Angels and Demons

As an Italian American Jersey girl (holla) I tend to go for my pasta, bread, wine, chocolate and ice cream when I indulge.  Oh and I love to eat at night and don't think too much about eating in the morning.  This is my "demon" side.  And then there's the "angel" side that says I should eat Greek salads (I actually love Greek salads) and work out all day.  Living to the extreme by the "angel" or "demon" side is unhealthy and just unrealistic.  Finding and maintaining a healthy balance between your angels and demons is the ultimate goal.  

In the beginning though, I, you, whoever's interested, have to eliminate all indulgences for a period of at least 10 to 14 days.  For me that would be:

1. eating at night.  Avoid eating 3 hours before going to bed.
2. carbs!  I'm going to eliminate carbs for two weeks because that is all I seem to be living on these days.  
3. alcohol.  not only is it fattening but it triggers all of my bad eating habits.

Now that I know what my bad habits are, I need to replace them with good habits.  

1. eating breakfast.  Training your body to eat on a schedule works wonders for your metabolism.  Eating a little throughout the day is really good but the first meal in the morning is definitely the most important.
2. lots and lots of veggies!  veggies and proteins are delicious but sometimes harder to come by when you're living the fast paced cosmo life style.  I'm going to share some of my ideas and recipes for my beginning no-carb detox.
3. water! drink some H20!
4. Get a healthy amount of sleep. 6-8 hours baby.
5. Wake up at the same time every day.  I think putting your body on a schedule, especially during these two weeks is really important.  Trying to maintain healthy habits is the goal for these first few days.
6. exercise.  Pick something that makes you feel good, switch it up.  Try at least 30 minutes every day.  I really like to get up and start walking.  It's good for my head and sometimes inspires me to start running. (oh I wish I was a good runner).

Now that I've shared my plan with you/ the Internet, (no followers yet,) I have to stick to my plan.  Maybe someone will do it with me.  Short term goal is feel better by my birthday.  Happy birthday to me!