"Your body is the servant of your mind"

My countdown is on...4 more days of vacation!! This has been the best and busiest 4 weeks. I am feeling so good about life. I am doing things out of my comfort zone or new to me. The biggest has been working out and like crazy. I am more focused than ever. I am trying my hardest to just do it and not be so self conscience. For instance, went to a spin class this morning, my first spin class ever. Well, it was the wierdest feeling and everything was shaking on my body. I think I was the heaviest person there. Mentally, I told myself to stop the negative talk. This is making me strong. Who cares about how much I sweat and how my hair gets really curly and wild looking. I just thanked the teacher and darted out of there to go home and shower. I felt awesome and couldn't believe how hard it was and I did it!!
Well, the scale has not been moving. It's stuck and so I asked our workout teacher what diet she recommends. She told me this is what she does (which in my head I know already but don't really follow) 1. Don't eat starches after noon. Have wet carbs as in fruits/veggies.
2. no sugar 3. no alcohol 4. lots of water 5. limit sodium/salt. 6. lean proteins like chicken and fish. She also recommended reading Jillian Michaels books. So I picked those up. I have to change the way I am eating and stick to it. Yes I cant eat as much but I shouldn't be having cookies and wine. Another thing I am going to start doing again is writing down everything that goes into my mouth. I bought the Calorie King book to tell me calories in the things I eat. Cause basically I don't know how many calories I consume in a day.
Another book I found in the bargain section is called Mind Over Body. Opening quote
"Your body is the servant of your mind, and has no choice but to obey your thoughts." This book stuck out to me because I know I have negative thoughts about myself and need to change my thinking to be successful at losing weight. I will share more after I read the book. Have a great night all!!!!