MoonStar2006

Weight: 208.6 lbs.
-1.1 lb. Loss

Weight: 209.7
-3.7 loss

Okay, I got off track for a few days. So, I'm starting over.......

Starting weight: 213.4

Weight: 212.1 lbs.
-2.9 lbs.

I'm starting the master cleanse today for at least 10 days. I'm going away on 9/19 and I'm not sure if I want to be on the cleanse.....we'll see.

I'm starting the cleanse at 215 lbs. ! I've been eating like crazy since I decided to do the cleanse. I'm in a weight loss challenge at work and I usually weigh-in at about 212 lbs. So I expect to lose those three pounds fairly quickly. I'm aiming for 10 lbs total.

Exercise: Couch to 5k - Week 2

Saturday was horrendous!!!! I ate everything in site!!!! I'm going to have to think up a new plan for the weekends.

When I worked out after work on Friday, I did the couch to 5k week 1. I've been doing week 1 for like forever because I've never really been consistent with it so I always just start over. Well, yesterday week 1 was extremely easy to do! I'm going to have to move onto week 2. Also, working out really helped to suppress my appetite. So, I'm going to continue to work out after work to try and keep up with my low calorie diet. We'll see. I usually feel so crappy after working out I dread going. But, Friday I actually enjoyed it. Maybe I was pushing myself to hard before.

So…….Last night was tough. I was doing fine until I got home and decided that I would have baked ziti instead of my regular frozen meal. I had a small portion and everything was fine. Then a couple of hours later (after dessert) I was extremely hungry. I tried to just eat a sugar-free Jell-O cup, but it didn’t work. So I went and had a huge extra portion of baked ziti! I put a lot on the plate thinking I won’t eat all of it, just enough to where I was full. Well, I ate all of it and could have gone back for more. So now I’m trying to make up for it. When I woke up this morning I was still full from last night. I didn’t get hungry until about 2 pm. I had my usual shake. As for exercise I’m going to do week 1 of the couch to 5k when I leave work at 4:30 pm. Hopefully my meal plan will go according to plan for the rest of evening.

My biggest struggle right now is not eating out. When I was younger my mom didn’t cook so I had hot dogs or we went out to eat. It has been such a part of my life I don’t know how to go out of the house and not eat out. I’ve have not ever gone to the mall and not had a meal there. So when I’m dieting I try not to go anywhere. I usually stay home and watch TV or read. My friend I haven’t seen in awhile invited me out to dinner, but I refused…..it’s like death sentence.

Growing up I was always very thin. Food never excited me. When I was in high school I weighed 140 lbs. and I never thought about my weight. I ate whatever I wanted. I regret not appreciating being thin though. I never had to worry about my legs rubbing together or going into a store and not being able to fit anything or just not being happy about how I looked. I mean I had my problems. I have extremely long arms and I could never find tops that fit. When I was in high school my biggest wish was to be able to where a long sleeve button up shirt with sleeves that reached my wrist. They didn’t have the extra long sleeves like they have now. Now when I think back on it I would trade long arms with having to lose 100 lbs. in a heart beat.
I don’t like to drive and would rather either walk or catch the bus, but when I was nineteen I got a job working third shift. So, I had to purchase a car because buses stopped running around 6pm. I think I instantly put on 20 lbs. that first year. I only ate one meal a day. I would leave work at 7:30 in the morning and eat one huge meal, watch TV, and then go to sleep. The next couple of years I really started getting into going to buffets and I packed on about 35lbs. Then a couple of years ago I went back to school, which made my schedule really crazy. I ate out every meal. Usually I would have pancakes with butter for breakfast, lunch I would have fast food or the lunch buffet close to work, then I would have a slice of pizza for dinner, and then after school a bunch of my classmates and I would meet up at Applebee’s and have ½ price appetizers. That was daily!!!! I packed on another 40 lbs. bringing my weight to 234 lbs. That’s the highest I’ve ever been and I pray to God to give me strength to never see that number again.

1st Goal: 199 lbs.
2nd Goal: 180 lbs.
3rd Goal: 160 lbs.
4th Goal: 150 lbs.
5th Goal: 140 lbs.
6th Goal: 135 lbs.

Monday I weighed in at 215.2 lbs.

This site is to track my weight loss journey.

This diet may not be for everyone, but at the moment it’s for me. I am not a doctor, so I can only tell you what’s best for ME.

My plan is to take two fellow YouTubers advise/experiences and mix them together.

1. I'm going to start doing a partial liquid diet like the Impatient Dieter using meal replacement shakes for breakfast and lunch. I’m not partial to one particular brand, but I have one hand Slim-Fast, Bally's Total Fitness, and Atkins shakes (120-190 calories), so I’ll be starting with those.

2. I will also be dramatically reducing my calorie intake to 1000 calories/day as suggested by Tearsnomore87. Using meal replacement shakes is not only easy to prepare but a no brainer for staying under 1000 calories/day.

3. I will allow myself to have 2-100 calorie or less snacks a day. This first week I choose Murray's Sugar Free chocolate cookies (70 calories) and Kudos 100 calorie snickers bar.

4. My all time favorite food in the world is ICE CREAM!!!!! I love ice cream so I will end every night with an ice cream dessert. I'm limiting it to anything under 200 calories. My favorite is the Slim-A-Bear Klondike bars. They are 170 calories. I also found little cups of vanilla and chocolate ice that are 100 calories each at Wal-Mart.

5. I will drink as much water and zero calorie drinks as I want throughout the day (water, Crystal Light and diet soda).

6. I will walk for a half hour on the treadmill at lunch and before I go home in the evening.

7. I will update my weight loss blog throughout the week and YouTube once a week.

My YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/moonstar2006