Happy Halloween and An Update

Hey lovely people. Happy Halloween. I just wanted to drop in and say...no...i have not abandoned you.  My life has been SUPER hectic with PCOS doctor appointments (which we did get a final diagnosis on) also after no doctors would take care of my hypothyroidism I finally found an endo. that would. Lately Im going to be honest about my mood. TIRED...TIRED...and DEPRESSED. All I've wanted to do is eat like a pig and sleep. Lets just say netflix has been a very good friend of mine for the last couple of days. I have tried to maintain the good eating habits. Ive been able to keep up except for tonight, which was going to be my cheat day. Ive been able to eat hamburgers at home and some baked fries all under 50 carbs. While I was at my doctors appointment in B-Ham. We stopped off at my favorite place in the entire world....."The Cheesecake Factory." Im not exactly sure if I stayed in range but from what it looked like I think I did. I had cashew chicken (it was kinda gross) and I split a piece of low carb splenda sweetened cheesecake with my mother. Now for today. NOT SO GOOD. Since it is my official "cheat day" I enjoyed myself some chick fil a, pizza, and some candy. (Hey, Its halloween!!) So far I have lost going on 3 pounds. This has blown me and my parents mind. I hope that this cheat day doesn't hert that to much.....

- Jenna #HappyHalloween


This is a picture from last years halloween. Aka: I was hello kitty. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>That is tucker my dog>>

Bad Day #1

Hello everyone. Lets just start off with its been a LONG and HARD day. In one word I could describe how I was feeling...STARVING! I ate a very good amount today and even allowed myself to have a few chickfila chicken nuggets for lunch....under 15 carbs! But nothing was enough. All I wanted to do is EAT...and EAT....and EAT! For some reason even treating myself to a chicken nuggets wasn't enough. So I did something bad. Now I did promise in the beginning of my blog I told you all and myself that heck...I was going to mess up. I just wasn't expecting it so soon. I gave in to my crazy craving and enjoyed 3/4s of a chickfila chicken sandwich. Plain of course. Out of all my fast food choices chick fil a was my grand choice. Chick fil a's food isn't as terrible as your other choices because  they use REAL chicken unlike Mcdonalds, Burger King, Wendys.. its awful. So I just wanted to share this quick post with you before I go! Not sure if I will be posting a meal plan today but I did have a steak dinner! 

This is Jenna signing off. Humbling myself. :Z


PS: All my meals except for the snack were all under the suggested amount! :)

Day 2: Overview

Hey guys! Today was ALOT tougher than yesterday. I had a BUNCH of cravings. I actually made a stop at krystal for a quick 15 carb snack....but after one bite I found the krystal chicks weren't all chicken. YUCK! So I spit it out! Lets just say I think I almost gave in to the craving. I was saved by the bell. I was able to stay slightly within my 50 carb limit. It was hard but here is the overview of the day.

October 26, 2012 Menu:

Lunch: Mac and cheese 15 carbs (noodles only)
(kraft cheese) 2 carbs
(milk) 2 carbs
BBQ Chicken (meat doesn't have any carbs)
(sauce) 3 carbs
smoothie (mix only) 8 carbs 1/2 a serving
(Apple Juice) 15 carbs!!!!! This is what was so crazy!!!!

Grand Total: 45 carbs out of a possible 50! Talk about cutting it close!

Snack: Fro Yo 1/3 cup 15 carbs
4 Slices of turkey 0 carbs

Total: 15 carbs out of a possible 20!

Dinner: Spaghetti 1/3 cup 15 carbs (noodles only)
(sauce) 5 carbs
Green Beans 3 carbs
1 slice Toast 20 carbs! (bread is ALOT)
Yogurt 3 carbs

Grand Total: 46 out of a possible 50! AHHHHHHH

So as you can see I cut it EXTREMELY close..but hey I have to eat! #letsgethealthy

Dannon Light and Fit!

GOODMORNING!!!! Last night all I could think about was sharing this new little secret I found in the grocery store. I use to love vanilla yogurt but after I found out I was Lactose Intolerant I stopped eating it. I began to sneak back in to the yogurt world with a yogurt called "yocrunch" which to my recent dismay has a LOT of carbs. So when I went to my nutritionist she suggested I should start eating it again. I only was allowed a LOW carb and Low calorie vanilla yogurt (vanilla is the only flavor I like). We shopped and shopped and finally found this baby.

Dannon made a diabetic yogurt with only 3 carbs and 45 calories per cup. From what I saw they only have a few flavors....Strawberry, Vanilla, and maybe others. But vanilla is a world wide favorite. They come in a 4 pack square that you break apart for a new yogurt cup. I love that that they are proud enough about there product that they say its " Diabetic friendly" and it also has the serving amount right in the front of the cup. I would say that for a first glance the yogurt doesn't look like that much but I wasn't able to finish a whole one last night ether. The yogurt isn't clumpy like some yogurts...its smooth and light. I added a few pieces of granola to mine last night as well.

The flavor of the yogurt is pretty good. Its light and smooth..NOT clumpy. You can deff. tell though that it is flavored with some type of artificial sweetener. Its not a bad taste....I really enjoyed it. I give this new product a 2 thumbs up! Im proud of Dannon for coming out with something that everyone can enjoy without getting sick!

- Jenna Nicole #letsgethealthy

Thursday Oct 24, 2012 "1st Day"

Ok, My first food post. So today was VERY successful. I was able to actually stay under my amount of carbs I can have in a day. I was able to fill full quickly and nothing was yucky. I ate what I normally ate just with a plan.

Here is the meal plan:                                                                  This is lunch

Lunch: Vanilla yogurt 3 carbs
1/3 cup rice 15 carbs
4oz chicken tenders (meat does not have carbs)
(cooked in olive oil) 0 carbs
granola (7pieces) 7 carbs
coke zero 0 carbs and 0 cal BONUS!!!
1Tbsp Ketchup 5 carbs

GRAND TOTAL: 26 carbs out of a possible 50!!!!!!

Snack: Fuji Apple 15 carbs
cheese (most cheeses do not have carbs)

Grand Total: 15 carbs out of a possible 20!!!

Dinner: Stir Fry Chicken (meat does not have carbs)
(cooked with stir fry sauce) 3 carbs
flavored rice 1/3 cup 20 carbs
green beans 3 carbs
coke zero 0 carbs 0 cal!!!
Grand Total: 26 carbs out of a possible 50!!!!

Snack: Apple 15 carbs


Today was a total success! I will do a blog post later on this awesome yogurt I have found! Remember to always to challenge yourself! #letsgethealthy




This is dinner! Yum!

HELLO EVERYONE! Today was super exciting. I went out and purchased a cute food journal to keep track of all the carbs I am allowed in a day. Here is my meal plan:

40-50 carbs for lunch

20 carbs for snack

40-50 carbs for dinner

20 carbs for snack

Mini Bio.

Hey everyone! Many of you know I have a youtube channel: Jennaboomakeup but what many of you don't know is that I have a secret problem. When I was 13 years of age I was put on a medicine for depression which caused my weight to SKY ROCKET! I was 97 pounds in the beginning. I was NEVER happy with my body was younger because I always had a little pop out tummy. I had that tummy through out my childhood years, even when I was at the perfect weight. When my weight increased my tummy popped out even more. So much it began to cause people to point out that I was maybe "pregnant" (which I was not!) My weight began to cause stretch marks, acne, and extra pounds. I am at 148 right now and I'm only 4" 11". I recently was having trouble with woman problems. So I went to a nurse practitioner who had me fast and go and get blood drawn. I found out some really bad news. ......

I was insulin resistant. On my way to diabetes. How did my life go from bad...to worse. Not to mention I also am an untreated hypothyroid patient. If things weren't begging to look even worse....I learned to my dismay I am also PCOS. (You can look that up) With both disorders I had to lose weight and change my eating habits. So I scheduled an appointment with a local nutritionist and thats where I am today.

Yesterday I went to a nutritionist who in the beginning ticked me off. I was adamant that how I was eating was fine. And that everything is not enough. I soon learned later in the meeting that this could actually be fun. I am on what they call a "low carb diet." Because my body is basically what they call allergic to carbs. I was handed a meal plan working with what "I" wanted to eat. She worked with my pickyness and was able to show me how I could incorporate these things in my new lifestyle.

So I'm going to end it right here. Im Jenna Nicole and I LOVE food. But hey, I don't have to stop loving it I just have to learn how to eat right.

Im going to start posting daily meal plans and what I eat everyday here on this blog. I will try to keep it daily. Some days I may screw up but hey I'm human. Don't forget to after this post to check out my first food post. #Letsgethealthy