So it is just after 8pm and I have stayed true thus far, yes it is day one but I mean, I have had no food since lastnight...ponder that for a moment!
*Now back to me* So my day started a bit messy, I won't get into but things have really settled down. In all honesty, it hasn't been that bad so far. I have drank a lot of water and about 7 portions of the concoction. I will probably drink 3 more. The funny thing about it, the hardest part is sometimes the drink. Not as much the not eating (now don't get me wrong, I would fight you for a piece of cheese right now) but I am not sure I love the maple syrup in the drink. Now give me some pancakes and I am all over that, but the maple syrup in the drink is something I could do without but I need those calories so it is what it is. Not every time I have one do I balk in disgust but every few I am like, ugghh!!!
Now I wasn't sure what I would do in terms of my work-outs during this time. I weighed myself this morning and obviously need to be hitting the gym but I am inevitably going to have less energy during this time frame. I still went. I did 20 minutes of light cardio and 2 sets of upper body weights. I felt pretty good considering. I am not sure as I move further and further away from my last bite of glorious food, how I will hold up but I will keep going and being smart about it while I can! Plus if I do some weights and drink enough, I won't lose much muscle mass!
What today has done (and yes I get it has only been one day), is make me laugh at how devastated I was to go on Weight Watchers and simply CUT DOWN on food. My goodness, at least I was eating for crying out loud. Now this is my revelation on day 1, by day 10 I could be solving some big world issues here. I mean I am not eating, I got lots of time to think!!! So already after just this short amount of time, I appreciate food, even in small portions, SO MUCH!!
Looking back at my December binge, it seems like so long ago, I may shed a little tear for that time lost!
Tonight the Biggest Loser premiers for another season which seems ironic on this day where I have stopped eating! There are lots of varying opinions on this show and it isn't for everyone. I am not much of a fan of the crying and it gets to be a bit much. I do however love to see people transform their lives, deal with their issues, get off their medications they don't need once they lose the weight and essentially blossom as people. Now my weight loss was much less dramatic in terms of the number I had to lose but my goodness, did it ever change my life! I know how it feels and I love it when other people can experience that for themselves. We have to die from something but it shouldn't be from something you can control like eating, it seems so unnecessary and sad.
Now having said that, I may list daily the foods/drink I am missing most on this particular day and they may not even be things I eat daily or regularly but today, they are on my wish list:
Starbucks
Meat products
Rice
Now you must excuse me while I go suck a
LOL. You kill me - somehow I knew that Starbucks would top your list!! Good job so far - I hope tomorrow is less "messy" for you (trying not to snicker, can't help it, sorry!). We'll have to recap BL tomorrow. BTW, have you heard of the new A&E show premiering this month - Heavy? http://www.aetv.com/heavy/index.jsp I think I'll be watching this one, too! xo.
ReplyDeletewowsers good girl. Don't think I could do it for 10 days. Do you feel hungry? Or is it just that you want to eat lol I know there is a difference lol
ReplyDeleteBrianna, yup I have seen the commercial for that show and I just might have to tune in. And of course Starbucks is that the top of my list! :)
ReplyDeleteLeah, I surprisingly don't NEED to eat. I want to eat and very well could eat but I don't feel the need to. They say the first two days is the hardest and I think it has gone fairly well so far! :)