• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Listen to Lena

Perfecting the Art of Conversuasion

  • All
  • Family
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • Fashion
  • Beauty
  • Decor
  • About Lena
  • Contact

The Fresh Diet: Day 21

December 28, 2010 By Lena

I’m back, folks. And – unfortunately – with no real news; still holding at a total weight loss of 9 lbs. What happened? Well, Christmas happened.

I postponed The Fresh Diet delivery on the 24th, 25th and 26th of December, reasoning that between the Turkey Fest and Leftover Turkey Fest, I would not do the diet justice. Nervous I’d put on about 5 lbs from all the holiday indulging, I had a plan:

1. Try everything. It’s Christmas! And I wasn’t about to pass up my mom’s delicious prime rib or my mother-in-law’s scrumptious cookies. However, I kept my portion sizes small and resisted the urge to go back for more – simply grazing and sampling instead of binge-eating.

2. Keep sugar in check. Simple carbs are my enemy – and unfortunately, my Achilles heel. So I made sure to load up on veggies, whole grains and protein, so that by the time I sliced into our traditional Bailey’s Irish Cream Cheesecake, I would have little room to test my willpower. (I did have a sliver; it was divine.)

3. Get back on track. The wonderful thing about The Fresh Diet? Delivery resumed on Monday, so whether I liked it or not, my diet effectively restarted. More nervous than I’d been in a long time, I climbed on the scale yesterday morning to see that my Christmas break had resulted in +1 pound; today, after just one day of healthy eating, I’m back down to my pre-Christmas weight loss – 9 lbs – which come to think about it, isn’t too shabby considering I was off the diet for 3 days during which I ate, ate and ate!

So, instead of waiting for that elusive 1 pound to post a pic, I thought I’d share this photo from Christmas Eve – here’s what I look like at 135 lbs! Only 10 more to my goal!

Don’t forget you can ENTER TO WIN The Fresh Diet for 31 days!

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: contest, diet, Lena, The Fresh Diet

Previous Post: « Merry Christmas!
Next Post: Two of Hearts »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Kat

    December 28, 2010 at 8:01 pm

    You look GREAT!

  2. Tammi @ My Organized Chaos

    December 28, 2010 at 9:31 pm

    You look awesome Lena!!!Way to go!{such an adorable photo too}Tammi

  3. ~she~

    December 28, 2010 at 9:35 pm

    You look amazing! Cute pic!

  4. Tricha

    December 28, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    Beautiful! Love that colour blue on you. How adorable is your son in his Santa outfit!

  5. Fasmi1

    December 28, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    Wow, you look fantabulous!Holy, Hawt Mama!

  6. Oody

    December 28, 2010 at 11:22 pm

    Lena: Many congratulations…you look lovely! I am willing to wager that you may well be one of the very few women in the world that weigh the same on December 28th as they did on December 24th! It's amazing! Hats off to you and the Fresh Diet!!!!

  7. Cheryl

    December 29, 2010 at 1:02 am

    You look awesome Lena and your little one's Santa outfit is adorable. Keep up the good work. Good luck with being good on New Years Eve!

  8. Lena!

    December 29, 2010 at 2:07 am

    Thank you sooo much ladies! Muah!I'm feeling pretty great – all of a sudden, 10 more pounds seems within reach! I've already bookmarked a lovely pair of skinny jeans that I will be purchasing as soon as my thighs are deemed worthy, ha ha!

  9. Debbie

    December 29, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    You look fabulous and radiant.Wow!!!

  10. michael.j.almeida@gmail.com

    December 29, 2010 at 1:36 pm

    Hot Hot Hot! Will you be my Valentine? Again….(Pat Healy)

  11. Shauna MacKenzie

    December 29, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    Simply gorgeous Charlene!! What a great picture with your little guy! It's obvious that this 'diet' has created a total lifestyle change in you, being able to indulge over the holidays without overdoing it. Congrats :)

  12. Stam-ish

    December 29, 2010 at 4:09 pm

    You looks great, and so does your baby.Isn't it nice! You can pack away a bunch of clothes and get a few really nice new ones.

  13. Lotus

    December 29, 2010 at 4:58 pm

    You look stunning Lena! Love the blue on you and your necklace:) xoxo

  14. jann

    December 30, 2010 at 1:46 am

    You look marvelous! Way to go! =)

  15. Caitlin

    December 31, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    You look stunning Lena!!!!

  16. TinyTotsx2

    January 1, 2011 at 4:01 am

    You look amazing.WOW!!!! Keep up the good work : )

  17. Nuha Sofiyan

    January 1, 2011 at 5:23 pm

    you look incredible! and how great that you didn't let the +1 hinder your diet..I need that sort of motivation! xoxo

  18. Lena!

    January 9, 2011 at 7:25 pm

    I love you all! Ha ha ha, XO!

Primary Sidebar

Lena Almeida

Toronto Blogger, Social Media Strategist for Listen to Lena Inc. Television & Radio Personality, Columnist and Speaker. Family Travel Expert. Star Wars Fanatic. Perfecting the Art of Conversuasion. Read More…

Connect with Lena

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Featured

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Virtual Queue Strategies

Five Cool Tips for a Backyard Ice Cream Bar

Beaches Turks & Caicos: Your FAQs Answered!