Keith and I are on a quest. We need to remove weight, A LOT of weight. Between the 2 of us we need to lose about 100 pounds. That is almost the size of Kyle.
I know there are a lot of people out there that have/are trying to diet. This is not the first one that Keith and I have been on. The other ones have always left us feeling like we are hungry. With the Trim Advantage diet that we started yesterday, it seems like we are constantly putting something in our mouths. The first 2 days of this diet are to get over the cravings for sugar and salt. We are drinking homemade protein shakes and eating protein bars and a ton of water. On a side note, did you know that you are supposed to drink half of your body weight in water a day? I am having a hard time getting through half that much and not feel like I am floating away, but in the words of Branni, I digress.
One thing is for sure, I am not hungry! The first 16 days is also to get us used to eating a lot of little meals in a day so that we are never really hungry and therefore don't gorge ourselves when it is time to eat dinner or whatever.
So, here we are in the first 2 days, we are not supposed to exercise at all because we are trying to flush all of the crap out of our systems. I don't know if it is working or not, but I have figured out that part of my thing with eating is the movement of my jaw. I like to chew things. sounds weird, I know, but there it is. There is something satisfying about munching on something until it is mash and having it slide down my throat. (Get your head out of the gutter...) I am so looking forward to tomorrow when we can have a dinner with real solid food again. Last night it was very hard watching and smelling the food that the kids ate. The one thing I know is that this choice to be on a diet is like every other choice. You make the choice and then you manage it every day. It will eventually become a habit and you don't think about it after that.
I'll keep you posted on how it goes as we start seeing progress. Tomorrow night is Steak dinner. Yummmmm, steak!