I did it

I have not blogged for 15 days since I started my new 17 day diet and let me tell you what I was NOT doing...

I did not give into the temptation to...

eat a cheeseburger when my entire family stopped for fast food on a road trip

take a bite of the kraft mac and cheese I was serving my daughter

eat ANY of the ice cream cookie cake my MIL bought for valentines day

devour a piece of my 6 year old nephew's birthday cake or ice cream or toppings

I did however find myself cheating a bit...

I ate one sugar cookie on valentines day...what do you expect!  I mixed, rolled out, baked, frosted and decorated over 2 dozen heart shaped cookies for family and friends.

I consumed fruit after 2pm and

had a very small portion of whole wheat pasta.

But after all these ups and downs I am super excited to announce that I hit my first blogging goal of losing 20lbs!  That means that I have lost 40lbs so far this year.  I am keeping to my reward to myself and getting a new hair style.  I have been pinning lots of ombre styles and found one I really love.

My next goal is another 35lbs by my 30th birthday in August.  If I can obtain that goal I will weigh less than when I got married.  To make things a little easier I am going to break the goal into two obtainable parts.

20 more lbs by June.

Wish me luck.

17 Day Challenge

Day 2 of my 17 day diet challenge

Yes, I am trying a new diet. 

While I loved the ease of slim fast I found myself getting bored and cheating on the diet.

Last week after celebrating the Super Bowl I gained 2 pounds.

I need something to re-energize and re-motivate me.

My sister-in-law suggested the 17 Day Diet.

So, I did my research and it is recommended by "The Doctors" & Dr. Phil.

Why does Dr. Phil get to recommend diets?

He has a PhD in psychology.

Do they normally deal with weight loss?

Either way I am taking his recommendation and jumping in head first.

For the first 17 days of this diet I have to follow a VERY strict menu to detox my body from sugar.

Not at all excited about this.

However, with my PCOS it causes insulin resistance so low sugar diets are great for me.

Well great for my body but terrible for my attitude!

Yesterday was day 1 and I stuck to a diet of eggs, cheese, raw veggies, greek yogurt/fruit smoothie & salad with a little chicken.

Today I have done the same for breakfast and lunch but headed to Chick-fil-a for dinner.

I know you are asking "why".

My sister and I are taking the kids there to run around and play since it is freezing outside.

I am hoping they have a really awesome yummy grilled chicken salad.

I have found that I am not only a stress eater (isn't everyone?) but also a boredom eater.

So, I am thinking this is the perfect time to start a diet.

We are moving in 19 days and I have a ton to get packed and done before the move so there is no chance I will be sitting around bored thinking about what snack I should have.

I am super excited about fast results this diet promises.

Every other diet I have ever done suggests you have to lose slowing to maintain but this says just the opposite and has research to back it up.

Wish me luck and I will keep you updated on my progress over the next few weeks.

Be prepared for lots of tears...on my end.

I just keep reminding myself that this is not supposed to be easy & nothing tastes as good as thin feels!