Day 54 - BELIEVE and KNOW that there is a way to use all aspects of your life -- mind and emotions -- to BECOME YOUR BEST!

The above quote is from my new trainer, Tony DiCostanzo

It's been a few days. I have been so busy with just life stuff. I have been eating clean and working out. Since I started with Tony, my meals have changed (for the better, except I can't have blueberries in my oatmeal), and I had to go shopping to get more and different foods. Also my workouts have changed significantly.
Yesterday I woke up feeling weak and thank goodness it was an ab and cardio day because I really didn't seem to have a lot of energy. Also my stomach was feeling weird, I got better as the day progressed.

Since what we put or don't put in our bodies is soooo important I thought I should talk about how important it is to read the ingredients before buying food. When I was a kid I used to hate going grocery shopping with my Mom because she would take forever. The reason she took so long in the grocery stores is because she would read the ingredients before buying anything. I certainly didn't appreciate it back then but I can appreciate it now, because I grew up doing the exact same thing (it's amazing the good and bad habits you learn from your parents).
One of the things I avoid, and will not purchase is anything with high fructose corn syrup. It's in almost everything. One day I looked at every salad dressing in the grocery store and I had a very difficult time getting salad dressing without high fructose corn syrup. I ended up not buying anything and went home and made my own salad dressing with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
Foods from Canada (I am stating Canada and no other countries because I grew up in Canada)are less likely to use high fructose corn syrup but the US insists that it is a safe sweetner. Whatever! It's actually cheaper which is why most US companies us it. Just Google high fructose corn syrup and see what you find about it.