larchesdanrew's Journal, 28 July 2007

I wasn't even thinking about it and weighed myself this morning. I got mad that I did it but I'm happy with the results thus far. It's been a week and I've lost 10 pounds and I've only been on the diet for 3 days. These can't be typical results, but maybe I've just been eating so bad my entire life that this is how my body is reacting. I dunno.

My family was really skeptical of me doing this diet at first. They were dismissive and almost condescending about my choice to better myself. I figure it's because none of them have been able to stick to a diet for more than a few days without grabbing a milkshake or a double cheeseburger :P

Hopefully if my results are pleasant at the end of the phase I can convince them to give it a try.

Yesterday I did end up cheating a bit. Day two and I came home for lunch to eat the rice and soup I didn't get to eat the day before. I got in and my grandmother had eaten all of it, so in a hurry and at a loss of what to eat I wrapped a piece of lean turkey in some wheat bread and headed out the door.

I'm feeling better. I got a membership to the gym so I can do other things besides walking on a treadmill and doing crunches. I'm not going to follow the book about weight lifting. I've been doing weights for years and don't see the need to stop doing it for a month.

Anyways, I'll try to remember to resist the scale when I get out of the shower in the mornings. I can already feel the diet working. The weight loss is just a side effect for me really. Portion control was my major issue and I'm starting to realize what it means to just eat until you aren't hungry rather than eat until you're stuffed.

Bring it on phase 1!

210.0 lb Lost so far: 10.0 lb.    Still to go: 10.0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.