first weight loss! 4 1/2 lbs!!!!

Well on the first week on this wonderful diet I have lost 4 1/2 pounds! I have to say, I was a bit nervous when I went to weigh myself. I didnt really think that I was on a diet and so I wasnt expecting any loss but low and behold, 4 1/2 lbs were gone! I have also seen some improvements with my body; I have more energy which is exactly what I needed with a 6 month old :)
The weekend was hard to keep up with the diet. It was hard to get the mufas in but I kept the calories down. It seemed to help.

For this next week my goal is to drink at least 64oz of water everyday!

Mac & Cheese and Spinach Caesar Salad

The diet that I am doing is called Th Flat Belly Diet. The meals are excellent! The belief for this diet is if you incoorporate a non-saturated fat into every meal, it will eat at the belly fat that you have due to saturated fat. These non-saturated fats are nuts, avacado, oils (canola, olive, flaxseed, ect.), peanut butter, and my favorite dark chocolate! This diet is not depriving you of great food and thats what I love about it the most. Its base is a 1600 calorie diet for woman and 2200 calorie for men.

The meal this is featured in this post is Mac & Cheese and Spinach Caesar Salad. Delicious! And what is great is that it is very filling. I am completely satisfied!

Watch me disappear!

Vulnerability - open to moral attack, criticism, temptation.

Have you ever been in a position that you put upon yourself to be critizied on purpose? Well I am about to take one of the most vulnerable steps I have had ever endured and I am hoping that you will take it with me. I am opening myself to be attacked, criticized and tempted in hopes that I will accomplish a dream. My dream is to be healthy, fit, and yes, to wear a size in the single digits. How I will accomplish this dream has been somewhat of a struggle for me in the past. I have lacked motivation and accountability. I tried looking for it in others but I realize that if I want to lose weight, if I want to be healthy and fit, I must be accountable to myself. This is what everyone calls an Ah-Ha moment. With this blog I am hoping that all of you will be my cyber accountability partners. I will try to encourage you all to reach your dreams and i will fully accept your encouragement as well.

So down to the facts. This is the part that scares me...to share with all of you something that I have tried to cover for most of my life. BUT I believe that this is what will help me reach my goal because I dont want to stay this way when I know that you know all.

Fact: I am a 25 year old, married woman, with a beautiful daughter who is 5 1/2 months.
Fact: I wear a size 18
Fact: I am 5' 6"
Fact: I weight 244lbs

SO from this day forward I will be blogging about my experience in conquering my ultimate goal, to weight 150 lbs and in the single digits for my pant size.