Day 1

Okay guys, just like I promised, I started my diet today! I decided that I would try to implement an eating schedule for 5 of the 7 days in a week. Monday thru Friday I'm going to be eating 3 snacks and three mini meals during the day and any time I get hungry, I'm just going to drink water. On the weekends, I'm going to be a little more relaxed on what I eat that way I won't get as tempted to eat poorly during the week; the weekends will be reward days for a job well done during the week. Like I said before, I'm not really looking to lose a ton of weight, I just want to slim down in the waist area. Since today was day one I did the honor of snapping this lovely picture-----------------------------------------------> which will be a reference point for my progress. Please notice how the shirt forms around my curves, especially around the love handles. lol By the end of the six weeks, I hope to have a smoother fit. And, just for fun, I went ahead and weighed in just to see how much weight I can actually lose during this six weeks. A lot of people wouldn't have the courage to do this, but like I said, it's about accountability. Today I weighed in at 207 (surprisingly, not the heaviest I've been). I would like to see myself back under the 200 pound mark, which I don't think is out of the question. Here soon, I'm going to incorporate walking into this plan because I can't run because of bad knees.

Today I actually did pretty good with controlling the urge to snack randomly. I did a little sampling while I was cooking, but it wasn't too bad. Here soon I plan to have a complete eating schedule written out, so choosing meal isn't as difficult. I'm excited to be taking this challenge and I can't wait to share the results with you all.