Phase 1, Day 1.

South Beach Diet (: what I've eaten so far today.
Side note: Phase 1 does not allow you to eat carbs or dairy. ONLY meat and vegetables.

Breakfast -- 2 Egg Ham Omelet w/ Sauteed Mushroom and Red Bell Pepper. (No Cheese)
Snack -- Vinegar Almonds w/ Turkey deli slices wrapped around tomato slices.
Lunch -- Red Leaf Lettuce and Spinach salad with Turkey/Ham, Tomatos and olive oil for dressing. ( I cheated and had a small bite of mac n' cheese with chili and hamburger that my family made, but one bite isn't going to throw everything off )
Snack -- raw Cucumber slices with natural Guacamole dip (this was like my "chips and dip" it was actually pretty good!)
Dinner -- Lean Turkey Burger w/ tomato, lettuce, and mushroom.

Dessert -- like, 2 semi-sweet chocolate chips. Haha, stupid cravings. (:

So far so good (:

A little more about Phase 1:
The plan's author, Dr. Arthur Agatston, says the purpose of Phase 1 is to relieve you of cravings for sugar and starches. As an added benefit, you'll also achieve a significant amount of weight loss in a fairly short amount of time. It is possible to lose up to 14 pounds upon completing these initial two weeks of the diet. In particular, belly fat will most likely be noticeably reduced after Phase 1. Also, during this phase, it's been said that the body goes into Ketosis... A lot of people are confused by the term "ketosis." You may read that it is a "dangerous state" for the body, and it does sound abnormal to be "in ketosis." But ketosis merely means that our bodies are using fat for energy.

Master Cleanse is a Fail... South Beach Diet is a new start.

So I tried this master cleanse thing... It's basically a liquid-diet detox thing. It SUCKS. I made it about a day and a half and decided it was stupid. Although, I did loose a pound during that time, I was also working out too... But still. Stupid. So my mom recommended the South Beach Diet to me. She said she did it awhile ago and lost about 15-20lbs. So. Here goes...

I'm starting Phase 1 of the plan tomorrow... Which last for 14 days ( 2 weeks ) and you just pretty much eat normal portion sizes, but ALL carbs are restricted... I mean... Even fruits! It is the strictest phase in the diet, but it's only 2 weeks. It emphasizes lean meats and low-glycemic-index veggies, as well as low-fat cheese, nuts, eggs. It is expected that a person who does this will loose about 8-13 lbs in the two weeks.

After this "Phase 1" there will be "Phase 2" which seems a little easier. I'll describe it more when I get to that point.

Anyway! If you want to try the diet yourself, just go here:

http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/

It describes how to get started.
I am going to be working out during this Phase 1 as well, in order to speed up the weight loss.

I am also making a motivational poster thing. I'll post pictures soon when I'm done. SPEAKING of pictures... Would you guys like me to post pictures of myself on here so you can physically see the changes? Leave a comment and let me know.

Wish me luck! I'll keep you all posted! (:

A Little Intro Story...

My name is Lindsay and I am 17 years old. My birthday is September 9th. I was always a pretty healthy child. I had a little baby fat when I was in elementary and I was very self-concious. I was a cheerleader and lived in a part of California where I was teased a lot, because I was a "white-girl." Then, my parents decided to move to Utah and I got into a rebellious self-hating stage and began a struggle with almost-anorexia and some emotional/mental issues in my 8-9th grade years of Jr. High. I was 5'5 and weighed about 130 lbs... I had a lot of muscle though because I barely ate and worked out excessively (I'm talking about P90X stuff here) and you know what they say... Muscle weighs more than fat. If you were to take my muscle mass off then I probably would have only weighed about 108 lbs. If I were to bend over, you could count my ribs, and my hips would protrude slightly. Though, a lot of my friends never noticed because they never saw me without my clothes on. I just remember being at an arcade and my ex-boyfriend who hadn't seen me in a long time looking at me and going... "Lindsay! You've gotten so skinny!! You look great!" I felt a sense of pride and kept with the downward spiral until about the middle of my 10th grade year. I realized how stupid I was being, not to mention I had a lot of school work and the excessive exercising was beginning to take it's toll. My boyfriend and I of 2 years (on and off) also finally split for good, though the depression from that didn't last long because I met my soul mate. I was barely fifteen by this time. With everything going on I began to stop working out as much and ate like a normal person, about 2,000 calories a day... when only a day ago I was consuming less than 500, and burning off two to three times that much. Well, need-less to say I gained more and more weight back as the months progressed, and by the middle of my 11th grade year, I weighed 165 lbs, the heaviest I've ever been. Then my soul-mate, eternal companion, and soon to be Elder, left on his mission to Alaska... Which left me half excited, but missing him and falling into a deep depression for about the first three months, where I gained another 5-8 lbs. By the end of that year and the start of my Senior year, I weighed about 174lbs and now, as of yesterday, weigh 179 lbs. The weight is accumulated mostly around my hips, butt and thighs, so not a lot of people assume that I weigh this much, and my missionary actually liks me a little bigger. He said he loved it when I weighed about 165lb. Well! Now I'm almost 20lbs over that. My mom even pulled me out of gymnastics and told me that until I was back down to 145 lbs, I wasn't going back. I know my missionary will love me no matter what. He tells me all the time... but... I'm not happy with myself. I don't love myself. And I think that's the most important thing, is to love yourself.

And thus, my Journey begins (:

Starting Weight: 179 lbs
Current Weight: 178 lbs
Goal Weight: 145 lbs, before Nelsen, my Missionary, comes home in March of 2012.