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Help!! I need some advice!

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So today I like to talk about a touchy subject. It’s touchy because there’s really not a nice way to say it. So I’m going to just say it. Weight loss is hard and if you keep living the way your living and do nothing to change it then nothing will change. I see 10 to 15 clients a day regarding their weight loss goals, myself am on a weight loss journey as well. I am on a mission to be hundred pounds lighter by April 1 next year. With that being said I believe that I’m allowed to say what I’m going to say because I am living through these challenges as well. In recent weeks it is come to my attention that there are so many people who believe that they can return to their old habits after being on a diet and expect to keep the weight off. That is impossible!!! Ideal Protein is considered a treatment program with a healthy balanced maintenance program that will keep you at your goal weight. But what people don’t seem to understand is that you can go back to having pizza and beer three days a week or drinking a liter of milk with your breakfast, or eating white bread with every meal. My attitude is changed lately about what might life needs to look like in order to create a lasting positive change and I’m not sure how to communicate that to people.

What I have discovered about myself in the last few weeks is that I truly want to be healthy, I truly want to be thin, and I truly do not want to go back to eating processed food. I do not want to want McDonald’s, I do not want to eat white flour and dairy, and I want to be active every single day. I want this for my future. I want to be my best self.

So what I’ve been trying to communicate my clients is that they need to find their why. I believe of talked about the why before; the why is the only thing that will keep you from going to the drive-through, the why the only thing that’ll get you to write in your food Journal of the end of every night, and the why is the only reason that you will drink insane amount of water a day or get you off the couch. Finding your why is hard because for me at least, it is superhard to love myself enough to not damage my body. And that’s really how we have to look at “junk food” it is doing nothing good for our body, it is only damaging. Now I know that the Ideal Protein program is for everybody and that’s okay I won’t be offended. I actually just finished my nutritionist training as well so I have several tools in my belt to help people in many ways but what I have to get over is that some people do not want to put in the work to get healthy and I have to stop taking  that personally. But after all the researching, documentary watching, and time spent in class these last few weeks I know that this country needs change. I want to be part of that change, not only by changing myself but by helping others change. So world, I’m looking for advice, how do you communicate that weight loss, health, and living your best life doesn’t happen by accident. It happens by hard work, dedication and self-love. I welcome your comments I am looking for answers

The “cost” of eating well

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Some people may think that eating well or doing a “diet” program is expensive. But the first question I pose to you is: What is your life worth to you?

Now the only reason I feel good about asking you this is because I have to ask myself the question almost everyday. For example today when I spent $20 on lunch because I was too lazy to pack one this morning so I had to go buy some quick ready made healthy choices from the grocery store. Now the reason my lunch was so expensive was becasuse I took all my dishes home from work to run them through the dishwasher ( I am not good at washing dishes) so I had to improvise, I am currently eating a salad out of a bag that cost me $5. I also bought some pre cooked steak strips to put on top and I bought a veggie tray… In all fairness this is my own fault because if I did it all myself I could have done it for a lot less

But the point that I am making is that it would have been much easier and cheaper to go through the drive through at Tim Hortons right across the street. But I made a desicion and it was a good one, I bundled myself up and drove to superstore and made a healthy choice!

Was it worth it? Absolutly! Now back to my point, a lot of times when people quit the Ideal Protein program they say it is due to finances! Well I call fooie on that!

Now I am not saying this because it is what I do for a living but I need you to understand what you get with the Ideal Protein program. You get 15-20 grams of high biological, highly absorbable protein complete with all of your essentail amino acids for… wait for it… $4/serving!

Now if you are buying that much protein for less then $4/serving it is probably not your best source of protein.

And then there is all the “extra ” stuff you do when you are not on “plan” : drive thru, extra coffee(because you are tired because you don’t eat well), wine, beer, cheese, milk, ice cream, the stop at 7/11 on the way home.

Pop, bread, peanut butter, and the list goes on and on! If you do this program properly it only costs you $12 for Ideal Protein Food, $3-$4 day for veggies and lettuce, and $4/day for 8oz on meat so you are looking at feeding yourself for $20/day. This would cost you about the same if you were buying everything from the grocery store and nothing from me. That is not an unreasonable price to eat well.

And my biggest question is if you don’t do it, what is it going to cost you later? Graduations, weddings, nights out with the girls, growing old with your spouse, travel. Now many of you may be thinking that it is a little extreme for me to say that death can be caused by keeping weight on, but that is not even what I am saying… lets take in down one notch.

Let’s talk about how fun it is to go on vacation FAT! Now I mean any vacation not even just a beach one… think about it, you have no energy and you don’t like the way you look so it is harder to enjoy yourself. And don’t even get me started on energy level! Last time I went to Mexico I was at my FATTEST! It was a nice vacation but we were back in the room by 8pm every night laying in bed eating snacks and drinking!! That is NOT fun! That is wasting half of your vacation time being tired and lazy to be quite frank. Let’s talk about going out with the girls… I have not gone dancing with the girls for 3 years, guess why? Because that was the last time that I thought anyone would want to see me busting a move… Do you get what I am saying!? Being overweight isn’t only detrimental to your health it is holding you back from really living your life. So if you really want to meet your goal this time, cut the extra’s out of your life and make a decision that your #1 priority is making sure that you can afford to put the right things in your mouth. Let’s face it!! You can! Make some choices today for a better you tomorrow!! Your future self will thank you! Mine does everyday that I take a step in the right direction!

The Ideal Protein weight loss method may not be the method for you and I am not saying that it is right for everyone I am just trying to say “Hey! Put good stuff in your body!!!” I don’t care what it is!” Ideal Protein is the only thing that has ever worked for me! I hope you find what works for you!

Have a great evening,

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One of the society’s contributions to our large waist lines!

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Hey! I just wanted to do another post that is somewhat related to our dinner to Chilli’s the other night. So my wonderful husband had this epiphany and I wanted to share it with you, our conversation went like this :

James: Oh so that is what my problem is(as he looks down at the tiny portion of veggies he was given in place of his fries)

Trista: What do you mean?

James: Well look at the size of the fries portion verses the portion of vegetables I was given to “replace” them

Trista: That is ridiculous!

Now refer to the picture below and look at the difference, isn’t that crazy?

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Look how much bigger the serving of fries is compared to the veggies! are we being punished because we eat well!? Its no wonder why our waists are getting bigger and disease is running rampant. Now do not get me wrong, I am definetly not blaming anyone for my fatness but what I would like to say is: Hello? That is ridiculous and it sure doesn’t help!!! For people that are not educated on proper portions this is a nightmare. Think about it, if we were given portions of fries that were the same size as the vegetable portions we might not be as fat! And really, that goes for any resturant really Think about the ALL YOU CAN EAT and all the places that give you unlimited bread before you eat and unlimted soft drinks and the list goes on. And don’t even get me started on the fact that you have to pay more for healthy options! a Salad at Wendy’s with a water- $11.00, $2.00 extra a subway to make it a salad! I always pay it though because I love myself enough to make it a priority! You are what you eat! Make sure you are putting good in! 

In closing I would just like to say that we can definetly not blame the food industry for all of our weight problems because we all have a brain in our heads and the ability to make choices but I must also say that I do not think that they are very helpful. So please always do you own research, check the menu before you go and do not be afraid to ask for what you need!

Holding your own while dining out!

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My husband and I dine out about once per week and it is usually a pretty easy thing to do on program for us because I love steak and it is waaaay to cold to BBQ right now so I usually have a steak and veggies and a side salad. We went to Chilli’s on Friday for supper and it was really busy but we sat in the lounge and ordered right away(I was starving so we had to try to make it quick). I felt like the waiter was not really listening to me but I gave him the benefit of the doubt and we waited for our meal. The salad came out fine and then about 15 minutes later out food came and it came with coleslaw and fries. Before the expediter even put it on the table I told him it was wrong. I felt bad for the guy because he wasn’t our waiter and I was a little snippy (yes snippy, I was in hypoglycemia and I was hungry and grumpy). I told him we ordered veggies not fries and it needed to be fixed! He came back about 2 minutes later and asked if we could just have the plate as they were and he would bring out veggies. I decided I had already been “mean” enough so I let him leave the plates with the fries and coleslaw. Now, the only reason that I did this was because me and my husband were there to support each other, if we were both not on plan I probably would have made him take them off the plate but we decided that our willpower was being tested and we could handle it! So a few minutes later out veggies came out and everything was fine.

My point to all of this is that if you are going to have someone else be in control of what you are eating you need to be able to tell them exactly what you need. Being successful on any diet program involves willpower and part of that is being able to ask for what you want and need and to be willing to send it back if its wrong. If you can’t do that then I do not recommend attempting to eat out :)

Sorry I have been gone for so long!

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Hey I just realized it has been more then a week since my last post! I am so sorry! Keep me accountable if I don’t write every couple of days tell me on facebook www.facebook.com/IdealProteinEdmonton or twitter www.twitter.com/IdealProteinEdm  So I have been back on Ideal Protein for 13 day now and have lost 12lbs! I am so freakin excited!! But what I am really struggling with is the scale. I am stepping on it everyday and that is not a good thing at all. For example yesterday I stepped on it and I was up 2 lbs and today I was down 4lbs. CRAZY! And this is why you should not way everyday, it will drive you CRAZY! Now alot of people will ask you how a big fluctuation like that is possible, well it can be any number of things. For me it was water retention. I did not drink near enough water the day before and it showed on the scale. I know it sounds crazy that your body retains water from not having enough but it does. The less water you drink the more it will retain. Some other reasons why the scale can go up are constipation, deviation from the program or that you are weighing at a different time or in different clothes. So all your chronic weighers out there STOP IT! Your mental well being will thank you!And I say that to myself as much as anyone else! Have a great day! Happy losing!

Are people being mean to you?

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This post is something that I have wanted to write for a long time but it is kind of contraversal so let me give you a disclaimer first…

“This may not be the case for you and this may not be how your family and friends react but this is what I have noticed in coaching the over 400 people that I have helped lose weight”

Alright now that is out of the way here is what I need to say…

Generally people are very supportive when you first start your diet, they are excited for you and even help you to stay on track. And then it happens, your fabulousness starts to shine through. Your cloths fit better and are even falling off you start to feel really good about yourself and you are glowing. Then it happens… People all around you start asking you to cheat on your diet… Just a little won’t hurt, come on have a glass of wine or the classic “you are no fun anymore”. Now let me tell you this happens to almost everyone who is making a lifestyle change of some sort.

Why you ask… JEALOUSY as reared her ugly head and they subconsciously do not want things to get better for you, they think you have achieved enough… My question is Who asked them?? This is your journey, your body and your life!! You deserve to get what you want and need.

Now like I said before this is not the case for everyone but in my experience this is what can happen. So be prepared and watch for it and always remember your journey is about YOU not anyone else! :)

Ah, the Christmas Season: ARE YOU WORTH IT?

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The Christmas season is upon us and so many people myself included struggle this time of year to maintain weight let alone lose weight. But the question that I pose to you this lovely wintery morning is this: ARE YOU WORTH IT?

If you have a hard time coming to an answer let me help you…. YES!!! YES you are MOST DEFINETLY, WITHOUT a doubt WORTH IT! Now let me tell you where I am going with this… A lot of times when we “cheat” on weight loss programs is because the following thoughts may go through our tricky little mind ” I have worked so hard, I deserve that ____” , “Oh, just a little won’t hurt” “People will think I am weird if I am not eating” and several other variations of these things.

Well, let me tell you what I think about that… First of all, you DO deserve to reward yourself but why the heck would you do it with something that is hurting your body??? To me that is not a reward at all, chances are that 30 minutes after eating the item that you wanted to “reward” yourself with you will feel bloated, gassy and guilty… in what twisted way is that a reward… Secondly, a little won’t hurt….. this may be true but how far is it going to set you back from reaching your goal. Reaching your goal is one of the most important parts of weight loss because if you never reach your goal you will never be truly satisfied and you need to be happy with your results and who you are.

And thirdly for the people who think you are weird for not eating crap…. I question their motives towards you! People that truly care about you will be supportive of your choices provided that they are safe. Let me put it to you this way… If you were a recovering alcoholic would they pressure you to drink? Well I would sure hope not! People do not view food as an addiction because it is not only socially acceptable but it is encouraged as a social outlet. Please do not think that you have to eat CRAP to have fun. In my experience there is always a meat, always veggies and always water at every social engagement. Stick to what is good for you, your body and your waistline will thank you!!

Give yourself the gift of health this season, this time next year you will have the body that you always wanted and you will feel the way that you have always wanted to feel. Do not cheat today and get that much closer to a healthier you!

 

The root canal….

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So I had to have a root canal yesterday and as “fun” as root canals are it is so much worse when you are dieting. First of all, I went to a specialist to have it done and I do not reccomend that… the guy didn’t even fill my tooth! He said that I have to go and see my regular dentist to get my filling put in. So I called my dentist… I have to wait 2 weeks… So now I have to walk around with a giant hole in my mouth for the next 2 weeks. So this means no chewing on one side of my mouth for 2 weeks. Have you ever tried to eat a salad on only one side of your mouth… it takes forever, so I am really having to plan my meals and eat more often so that I do not get too hungry! The second fun part about this is that the scale has actually gone up!! Yes up! This is due to water retention from the awesome antibiotics that I have to be on for the next 10 days! So please if you are on antibiotics do not be horified by the scale and fall off the wagon… the weight will drop as soon as you are done, just keep plugging along! That is all for now! Thanks for listening!

Dining Out

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So tonight is my best friends birthday and I am so so excited to take her out for a nice dinner. Now seems how it is me taking her out I picked the place. This is something that you should always try to do when you are trying to lose weight. Personally I always try to steer people to places that I know that I can eat healthy. Tonight we are going to Pampa. Now you may ask what is Pampa well… it is amazing. It is a Brazilian style grill. When you arrive you are seated and asked for your drink order, they are heavy on pushing alcohol but they always have a fresh juice bar which is great. So I always have a fresh juice and a water. Then you go up to the salad bar. The salad bar has about 30 different salads on it as well as vegetables and bread. I never have a problem steering clear of the bread because I want to save room for the delicious main course. My favorite salad is the ceaser salad, by far the best dressing I have ever had, you can definitely tell that it is homemade. When you get back to your table you flip a button on your table over to green(for go) and the food does not stop coming. Now when I say food, I mean meat. You are served all you can eat meat, 10 different kinds including, chicken, pork, lamb, sausage and about 6 types of steak. It is the best meat you will ever have. All in all it is a very healthy dining experience because all the meat is done in these huge fire ovens so all the fat drips off of it and then you can control what else your having, primarily salad. So basically you are just eating salads and protein. It is $45 per person but it is worth it. When you have had enough( or just need a break) you turn your green button to red and the food stops coming. I love love love this place and have always had a fantastic experience every time that I go there. I am excited to be able to go out tonight and have fun with my friend and my sister and not have to worry about what I will order! Here are some quick tips for dining out:

1. Always research the resturant before you go! Look up the menu and decide what you are going to have before you get there.

2. Be the driver that night so that you do not feel pressure to drink

3. Never go out starving, you will end up eating the bread or appies that are not good for you!

4. Always try to go out with someone that supports your mission, to eat healthy, or to diet whatever the case may be!

Some favorite resturants that I go to are:

Moxies

The Keg

Pampa

Mongolie Grill(make your own stir fry)

These resturants have many healthy choices on their menu and are always very accomodating. What are some of your favorite healthy places to go? Let me know in your comments!

I hope that you all have a fun Saturday night!!

Talk to you soon!

Surviving Costco

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So today I went to Costco and I made a few mistakes… I would like to share those mistakes. First of all…. I was starving, with all the tasting stations it was extremely hard to steer clear. Now many of you may think, whats the big deal? Whats wrong with a little taste? There is nothing wrong with a little taste but that is all that it can be. Typically if you have never tried it and it tastes good you are going to buy it, and then you are going to eat it and through off your diet plan. Also if you taste everything and every station in Costco by the time you are done you will have consumed an average of 200-300 extra calories. Now that is something to think about… So DO NOT go to Costco hungry, or any grocery store for that matter. Actually one of the biggest things I have learned about myself is that I only deviate from my plan when I go too long without eating. So Second mistake… I went right after work with no list, I was eager to get home already and then I went and fought the crowd at Costco, not exactly a good plan. I didn`t think about what I was buying because I was in such a rush and I forgot a bunch of things because I didn’t have a list. So the cliff notes are:

1. Don`t go to Costco hungry

2. Don`t go when you’re in a rush

3. Always write a list and stick to it or your wallet and waistline will suffer!

BTW: Down 4lbs this week and feeling fantastic!!