Week 1: Day 1

Today's been very successful, even though I woke up very late! The first thing I did was measure myself. I am 190lbs! Yikes!! I am only 5' tall. So this change comes at the right time. On this diet, I have to eat every 2.5 - 3 hours. I also had an interview today  for a part time job.

My first meal today was turkey breast deli slice (2 oz) and asparagus (1 cup). I was planning on eating all the deli slices for the rest of the day until I re-read the diet plan. No sodium! No deli slices allowed :( (11 am)











My next meal was a snack. I had 2 oz of tilapia that I had marinated in vinegar, garlic and basil (very tasty!) (1:30pm)

The next meal was not until 6:30 (too long between meals) because I went to pick up my new lease from the management company before heading down to my tutoring interview (which went very well).  I was starving by the time I got home. I then also eat this same meal (with the addition of 1 scrambled egg white!)










I then spent time marinating some chicken breasts. I made a marinade by crushing fresh garlic with mustard seeds, thyme, rosemary, black pepper and adding lemon juice to help tenderize the meat. I am very excited to eat it tomorrow!

I am also doing a cleanse along with the diet. It taste kinda gross...

Week 1: Day 0

It is the day before I start Michael Thurmond's Six Week Body Makeover, technically the day of, but I have yet to go to sleep.

I am really excited because I think for the first time in my life I WANT to lose the weight. I am tired of using it as a shield between me and the world. I feel prepared to stick to this for the six weeks. It is a small commitment to make considering the lifetime of bad eating habits.

I feel I can succeed. I am not only doing this for myself but for my children. I want to be healthy when I finally am ready to have them. I want to model healthy habits for them. I want to be healthy for myself. I want to be able to run and jump and play. I want to finally get to be the kid I never got a chance to be growing up.

I am ready. Bring it on!

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