Letters of Leslie Entry #1

If you have kept up you'd know that I've asked seven women to write me letters for every ten pounds I lose and for each goal reach I would review that enclosed letter here on the blog.  Well I have reached the first increment....actually I did a long time ago.  I don't have a letter to open as of yet but that doesn't stop the show, so here's the latest update in video form...and my face! Till Next Time,  Slimming Down ...

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Everyday Fight: Eating Disorders

You don't hear about it much these days...definitely not among African Americans but its real....it exists...it kills.  Eating disorders.  There are so many different kinds, so many different symptoms and if affects so many different people.  My battle was bulimia   I didn't even know I had it until I researched it for myself....I thought bulimics just threw up, which I never have done.  I hate vomiting so that never crossed my mind.  It started in college...very innocently.   I gained weight my freshman and sophomore years eating a great diet full of carbs...

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Food You Enjoy...

Most difficult part of this weight loss journey for me is being consistent with the food.  Food is LIFE...literally.  I have no problem drinking water and eating veggies or fruit but that stuff takes effort, you have to cook it, buy it, clean it, etc...yeah clearly my busy lifestyle interferes with my homemaking desires.  I enjoy cooking food...Im quite good at it.  But on the run its so much easier to run through BK and get a whopper Jr and a small onion ring....which is a whopping 550 calories!   This battle has caused me to be serious about time management and MAKING the time to cook and plan meals.  Now that...

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My Battle: Snacks!

OK! I think I have gotten my meals down pretty good.  I like my food to taste good and if I cook it...I can ensure it will filling, filled with veggies and flavors.  Light on oil and heavy on fiber and TASTE.  The calories are low...and its GREAT!   But between meals..the snacking gets me. Its not necessarily bad snacks, I just eat too many of them....and the calories PILE UP before you know it.  One day I can eat almost 1000 calories worth of snacks when I am supposed to have about 250 calories....not good! Not good at all.  Most day I do OK...but I need to do GREAT everyday.  Im over ten pounds down again...and...

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Packing Protein

Now that I am strength training Ive been reading and hearing that I need to have more protein... I am done with the meatless diet for now... Unless I hit an stubborn plateau...than Im going LIQUID! Anywho....I decided to add whey protein to my diet... I bought some of Jillian Micheal's Whey Protein (vanilla) from my local Wal-Mart. I add 1/2 scoop to my green smoothies.  ITS SO YUMMY & FILLING! Whey protein contains the amino acid leucine which is very important to the fat burning process according to studies, leucine helps maintain muscle mass during weight loss...sparing it from being lost and drives your weight loss toward water...

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The Road to Nineveh

The road you've avoided this whole time is the road you must travel.  These are words we don't want to hear....EVER.  Why cant life be easy?  Take my advise.  Don't ever ask that question.   Some super spiritual people don't like to say things are "hard"...well I beg to differ.  Some things are HARD as DIAMONDS (they rank the highest on the Moh's scale of hardness...had to throw some science in).  Just like diamonds...hard battles are worth winning.  Im sure Jesus didnt look at the cross and say....that was easy.  Face it friends...some stuff is rough! Admitting that does not mean your...

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