Day 3 - 3 pounds down

According to my Wii Fit I am 3 pounds down. This could attribute to many different things though as we all fluctuate daily. But maybe it is a sign of good things to come.



I am still having trouble drinking this juice. It is terrible. From now on I am going all fruit, with 1 or 2 kale leaves and that's it, and adding protein powder to the mix for the other nutrients I may miss out on. The veggies are just nasty. I almost threw up drinking my purple passion juice today because of the cabbage. Maybe I had too much in there, but I couldn't taste the blueberries or the grapes at all. It was terrible.

I did get some good exercise today though. I brought my son to this place called Cowabunga's, they have a ton of inflatable stuff that you can jump on with the kids. It was super fun and I was sweating!

Tonight is my night without my son. Normally I would go shopping, or go out to the club with friends, but tonight I am just going to stay in. I don't want the temptation of being out where there is food that is easily accessible. So for now I am going to lie in bed and watch some Grey's Anatomy and get a good night's sleep tonight. Sounds like a plan to me!

Harder than I thought it would be

Day 2 and I am having a rough time. I had the juice for breakfast and was fine, had another glass before work and was fine, but once I got to work it all went to hell.

I brought a pitcher of juice with me to ensure that I would have enough for the night. I did drink the juice but I was still starving. I drank a lot of water as well. I ended up slipping and having a few Wheat Thins.

I had NO energy tonight. This morning was great, I managed to get a lot done, but then once I got to work, I was falling asleep at my keyboard and I didn't even want to get out of my chair.

I have my juice ready to go for the morning, and I am going to continue to stick with this as I have seen the benefits, but it's hard because this is a whole new animal for me.

I took my measurements this morning too, bought a tape measure and a new scale in order to keep track.

Chest - 54
Waist - 50
Hips - 59

UGH. I HAVE to stick with this. I can't live like this anymore.

Sometimes Goodbye is a Second Chance

Here we are. Day 1. I picked up my juicer this afternoon and promptly scurried to Market Basket for some vittles. I picked up all of the following for under $20:

Bunch of Kale - Will last at least 4 days
2 heads of cabbage - 4 days at least
6 Apples - 3 days
1 pear - 1 day
2 Cucumbers - 2 days
Bag of celery - 4 days
Green Grapes - 4 days
Carrots - 4 days
6 Kiwi - 6 days
2 Lemons - 2 days

I think that was it, there may have been more but I can't remember.

So this morning my first juice consisted of:



4 Kale leaves
a handful of grapes
1 Macintosh Apple
4 whole carrots



It wasn't bad, but wasn't great either. Too much kale.

Then for dinner and late night snackage I used:

3 kale leaves
20 baby carrots
1 kiwi
2 macintosh apples
1 lemon
1 banana
Handful of grapes
4 celery stalks

This time around it was pretty decent. I have found a few recipes that look really tasty, I am going to try one out for breakfast tomorrow.

Today wasn't entirely juice as I didn't get all my goodies until 1pm, I had oatmeal for breakfast with a small cup of 1% milk, and at work finished off the little bit of Cracker Barrel cheddar and reduced fat Wheat Thins that I had. Can't let that cheese go to waste!

Not bad for my first day! I drank a lot of water, the appropriate amount of juice, and I really wasn't hungry at all. Feeling good.

Here are my starting measurements and photos (not excited about putting this stuff up here, but I have to do it in order to look back and see how far I have come)

Starting weight - 284.5
Starting BMI - 42.1
Waist, chest, hips will come later as I don't have a tape measure and Rite Aid was closed for inventory tonight.

I am going to post my stats and photos once a week when I weigh myself in

Beginning photos (these are bad, will take better in a week)

Front:




Side:

Goodbye to food for 60 days

No, do not worry, I am not starving myself. In case you hadn't read about it, I have become completely inspired by Joe Cross and the movie Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. I recommend everyone watch this movie, whether you want to lose weight or not.

Tomorrow I begin my juicing journey. I pick up my juicer after Zumba and produce before work to start my 60 juicing journey. There have been many inspiring stories on Facebook and I look forward to becoming one of those inspirations.

I am going to begin adding photos to this blog. I am going to wear clothes that are not baggy and take photos of myself, front and side view, so I can see, and you all can see the progress that I am making, and hopefully cheer me on.

Now for those of you thinking, no food for 60 days??? That is insane, that is not healthy. I have spoken to my primary physician already and they think it is a great idea. All the protein, vitamins, and nutrients are in the veggies and fruits that I will be juicing. I am going to be getting regular check ups to ensure that I am safe and getting healthy.

By this time in May...I could actually be shopping for a bathing suit....something I have not done in a very long time.

Wish me luck, criticize me, do what you wish, just do not try and stop me. I am ready, I am willing, I am excited. Get ready world, the skinny me is about to be unleashed.

New Motivations

Guess I really need to kick my ass in gear now!

I want to donate a kidney to a family member who really needs it. I am relatively healthy despite the heartburn and the PCOS, and the fact that I am fat.

I was told this morning that I cannot go for further testing to be a donor until I lose at least 50 pounds. That is such a huge amount and seems like it is going to be so hard. I really need to get into gear and figure out a plan. I know I have a huge support system so I just need to take advantage of that support.

The hardest part is the motivation for me. I am never motivated enough to get up and exercise. My husband left, I do not want another relationship, so I just don't care what I look like. At this point however, there is a HUGE reason for me to lose the weight and it's so important.

So I have an action plan in mind, I am hoping that I can actually get the motivation to do it to lose this weight quickly so I can help this person out.

• Start the "Subway diet". I already eat there almost every day, I just need to change up what I actually eat there.

• Get veggies and low-sugar fruits to snack on all night at work so I don't snack on other bad meals

• Keep an honest food diary and make sure that I stick with it so that I can see what I am really putting into my body, and post it here every night. Even if no one else reads it, I will.

• Hook up the Wii and start doing Wii fit for half an hour a day plus walking for at least half and hour every single day.

• Try going to Zumba on Friday mornings

• Seek counseling help to add some extra encouragement or motivation

So that's my plan, I will need all the support that I can get. This is an extremely important issue.