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I'm back! Decided that perhaps right before the holidays wasn't the best time for me to start a diet. I had a lot going on, and didn't want to set myself up for failure. If anything, I suppose the 3 pounds I gained since Thanksgiving will motivate me to make some big changes now!
I have decided to try the Advocare 24 Day Challenge to kick start my diet. Normally, I would be skeptical about something like this, but I have seen a college friend get great results. I figure it is worth a shot, and at this point I really don't have anything to lose...except hopefully some of this excess weight. :)
Saturday will be Day 1 of my challenge. (The products have been shipped and should arrive Friday afternoon, so I can't start until Saturday morning.)
Until then, I need to get started on some healthy grocery shopping and throw out the junk food in my pantry. I talked my husband into doing the 24 Day Challenge with me, even though he doesn't really have much weight to lose. However, he hasn't had much energy lately, despite being naturally athletic. Hopefully this will help give him a boost.
And, of course, it will help me commit to the program if he is doing it with me. One of my biggest struggles with losing weight is that he always insists on having junk food (chips, cookies, ice cream, etc) in the house. It is hard for me to resist the temptation if those items are right in front of me, though I do well when it is "out of sight, out of mind."
When I lived on my own, I only kept healthy food on my own and was very trim and healthy. I weighed almost 70 pounds less back then, just a mere 10 years ago! Of course, my weight gain isn't only because of him insisting on having junk food in the house - 2 pregnancies didn't exactly help in that regard either. :)
The one thing I am not looking forward to on this challenge is taking my measurements before it begins. Last time I pulled out a measuring tape, I was pretty close to the 36-24-36 stereotypical "ideal." These days, I barely have a discernable waist, and I don't even want to think about how much larger my hip measurement will be. Sigh.
However, perhaps seeing the measurements will help motivate me to stick with the program. I could probably use the wake-up call.
Diet Calendar Entry for 05 January 2012:
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447 kcal
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Fat: 17.56g | Prot: 14.36g | Carb: 57.61g.
Breakfast: Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Original Liquid Coffee Creamer, No Calorie Sweetener Packets. Lunch: Meatless Egg Roll, coke zero, Oriental Vegetables, chicken noodle soup, Zucchini. more...
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