It's been a while...

Hey everyone...sorry I've pretty absent on this blog. Had some eventful things take over my life.

Firstly, I got married! Yaaaas!

Now since this blog was/is about weight loss. I got married at a size 12. Do I wish I looked skinnier in my wedding photos? Yah I guess...But to be honest when I look at the photos and video from our wedding the last thing on my mind is my weight. I look so happy and I love seeing my husband and friends & family enjoying themselves at our wedding/the best event of the year. I think that the expectation of being the most beautiful you on your big day is overrated...by the end of the night I was sweaty from dancing, my dad kept knocking my updo down from twirling me, my red lipstick was across my face from the many kisses and my dress even had several burn holes from our sparkler exit. I had the best day of my life and wouldn't change a thing about it.

Then we went on an epic honeymoon in Australia, Fiji and Los Angeles

 

When we got home we adopted a dog...meet Billy!

Then some vacations happened and other things...

and we adopted a brother for Billy (somebody please keep me off of petfidner and kijiji).

 Meet Leroy!

Other than all of that we had some other eventful things happen such as moving back to Toronto (from the suburbs), job change for my husband and a bunch of other things that aren't very interesting.

During all of this I've been a size 12. I'm okay with that. What I'm not okay with is the amount of energy it takes me to walk up a flight of stairs and that my body is 33 percent fat. I am not okay with eating nothing but carbohydrates for a straight week and feeling like complete utter shit. Both physically and mentally.

So 10 days ago I made a change. I started the Body Reset Diet. It's a 15 day cleanse/detox of sorts that focuses on smoothies, walking 10,000 steps per day and some mild resistance training. It is not a vegan book but I have replaced the dairy with vegan equivalents. For example it calls for a ton of Greek yogurt which i've substituted low fat silken tofu. Milk = fat free almond or soy milk. You get the idea.

The diet doesn't have enough exercise in my opinion so I have been doing some more moderate cardio and weight training.

So I'm actually fairly shocked about the Body Reset Diet. I don't normally do stuff like this (i've never done anything like this actually)...

It's working.

 

the skirt in this photo barely zippered 10 days ago.

OH Hi. Just hanging out in my size EIGHT dress. Don't mind me.

I'm feeling pretty excited about this. I also have a ton of energy, do not feel bloated, never hung over (no booze on this cleanse kids) and BONUS way less dishes.

I will update as I go. My goal is 142 pounds by the end of September and a true size 6 (meaning no struggling with the zipper/struggling to breathe).

Wish me luck. Hope you enjoy the journey!

xo Breton
Fat Vegan WIFE. :D