Day 1

This is day 1 of my 9 millionth attempt at lasting weight loss. I decided that writing about it might keep me honest. We'll see. I would like to lose 50 pounds (well, 52.5 to be exact.) Right now I am doing the Flat Belly Diet (aka FBD), but that will probably change to some sort of FBD/Weight Watchers hybrid in coming weeks. I plan to keep track of my meals daily, and my weight and measurements weekly. So here we go:

Starting Weight: 182.5 (yikes)
(And because I hate it when I read these things and have no point of reference, I am 5'3" tall.)

Here is me. I don't have a 'stand againt the wall looking fat and miserable' picture, but this was taken this weekend. I look pregnant. I'm not. (Why am I with Elvis, you may ask? It was my mom's 50th Birthday party. Her best friend hired an Elvis.)

I'll get my measurements later in the day, I am home alone right now, and it is hard to get accurate measurements on yourself. I'll post those later. On to the food log:

Breakfast:

1 C cornflakes

1 C lactose free skim milk

1/2 C unsweetened applesauce

1/4 C roasted sunflower seeds

Glass of Sassy Water

The "Sassy Water" is a thing in the FBD book. It is water with fresh ginger, cucumber, lemon and mint in it. Yo put it all together and let it steep overnight. It is supposed to calm and soothe the GI tract. You are supposed to drink 2 liters per day. It actually tastes pretty good, kinda like ginger ale or something.

The first 4 days of this FBD are supposed to be an "Anti-Bloat Jumpstart," so the foods are a little stranger than I would regularly eat (ex.: sunflower seeds for breakfast.) I am not usually a diet book kind of gal, but I am giving it a try. My mom is doing it as well, so hopefully that will help.

Something I forgot to mention is that I have been a vegetarian for the past 15 years. However, my diet has been pretty poor, and my weight has yo-yoed. I have also recently been having health issues and found out that my cholesterol is 256 (should be between 100-199.) Because of all this, I have decided to try adding fish and chicken back into my diet. It seems ironic that I would add meat into my diet to lower my cholesterol, but because I am a vegetarian married to, and surrounded by, meat-eaters, I usually eat convenience-type foods instead of well rounded meals. I am hoping that adding a little bit of these lean proteins into my diet will help with my health. I am willing to try.