Just Do it.

DISCLAIMER: There IS some “cussing” in this post so stop reading NOW if you are sensitive to that or if you get butt hurt over the F bomb…

I have been getting messages, texts and even emails and calls asking what exactly am I doing to lose weight, and although I've posted it before, I wanted to post again and maybe there are a few changes or updates...

This blog is serious and it’s real and it’s about to have a few bad words that I wouldn’t want my Granny to see because she would hit me. With her shoe. Probably in the mouth. LOL but its real. So, if you are a sensitive ass then stop reading right now. This is your second and last warning…I don’t want to hear any “you shouldn’t cuss so much” Well, I do cuss. And I actually like to. Sometimes. Not at church or um.. in front of Granny… or even around my kids (not SO MUCH anyway) but I do like a descriptive word here and there… I think it expresses my mood better. Haha… Plus, this is MY blog. My feelings and I do what I want to here. My space for cussing. :)

Back on track…

So, I have friends that take (and sell and work for) weight loss pills, appetite suppressants, energy boosters, magic shakes and powders and they go through these systems and diets and whatever and I’m not saying those things don’t work. Not one bit. I have seen real people with REAL results do those things and look fantastic! I just know I’m a broke ass. I don’t have the money to buy healthy foods AND some pill or shake or whatever… being totally realistic right now, I just don’t have the money. I am a single mom with 4 kids and 2 stupid ass dogs that tear shit up and 2 pigs and I’m trying to run a business and I just don’t have it. I hear the “well its only X amount of money and it’s like saving X amount and blah blah and that’s really great, only I don’t even have X amount of money. Not even W amount or V or U or T… lol (see what I did there??? See? See? Haha… okay nevermind)  I budget so much I have a budget for my budget. LOL I do my “splurging” on healthy foods which I‘d like to say how FUCKED UP it is that a bag of chips (greasy fatty bad for your soul chips) are like $0.99 or so and a bag of apples is like $3.00 or so… that sucks SO bad.

What I am doing to lose weight is trying to show everyone that it CAN be done without those pills and shakes and stuff… (again, I’m NOT saying those things don’t work, I’m just saying I choose to do this naturally) I didn’t gain this weight with a magic pill, so I’m just doing the REVERSE of what I have been doing. I want to show people that it really is just getting your lazy ass off the fucking couch and exercising and watch what the hell you put in your mouth! If it has more than like 3 ingredients in it, it’s probably NOT good for you. Besides, even with those pills and shit, you still have to get your ass up and move…and you can’t pop a pill and eat mother frickin’ ben and jerry’s all day and expect to see major results. If a company is promising THAT, then I assure you, you have just wasted your money on bullshit.

What I eat: Real, clean, whole foods. Mostly organic. Foods grown here in Southern Georgia or surrounding areas and foods with no preservatives or additives.. I’m not the best at that part just yet but I’m getting better. Fresh veggies, fruits, nuts, whole grains and WATER. LOTS OF WATER! The meat I am eating right now is local grass-fed beef, turkey, free range chickens and eggs and deer meat (shut up, yes, I eat bambi’s mama and daddy and its so fucking awesome) and fish. I try to get fresh caught local fish but sometimes that’s easier said than done so I have been getting some from the freezer section of my local grocery store (tilapia and salmon are my favs) I eat when I’m hungry but I don’t over do it. If I’m eating an apple and I want another apple then I have another damn apple. What’s it gonna hurt??? It’s a DAMN APPLE. It sure beats eating a whole bag of Doritos and wanting more Doritos doesn’t it??? I eat a little slower and I make sure I chew my food. I once threw up a hot dog and that shit either morphed back together in my stomach or I didn’t really chew it up… enjoy your food. Chew it, savor it and know its fueling your body and giving you energy! Eat to live don’t live to eat!

Exercise: I get my lazy ass up and do something. Lately, its just been walking. This week, I’m adding running in the mix and maybe even some weight training. I’m nervous about the weights but I’ve learned a lot about how they burn so many calories even long after your workout…

MOST IMPORTANTLY: I DRINK LOTS OF WATER.

I hear a lot of people saying “oh I’m so picky” or “I just HATE water” well, then, you must not want this bad enough. I can’t tell you how badly I want a damn Dr. Pepper. I miss that shit SO much but I know it’s not good for me. It’s not going to do a single bit of good for my body. At all. Water has so many benefits. Clearer skin, prettier hair and nails, better organ function, flushes out toxins… hell, just google it. You’ll see the positive things water does for you. I didn’t really care for water too much… but you do what you have to do… at this point, if I KNEW I had to drink hog piss to lose weight and get fit and healthy, I'd figure out a way to make it possible... lol anyway, drink lots of water... I have been consuming half my body weight in ounces of water.  So if you weigh 100lbs drink 50oz of water per day. Add lemon or lime (my fav) or even some of those mixer thingys that are sugar free… whatever you have to do, do it. When people say “I just can’t eat healthy. I don’t like any of that stuff” well, you’d be screwed if you lived 200 years ago, huh? They didn’t have Doritos then or coke or…McDonalds… lol the key to that is finding stuff you DO like. There are SO many websites and blogs that help with that… get on pinterest and look up healthy recipes or picky eaters eat healthy in google (I just made that up, I hope a porn site doesn’t pop up there… sorry in advance if it does lol)

Basically, this shit is in your head. If you think you can, YOU CAN! If you think “oh I’m going to fail” you probably will… release the negativity and think positive! If I can do it, anyone can! I was the worst about procrastinating....WAIT let me rephrase that... I AM the worst about procrastinating but I was even worse about procrastinating about getting healthy... I would tell myself “I’ll start Monday” or “When I lose weight, I’ll buy that dress” or “There’s water in sweet tea”  lol I had an excuse for everything. “eating healthy is so expensive, there’s no way I can afford it” then these words hit me “Diabetes” “Heart Disease” “DEATH” it was like a MAC truck hit me in the face. I have to do this or I’m going to be extremely sick and extremely broken or EXTREMELY DEAD. Truth is, I can’t afford NOT to do this…

YOU CAN DO IT TOO!

Have A Healthy Day!

<3 Wendy