I do like looking pretty and it is rare I will leave my house without doing my make up and hair. Anyone, that knows me, knows that if I'm in "casual" attire something has happened. I'm not going to sit here and say Austin has changed me but in a way it has. I do support local, try to be more active and of course spend more time in the sun. The last year I have battled with adult acne and I have been taking accutane for the last 3 months. I also have hypothyroidism which means it is very hard for me to maintain a certain weight and much less lose weight. These are not excuses just facts.
In the latest craze I've decided to "juice". No, not fasting nor doing it in excess. I did go home and bring back the equivalent of 1 week worth of juice. I drink 2 to 3 juices a day and have one light meal, which I have felt less bloated and have lost weight rather quickly following this diet alone.
Going back to the vanity bit. I'm 26 and I can see little wrinkles forming in places they weren't before, I cried when I saw my first strand of grey hair, and due to my condition and age I know exercise alone does not cut it. I need a lifestyle change which is hard as I love pizza, beer, and fried food just like any other American.
So, now comes my relationship with my body. As you may know my relationships in general are passionate, intense, and uncompromised of rules. Same thing goes for my relationship with my body. There are weeks where I am very kind and treat correctly, balanced diet, no drinking, exercising. Then, there are weeks where I eat like a trash can and fill it with fast food, beer, alcohol in excess, and no exercise, because honestly I hate going to the gym. Its easy to live this kind of life of excess and not take the time to eat right and exercise, this why we have so many fat Americans. The reason I am not 300 lbs is my vanity. I would never want to wear a size 10 or have to buy a large shirt, especially since I am 5ft tall. Also, I don't like eating and spending crazy amounts on food that isn't good for me. I am also very impatient and like everyone else is looking for quick fix and easy solution. I haven't found the cure all or do I even believe I can embark in a long term journey with being a health guru but what I do want to promise my readers is this, I want to do an extreme diet and see if it works. I want to break through all the myths and the faux pas and really see if this shit actually works. The juicing thing true believer, expensive but really is good for you and yes if you fast I'm sure you can really lose weight.
My next big feat is this diet I found online. Its a 7 day diet that promises you to lose 10-17 lbs. Am I skeptic, Yes. Am I going to do it to the T, I'm going to try. You can't be skeptic and sit on the sidelines you have to be out there in the game.
I'm not going to give the full details of the diet in this post. Instead, I'm going to give you a daily breakdown of what the diet consists of, the rational behind it, how I felt on that particular day, what I ate, how much it cost, and my feelings on the following day.
I know extreme dieting isn't healthy but its a quick way to get a jump start on a lifestyle change.
Happy dieting!
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