Michele here, and I guess I wanted to share some of my personal journey with you all. My heart is somewhat heavy but I am finding joy and excitement in this process just the same.
I have been praying for change, feels like all of my life, but I think I really got clear last year on the change I wanted to see. I was in a relationship with a man who was kind, gentle, quiet, and much older than me. We got along O.K. but I knew in my heart we where not the best for each other. Quite a few things was wrong in our relationship, but one of the main issues was we saw life quite differently. He cares very little about his health, and that's all I care about, my health. Like I said before I prayed for change and it wasn't long before the Universe had the ball rolling, to make a long story short we broke up in December 2011.
In my mind however, I thought we had a chance of reconciliation, not wanting to let go and Let God, I continued to hold on to that hope, and even after I had decied to go through with this life changing procedure, I still wanted to hold on to the old me and my old life and my old way of doing things.
As of August 2012, he has officially started another relationship. At first I was very hurt, as turbulent as things where, he was still my best friend, and I had grown to be very dependent on his emotional support, but now is the time for me to move forward by myself.
I realized it was all in Divine order. It was so fitting that he find someone new one month before my surgery, so we both can break this emotional tie we have to each other, especially me. The weight challenge has been mine, and I think relationship issues, in some form or fashion have played a role in this struggle. I really don't like being by myself, and it took me a while to figure out the difference in being by myself, and being alone *vs* being lonely.
The Universe is now giving me what I want, a change in my life for the better, a fresh start at a healthy lifestyle and an active life. All old must be removed for the new to enter. I wish him only the best, I am forever grateful for the time (6 years) we had together. I send all the Love, Peace and Blessings to him and his new Love, and I am so grateful for the new Love that I am moving forward with ....Me.
my doctor told me I needed to be on a 1200 calorie diet.... So far, so good. I've lost 8lbs!
today for lunch I decided to make a turkey wrap..... So last night I went to the grocery store, bought my ingredients and made my hubby and myself some lunch....
374 calories later, we are enjoying the healthiest most delicious turkey lunch wrap on the planet LOL
Low carb smart & delicious tortillas= 80 calories (regular tortillas are as much as 150 calories!!!)
Buddig turkey deli slices (90 calorie package, divided into one wrap for each of us= 45 calories)
1 small haas avocado (224 calories, 1/2 each= 112 calories)
1/2 tomato, cut into slices = 16 calories
Classic ranch dressing (ONLY 1tbsp!) = 50 calories
Lucerne Mexican four cheese blend (1/4 cup) = 55 calories
Iceberg salad, lettuce = 10 calories. <---- AWESOME!!!!!
Raw lemon juice 0.5fl oz = 4 calories
Total calories = 374
first I heated up my tortilla for 10 seconds....cold tortillas are gross lol
Second, I mixed 1/2 avocado with 1tbsp ranch and 0.5fl oz lemon juice.
Next, I layered. Tortilla, avocado-ranch mix, turkey slices, lettuce, tomato, cheese and wrap it like a burrito and cut it in half.
