BODY! Ok, I’m getting depressed…NO! I’m Not (Bi-polar moment) ……Sooooooo Back to the journey.
I’ve always recommended juicing as a way to cleanse the body, detox and lose weight. I think it’s an excellent way to transition to a plant-based diet, as well (Vegetarianism or being vegan). The key to this kind of weight loss is that you have to have a plan for what you do after you stop juicing or you may gain the weight back. You can’t go back to your old eating habits and expect the weight to say off. However, think of juicing as a body reset. By juicing you can allow your body to drop weight and toxins. You may also see that you don’t crave the same bad, processed foods you once desired. Therefore, you can move forward to eat a much healthier diet of fresh foods, lean meats (if you chose), etc. Juicing is not a quick fix for weight loss. It is a tool for greater health.
