Day One- Doing it Right Challenge

Today went alright. I was much more busy and rushed than I thought I would be, so that messed up my planning a bit. But, it was definitely much better than I have been doing. I went to a Mary Kay party at my friend's house and that was the biggest fail of the day. Calorie wise, I think I did alright today, but I basically wasted my lunch on snacks at the party. I think finger food and stuff like that is one of my biggest challenges.
As far as eating clean goes, I did okay. Not perfect, but much less processed than I have been eating. Progress is what is important to me. As long as every day (or at least almost every day) is a little bit better than the day before that, then I feel like I am accomplishing something.
Im so excited for the benefits of this new lifestyle. I went a whole day without feeling any symptoms of my IBS and didnt feel bloated at all (even after the snacking, haha).
Im still working on the no soda thing. I always cave with diet drinks, because I make the excuse that it's not compromising my weight loss, which is really bullshit.

Anyway, I really feel inspired and excited still. I think part of it is keeping yourself excited. For me that means a lot of reading materials and documentaries on netflix, lol. I need to go to the library and stock up on some nutrition books to peruse.

Speaking of Nutrition, Im really excited to start my new semester at school. I am taking Community Nutrition and Food and Culture in the US. Im super excited about the second one. Hopefully these classes will also help keep me inspired.

Hope everyone is having a good week. If you still read this, let me know please. Sometimes I feel like Im talking to myself, haha. Even if I am, I suppose it doesnt really matter. It helps me stay motivated, and that's the important part.

Excitement

I am totally on fire for weight loss. For a long time I have wanted to start easing myself into a "clean" diet. I read Tosca Reno's "The Eat Clean Diet" about 7 months ago and fell in love with it, but have not been financially stable enough until recently to do it. I am not completely following what she recommends, only because I am trying to take baby steps towards it. I dont want to overwhelm myself and cause myself to fail.
I am also doing a challenge on youtube with one of my yt friends, which includes eating a much less processed diet. I plan on at least eating 2 clean meals of the day, and really striving to completely be clean, but that's for another challenge, lol.
I feel passionate and on fire for weight loss again. I feel amazing and like anything is possible for me. I know I am capable of doing this. I want this. Not just for weight loss, but I love the idea of clean eating. It's what we were meant to do. Humans were not made to eat processed crap. I have been having some health issues the past couple of years and Im convinced a lot of it is because of my terrible diet.

Anyway, I am ridiculously excited to see how this next month goes. Ill try to update as often as I can.

Thanks to anyone who is still reading this thing =DD