My Meal & Exercise Plans

People are asking all the time & I kept saying that I was going to blog about this & never got around to it, so I guess now is better than any other time, right :)
My meal plan:
I do not follow an official meal plan & I am not on a fad diet. I do not take any over the counter or prescription diet pills/supplements. I do take a daily multi-vitamin as well as Biotin.

Everything that I consume is FRESH. No frozen, boxed, canned or processed foods. All of my fruits/vegetables are purchased from local farmers using a service that I order from, not from the grocery store. If I do need to buy something, it is from Trader Joe's (Whole Foods/Sprouts). If I need pasta, something canned, dressing or something to that affect, I will either buy from Trader Joe's or from the same local farmer service that I buy my fruits/vegetables from because it is homemade/organic. Organic is the way to go folks!

If I am going to eat out, which is RARELY, I will eat a veggie bowl from Chipotle, select items from Panera Bread & then stick to salads at other dine-in restaurants. I do not go to any other fast food chain restaurants.

If I am going to cheat, I will eat pizza & Mexican food, which are my two weaknesses & then I pay for it within a few hours after eating it. I feel really sick. I keep this to a minimum because I would rather not deal with the consequences. Over the holidays I did do some baking & ate some of it, but sent the rest home with family!

I drink LOTS of water. In the summer, I drink a lot of infused waters when fruit is in season. I drink 1/2 cup of coffee in the mornings. Occasionally, I will drink cranberry juice from Trader Joe's.

My exercise plan:
I was running, but I was getting painful shin splints. Then I had sinus surgery & after recovery, when I attempted to run again, I would get terrible migraines on top of the shin splints, so the Dr suggested that I do something else for a while, then try to run again.

Currently, I do the elliptical & stair master for cardio 5-6 days a week. I also do weight training 4-5 days a week.

So far I have lost 52 pounds. I still have a ways to go to my goal weight, but I know I will get there eventually.