Phase One - Results!

After nine days on Phase One of the Fat Smash Diet, I am thrilled to say I lost a SHITLOAD of weight!! Here are my stats:

Starting weight 2/18/08 - 182 lbs

End of Phase One 2/28/08 - 170 lbs!!!

Total loss for Phase One - 12 lbs !!!!

I ROCKED THAT SHIT.

Here are my measurements:

Please keep in mind that I didn't measure until like the 4th or 5th day when I had already lost like 7 lbs. Starting measurements are listed first, new measurements are second.

It is nice to be in Phase Two - I had Life cereal this morning for breakfast and it was delicious! I had grapes for snack, chili for lunch... and I was amazingly hungry again so guess what I'm having??!! CHEESE. Yeah, that's right baby. CHEESE IS SO DAMN GOOD. I get to have 1oz a day, so I bought these Cracker Barrel 1oz pieces as well as these Cabot 50% less fat individual pieces. Since I was dying for some cheese... I went big and did the Cracker Barrel. lol. I am having it with some more grapes... and I am taking my time on it. It's LOVELY.

For dinner it is a 3oz piece of beef - not sure if I will chop it up or maybe pull out the George Foreman and try that thing out - kind of afraid to do it a new way because I will be so pissed if it gets ruined LOL. I am going to cook up some brown rice in chicken broth, and my frozen stir fry veggies and I am going to eat like a Queen tonight LOL. I feel so devious.

I tell ya, this diet sure has caused me to appreciate food so much more. I made some chili last night, and you know what - suprisingly enough I am not sick of it. This diet makes me feel so good. My best friend started 2 days ago, and she is having a hard time being creative. I rationed out some spices for her because she has none. She needs to go grocery shopping and get herself straight over there. I hope she sticks with it.

Phase One, Day Nine DONE!!!

I am on my last day of the detox part and I am so thrilled. I haven't officially weighed myself for a complete total on Phase One but I've been sneaking peeks at the scale over the past few days... and measured myself again today. It's incredible. Truly.

I now will move into Phase Two tomorrow, and I am pretty excited. The things I look forward to most??

• 1oz of cheese daily - I bought some Cracker Barrel pre-sliced 3/4oz pieces.
• Cereal for breakfast! I got plain Life and plain Cheerios... it will be decadent!
• I can have meat!!! I don't know what I will make tomorrow - I am thinking stir fry with 3-4oz beef or chicken for dinner! I think I can split up the meat over the course of the day. Perhaps I should start out small and see how I tolerate it?

There are some things I have to work on in Phase Two, which lasts three weeks:

• Do not ever, ever give into a craving for Oreo Cakesters again. I don't remember if I blogged about that experience.. but it was HORRIBLE.
• Eat more consistently during the day to prevent mid-day headaches.
• Don't be afraid to try new recipes.
• Exercise, exercise, exercise!!!
• Drink enough water!!!

I still have a ways to go before hitting my goal... but this has been an incredible start. Can't wait to weigh in tomorrow morning. I am sooooo close to my first goal!!!!

Phase One, Day Six

I am not feeling well today - my daughter has a nasty cold/flu/something and I am getting it I am getting the stuffy nose and headache... and body aches. ARGH! I am supposed to start my workouts tomorrow and ITS.JUST.NOT.FAIR.

What IS fair, though, is that I cheated and snuck a peek at the scale today. You ready for this????........................ 174!!!!! That's 8 FREAKIN POUNDS!!!! I am so thrilled! I have 3 1/2 more days to go. This rocks!!

Unfortunately, because of not feeling well, my diet has stunk today:
Breakfast: banana
Snack: Yogurt
Lunch: Cabbage Soup
Snack: yogurt and banana (boy am I predictable today)
Dinner: leftover steamed asparagus, bowl of Cabbage Soup

I was hoping to feel a little better and make a valiant attempt at kicking the food intake up a notch today but it so didn't happen. Oh well. There is always tomorrow. Just got to keep plugging away here.

Day Five, Phase One

Today was a messed up day schedule-wise, but I stuck with the diet and everything works out well. My daughter woke up this morning and had a fever of 104.8 and we had to make a run to the pediatrician. They say she has the flu, but I am not 100% on that. She doesn't have the intestinal distress associated with the flu. But thankfully she doesn't have strep throat or an ear infection - two things that I got chronically as a child, and often as an adult. So... we're doing a little better I think.

Breakfast: Did not have - was at doctors.
Snack: banana
Lunch: Cabbage Soup - It was really hard to sit at the table and eat lunch with my kids. They were eating peanut butter and jelly.. and one of them was talking to me and breathing peanut butter breath all over me lol... it smelled good, and that sounds really disgusting now that I wrote that down LOL
Snack: Yogurt
Dinner: Left over Hoppin John (did not finish all, there was about a cup) steamed cauliflower with spices and a few squirts of I Cant Believe Its Not Butter Spray, and steamed asparagus with spices on top.
Snack: One crappy Oatmeal Cookie and a few Sweet Potato Fries.

On an experimental note - I cooked up a batch of the Phase 1 oatmeal cookies and sweet potato fries. I was trying to cook ahead because sometimes I don't always have time to cook something so I opt out of having it. Let's just say... I must have done something wrong with those oatmeal cookies. I used the recipe that's on the Fat Smash site and man... it was awful. Possibly it could be because I used this oatmeal I bought back when I was going to try clean eating - it is Old Wessex 5 grain cereal - oats, rye, triticale(?), barley, and golden flax. Crap... now that I look at it... I think I screwed up the Phase One because of this oatmeal. CRAP CRAP CRAP. That's ok I suppose... I'm NOT eating any more of those cookies anyways.

I just tried a bite of the sweet potato fries and they are decent - they for some reason got kind of burnt on the outside - not crispy... just mushy and burned LOL. Oh well. Trial and error. It's fun to experiment though.

I feel really good today. I have to say that in all honesty, after the doctors appointment, I really wanted to stop at McDonalds or Dunkin Donuts and get something for breakfast. I didn't, which is a huge accomplishment for me... but I just hate those cravings. It's not that often that I can talk myself out of the drive through. Fast food is definitly my nemesis. Particulary McDonalds and Burger King. I don't know why... because frankly the food is disgusting and horrible for you. But hell... if I am going to be honest, I might as well just admit it. The Dollar Menu kills me. I overdo it BIG TIME when I eat that stuff. I do the McDonalds thing a LOT when I am stressed. Sometimes several days in a row. How embarrasing is that to admit it??? Ugh. I am just glad I didn't cave today. I really wanted to. I just came home, ate my Cabbage Soup and that was the end of it.

I wrote up a workout schedule for the next four weeks. I am starting on Monday. I would like to get in the habit of working out in the morning before the kids get up. I know that I will have a hard time with this, but hell... if I can stick with this diet for this long and not give up... I CAN work out in the morning. Plus, it will prevent me from making excuses later in the day. I'm real good about making excuses. I do think I should consult a few more fitness magazines, and rework the schedule a little. I know I need a decent amount of cardio... but strength training really helped me before. I want to make sure I am burning off the layer of fat above my muscles so I don't bulk up instead of slim down.

I tell ya... I am feeling really good. I do look forward to getting some meat back in my diet, but I am not totally broken hearted that it is gone right now. The main cravings I've had have been for sugary things like those stupid Oreo Cakesters I bought for the kids. ROAR. Silly, stupid little things like that. So... I have fruit or veggies instead. No big deal, right now. I'm more iterested in finally losing this weight once and for all. I want to get back to where I was before when I was so successful in this journey. I got as low as 147... which I hadn't been for YEARS... and I felt like a million bucks. I wore sleeveless tops and looked people in the eye. I miss that. I want that feeling back again. I can do this.

Phase One, Day Four

Well, I am kind of dissapointed. My best friend was supposed to start the diet yesterday, but she totally gave in to temptation before the day was over. Her excuse? A neighbor sent over a dinner plate because they knew she was starting to get a cold and didn't feel that great. I was on the phone with her when she got the plate, and it was a cheeseburger. I was wicked jealous.... but it passed quickly because I want this SO BAD. Now she has a cold, and said she has to wait until it's gone before she starts the diet. That's fine... if she isn't ready, she isn't. I just wish I had someone to talk to about this in my real life.

Todays Menu
Breakfast: 4 egg whites cooked in PAM with Mrs Dash Salt Free Seasoning
Snack: Banana and yogurt
Lunch: Bowl of Cabbage Soup
Snack: Yogurt
Dinner: "Hoppin John" with added veggies
Optional Third Snack - who knows.. I find myself snacking at night and its truly a problem. I know it's healthy foods and all but I really need to watch it.

Today is ok. I find that I am pretty hungry, and it's fairly often. Every two hours I suppose, but it certainly feels like I am eating too much (or too often). I don't eat until I am stuffed... and when I do eat I find that it doesn't take much to make me full. I need to concentrate more on drinking my water - although it was ticking me off all the times I woke up last night to piddle. So, overall impressions are - I get full on little food but get hungry more often. What the....?

I have neglected you, oh lovely blog.

I'm so sorry, Blog. I have been cheating on you. It's not you, it's me. Really. I swear.

In all honesty, I have actually been *gasp* Following A Diet. I know. Be still my beating heart. I just completed Day Three of the first phase of the Fat Smash Diet. It hasn't been the easiest, but it also hasn't been the most difficult thing I've done. I've actually cooked some decent meals on this diet. I borrowed some books on Vegetarian cooking from the library today. I'm really excited about this diet. It's truly amazing.

My brother tried this diet before and had good success with it... while he stayed on it. He and I are very similar in the fact that we have an issue with consistency. He decided to start this diet again, and I got inspired to try it. So, here I am.

The first phase is 9 days long, and consists of a detox diet. No white flour (bread, pasta, rice) only brown rice. All veggies except for potatoes, all fruit, lots of beans for protein. After 9 days, you slowly add things back in like meats (3-4 ounces a day) and cereals (whole grain, smart choices), flavored drinks, sugar (very little) and my favorite - CHEESE! I'm sure once the 9 days are over, I will drool on myself when I finally get to have some meat. I just have to learn not to overdo it. I want to be slender SO.DAMN.BAD. I am really proud of myself for doing this. It's about time that something gave around here.

I started the diet first, and since the kids are on vacation this week... I did not start exercising yet. I was talking with my girls tonight and they said it was okay if I did exercise videos. This is coming from two 5-year-olds. Cute, right? My one daughter said, "It's ok Momma, we can play in our room." Awww, why thank you baby. Mucho kisses for you!! I could probably manage a strength training workout, but I don't know if they have the attention span to play in their room for an hour without interrupting me or getting into a fight. It's a lovely thought, though.

I bought Jillian Michael's "The Biggest Winner" workouts. I love Jillian, and I so want to be her when I grow up. She is so inspirational to me. I trust that her workouts work, so I bought them and I will start them this coming week. It's going to be tough, no doubt, but I know darn well that I will get great results and it will only boost my current diet efforts. I'm excited.

So, that's where I am at right now. I have a few things on my To-Do list.

• Construct workout rotation
• Scout great vegetarian recipes
• Faithfully blog and journal (at the Fat Smash Forum) my daily food and exercise
• Type up diet information for my best friend who is also trying diet

I think that's good for now. That's the extent of my To-Do list, regarding my diet anyways. I have a whole boat load of personal life T-Do's. Ho hum. That's a whole 'nother can of worms lol.