My hands are small, I know...

(Major points for you if you know who sings that line...)

I'm loving the Body for Life eating plan because you don't have to count calories. It's all about portion sizes. Six portions of lean protein and six portions of healthy carbs each day, and the portions are the size of your fist. And be sure to get your veggies.

I am eating better, cleaner than I ever thought I could or would. In fact, I ate a piece of nasty, greasy pizza the other day and it made me have a headache and stomachache. Not that pain is a good thing, but I feel like something in my body is finally getting it: this food is not good for you, even though you've been eating it all your life.

I used to count calories. But it got to the point where I was counting calories in every moment of my day. J would ask me, "Whatcha thinking about?" and I'd have to answer, "How many calories are in a Big Mac...." Kind of embarrassing. It was taking over my life.

However, calories are important. I've been really tired lately, so I calculated how much I was typically eating in a day on Body for Life. Ooops.

1350. Way too little for me. Like...500 calories too little.

I used to encourage my friends in college who I was teaching to play guitar, "Hey, if I can play this complicated chord with my tiny hands, you should be able to do it!" I should have remembered, I have small hands! I need to eat more!

Hopefully this will help me build lean muscle, power me through my workouts and my day, and keep me more energized than I have been lately.