Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changesssssss

This was the champagne
that I used to celebrate
my passage into a new life.

Many of you have been asking what's going on in my life lately. You know that there have been some ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch... well, yeah... in the works. Some health concerns were taking control of my focus, and I had to make some hard decisions about things that were going on in my life. It's been great, but it's definitely been different.

Here's an idea of what I used to do with my days:

Wake up
Work
Eat
Work
Watch TV (and work while I'm watching TV)
Work (and eat)
Go to sleep

Yes, I had a final meal
of pizza. Say goodbye
to dairy and carbs!

I generally ate two meals a day, and they were carb-heavy and large. I drank a lot of coffee with cream and sugar, mochas, and lattes. I also drank a lot of tea with cream and sugar, milk, and some soda and some wine.

I rarely snacked, but when I did, they were carb-heavy, dairy-heavy, and sugar-heavy.

My doctor referred me to a place called Go Figure. I'd heard of them before, because they've recently had a lot of press around Bozeman for getting people to their healthy weights and keeping them there. So I knew they existed, but I never would have voluntarily gone there. (That's a whole different post.)

After my weight had been gradually climbing for years into a very unhealthy place, I knew I needed to make a change. In typical Becca fashion, I'd been putting off making a real change. (Hello, Procrastinator Central.) My doctor's intervention, my parents' and friends' concerns... yeah, it's just time to make a change.

Here's what my life is like today.

To prepare, I cleaned
out my entire fridge
and pantry. I got rid of
tons of carbs and brought
in tons of protein! :)

Wake up
Work out (15 minutes) - watch TV while I do
Take vitamins & medicine
Eat protein-heavy breakfast
Work
Eat protein-heavy snack
Work
Eat protein-heavy lunch
Work
Eat protein-heavy snack
Work
Work out (15 minutes) - watch TV while I do
Eat protein-heavy dinner
Take vitamins
Work
Watch some TV (either with friends or doing a crochet project, or blogging... yes, I blog)
Go to sleep at a reasonable hour

Much more eating, much less food. Most of my calories come from protein. The ones that don't are mostly vegetables. The rest are healthy fats, really. I plan my eating from the morning, I usually take my meals with me. I drink less coffee and more water. But I still do drink coffee. But right now, I'm eating dairy-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, alcohol-free, and generally carb-free.

I've been doing this since Valentine's Day, and in three weeks, I've lost 25 pounds. I feel smaller, lighter, more fit, and more healthy. I'm very excited about where things are headed.

So every once in awhile, I'll be chronicling my health woes and successes. I'll also be talking about other things. I'm just about done the sequel to His Wounded Heart, so I want to talk about that some, as well. I have some great extras that are going up. PLUS... I'm having my website re-designed. And I'm very much looking forward to the finished product. But I'll be moving my blog over there. I've been taking some great workshops that I want to talk about, and I've been re-doing some things that I can't wait to share with everyone. So tune back in next week. I'll let you know what my schedule is going to be like, blogging. And I will let you in on the next round of secrets in the life of Becca!