Skinny Jeans Challenge!

Happy April everyone! Still so hard to believe that this year is flying by so fast. Before you know it, I'll be starting my new life in New York. Agh, the feels. I had yesterday afternoon off and decided to walk around Kohl's, one of my favorite stores. I was in there for two hours! As you've noticed, I don't really talk about fashion too much on this blog. The main reason for that is my terrible self-esteem around my body. It's no secret that my weight's ballooned up in the past two years due to my binge eating disorder. My fashion sense is totally horrendous and most days I'm in my favorite LC leggings and an oversized top. I barely ever wear jeans anymore because none of them fit anymore -- yes I know really really sad. Last time I was at Kohl's shopping for jeans, I found that I really liked the Lee Jean's Relaxed Fit range. I wanted to pick up another pair of jeans from this line in the "skinny" fit.  I found a dark blue skinny jean that fit perfectly around my legs, but it would not zip up! And I refused to size up from the size 16. I loved the jeans so much that I'm determined to fit in them, hence inspiring this post!

I found this Skinny Jeans challenge on laurenconrad.com that I've been wanting to try for a long time. I figured that my new jeans-struggle would be the perfect opportunity for me to try this challenge and see if it works! It's a 7-day challenge, but I thought I would extend it to 14-days. What it boils down to is eating healthier, drinking more water, and exercising daily. The post on the LC website has a meal plan and the "rules" laid out very clearly. It's a little too intense for someone like me, so I'm going to modify it slightly. Basically here's my version of "the rules":

• Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day
• Eat no more than 1,500 calories per day
• Eat 3 servings of fruit and 3 servings of vegetables per day
• Keep carbohydrates to less than 180g and protein no less than 70g
• Reduce sodium to less than 2,000mg per day
• Exercise 5x a week

Seems fairly straightforward and easy, huh! By far the hardest thing to do (at least for me) is to eat enough protein, not go overboard on the carbs, and keep my sodium in check. The end goal for me is to be able to zip up my new jeans in 2 weeks! I'm hoping that little goals like these are going to help me lose some pounds before starting residency. I'll be weighing in on how I did in two weeks, April 16! :) Also, I ordered some whey protein, which means that I can start doing strength training again. I also ordered Lauren Conrad's "Style" as a pick-me-up, which I cannot wait to read!