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well as I start my second week, I just feel exhausted.  I again operated from 7 am to 9pm. and I am physically and mentally tired.  I forced myself to work out (which I just finished and 1030).  I really want to keep the pace up, but may be expecting too much.  I have a very hard month ahead as far as work goes.  I don’t want to use that as an excuse.  I felt myself tonight thinking it would be ok to cheat a little…WHAT are you kidding me? I don’t even want to think it.  Gonna hold strong.  At least tomorrow I can introduce meat into my diet!

I am so happy–my first weigh in and I lost 7 lbs.  That is huge for me.  I am not one of those people who the pounds fall off of.  I have worked so hard this week and now I am motivated to keep it up!  I really think exercise has been the key.

I have started a fitness challenge at my office and have offered a cash prize for the person who loses the highest percentage of weight.  Although I am obviously not in the competition, I figured it would keep me involved and motivated in my own weight loss.  Everyone is excited and said it is helping motivate them to take that first step.

Tomorrow is my first weigh in and I am very nervous that I haven’t lost any weight.  I have worked so hard this week.  I never cheated, and exercised everyday.  I will be very dissapointed if I dont loss any or if it is very little.

I just finished watching biggest loser.  I love that show.  I wish I could leave my life for 3 months and have someone kick my ass until I reached my goal.  Anyway instead of just sitting there and watching other people lose weight I decided I should do sit ups and push ups during the commercials. My family thinks Ive lost it.  We went to chinese for dinner tonight.  I had steamed veggies.  They were good and filling but not satisfying.  Only two more days and at least I can eat chicken.

This is a whole new diet to me.  I am wondering if anyone has any tricks on how to make it through the first phase.  I am half way there, but find myself just not eating because it seems so difficult to follow it when I am not at home.  I scarf down a yogurt before work and then dont really eat during the day and come home starving.  I really feel myself getting somewhat bitchy too. 

I just feel stress–normally I comfort myself with some good food and a cold beer.  Now I don’t even have that.  Part of my stress is work.  My father is also my partner.  He is leaving for a month long vacation in Antartica.  That means I am “on-call” for our already busy practice EVERY day.  It just makes me crabby!!  My will power is going to be put to a major test!!  I am also afraid I wont find time to work out.  He leaves in 4 days..tick-tock..tick-tock.

Todays challenge was my daughters birthday party.  Pizza– which I love and homemade strawberry cake!!  I brought an orange and banana–and didn’t cheat.  I really wanted to lick my fingers when i finished cutting the cake.  I just got home and ate my steamed veggies and brown rice.  This detox phase is really tough.  I will be happy to at least get some chicken or fish next week.

I feel like I have lost weight–but dont want to weigh until wednesday.  If I haven’t I will be very dissapointed – I have been working out like crazy. 

Well I spent the day in Nashville and suceeded in not cheating on my diet.  I have found that fatsmashers phase I is almost impossible to do and eat out.  I even got my work out in early this a.m. so I could come home and not have to worry about it.  My husband has been really sticking to the diet until today–he ate chocolate cake with ice cream and pizza and a few other unapproved items.  I was in disbelief!!  It was even worth the calories!  He is a typical guy though, this is the first time in his life he has had to diet and I am sure when we weigh in after a week he will have lost twice as much as I have.  Oh well.  I have just got to worry about myself.

Tomorrows challenge–My daughters birthday party (pizza and cake).  What I really want is a beer!!

I am having a hard time fitting my exercise into normal hours.  I worked from 7-10 today and so at 11pm I just finished my work out.  The main problem is I wake up at about 2am and cant go back to sleep.  I hate working out in the mornings.  I dont think I do as well.  Hopefully over the weekend I can get back on track.

The Fat smashers is going well except I have a hard time thinking of things to eat during the detox phase.  Tomorrow will be a huge challenge because we are going to nashville for my daughters birthday and so will be going out to eat.  We have terrible restaurants in our little town and so going to the “big city” is a treat.  I will not cheat!!  I have worked very hard this week and dont want to lose momentum

I worked really hard today (14hrs) but feel good.  I think the ‘fatsmasher’ diet maintains an even energy level.  I am not really hungry but i miss meat and cheese after eating atkins type diet for two years.  I am resisting the temptation to weigh daily because I know I will be dissapointed.  Exercise has been INTENSE.  My husband is also doing it and we are pretty competitive.  One day at at time

Today I started “fat smasher” diet.  I am not really hungry and am excited to change my life.  Last night I had my husband take a picture of me in my sports bra and shorts.  What a shocker!!  I can hardly think about it!  I plan on doing that again in 4 weeks when hopefully it will be a little more tolerable.

Like many people on this web site I have struggled with my weight all my life.  I am making a commitment today to try something different.  Phil Campbell (exercise expert) is challenging our community to improve their fitness.  The exercise is not hard for me but portion controll is.  Two years ago I went “hard core” atkins and lost 50lbs.  It doesn’t seem to be working this time.  I am hoping that some new ideas and support group will help.  Has anyone tried the “fat smash” diet?