FtandFurious

8.8 lbs down. I even went to the bar with some friends late afternoon/early evening and had two waters and a diet coke! I am shocked at this new found will power ;).

The most tasty low carb creation I've made so far. I swear I couldn't be more satisfied! Rolled them up all neat and tidy and went to TOWN!

Still can't get over how much the weight (water weight) is falling off! April 1st: 216.4 lbs April 2nd: 213.4 lbs April 3rd: 209.4 lbs April 4th: 209.2 lbs April 5th: 208.0 lbs 8.4 lbs! And I feel fantastic!

I think my body has finally rid itself of excess water weight, so the numbers are going to be much smaller from here on out. I've lost 7.2 pounds in four days. After this first week in ketosis, I am going back to weighing myself once a week. I love how my appetite has decreased. I have all the energy in the world, and I'm pretty positive I have eaten more vegetables in the past for days than my entire life combined. Say what you want about low carb, ketogenic diets. I know they're controversial, but if you are following the guidelines and not living off a pound of bacon a day, it's not as unhealthy as it the bad rap it gets. And it can't possibly be any more unhealthy than the junk and chemicals I've pumped through my body all these years. Just. Saying.

Physical food log. First day: success.

6 Carb dinner. Salmon filet wrapped in tin foil with a tbs of olive oil, half of a table spoon of butter, and lemon pepper seasoning and baked. Nice hefty salad made with romaine lettuce, mushrooms, peppers, goat cheese and Caesar dressing. I don't even think I have eaten anything this tasty while I was concocting my own creations on weight watchers! The diet coke sweetened with Splenda is pretty good too. It counts as one carb...so I guess that means my dinner was 7 :p

I have looked forward to my lunch all day, and it did not disappoint! 8 net carbs for the plate. Which puts me in at 9/20 net carbs so far today. I did some light grocery shopping, got a nice amount of low carb friendly items for $45. I'm thinking salmon and salad for dinner. Aaaaaw yiss. Also picked up some diet coke made with Splenda. I'm cutting back drastically, but I figure it'd be really difficult to go cold turkey. Since aspertame is out of the question, it's worth giving it a shot!

Day one! Successful low carb breakfast. 1 carb for the plate. Two eggs scrambled with creole seasoning, red pepper flakes, and oregano. One slice of Amish Swiss Cheese. Two cooked breakfast sausages (although I only ate one of them). Already consumed 32 ounces of water and a glass of green tea. Already craving something sweet. And some caffeine! But today will be good. Because I say so! Happy April everybody!

Three weeks of junk food, dining out, and alcohol. I'm not even sure how much weight I have gained. I've been doing research, and while I know the approach is controversial, I am going to start the two week induction phase of Atkins tomorrow. I know the essential building blocks of successful weight loss. Hell, I've been doing it an undoing it for the past seven years of my life. I am just ready for a change. This induction phase will be beneficial for me in a lot of other ways that people do not necessarily consider, including, but not limited to, reducing the amount of simple carbs I consume (which is aaaaa lot), cutting back on the obscene amount of caffeine I pump through my body on a daily basis, and it cuts out alcohol for the entire span of two weeks. Which I honestly believe will be the hardest thing I have ever done. Tomorrow's meal plan is set. Grocery list has been made. Lets get the show on the road

Bam! Can't wait until my endurance and speed increases.

I love it. I haven't been paying attention to intake lately. But I feel amazing. I know that exercise alone won't get me to where I want to be, but I'm good right here. For a little while anyway :).

But I look good and feel good, That has to count for something, right?

I thought I was prepared to run in this torrential downpour. Almost. My app stopped working so I didn't know when to run (I did about two, two minute intervals) and my pants were falling down from my ingenious phone water proofing technique :P. basically, I only did 10 mins 45 secs and burned 30 calories and went back home. Time to find something else to do to workout :P

Made a variation on a squash and goat cheese pizza! I was a little nervous about it, but it came out very tasty! It definitely could stand some tweaking to make it more exciting, but it's pretty damn good. Cut the pizza into 8 pieces. Only 320 calories for two slices!

Beast mode engaged for the next five days. I want to sit at 205lbs when we leave for the wedding Friday morning. It's an arbitrary goal and it's not going to break my heart if I'm not there (2.2lbs) but its something solid to work towards. I need to go grocery shopping but its kind of silly since we are leaving town for several days. I may go pick up some staples and whatnot to get through the week.