The 17 Day Diet

It's been almost a year since I've come on here! One of my great friends, Megan, has started a new diet called "The 17 Day Diet" and has already seen results. And I really need to lose the weight, so I've decided to do it myself! I've "tried" to do diets before, but all to no avail. Probably because I'm super lazy and undisciplined. Hey, at least I admitted it. So, to help me in this task, I've decided to use this old thing again to track my progress. Better than Facebook or Twitter anyway.

The Diet:

So, there's a few guidelines. First, I can't have any bread or heavy carbs like potatoes for 17 days. I also can't have bananas, but other fruits are OK, but only if I eat them before 2 pm. Dairy products are also fine to eat, but everything in moderation, of course. The only sure things I'm allowed to live off of are veggies, grilled chicken, and fish (ugh). I'm also supposed to drink green tea in the morning, but my parents are under the impression that it's cancerous, so I can't drink it. But I CAN drink Japanese herbal tea and chamomile tea. Chamomile is my recent food obsession, with cinnamon, honey, and lime. Mmm. So, after the 17 days, then I'm allowed to eat carbs, but only whole wheat (which I did anyway).This is the plan I'll be sticking to.


Day One:

Yesterday was my Day 1! And somehow I made it. In the morning I ate strawberries with cream cheese. for lunch, my family and I went to Souplantation (also known as Sweet Tomato-at least in Texas). It's got a huge salad bar, a soup bar, and also a lot of delicious bread options (sweet, sweet temptation). I piled my plate with Caesar salad, lettuce, spinach, carrots, and corn (the only veggies  I can stomach). Luckily for me, the only soup I ever like that they serve there (lemon chicken) was actually being served for once! Usually it's only in April. Still, I had to pass the basket of muffins and the delectable pastas to get to my chair. Somehow, I made it! After we got home, my mom, brother, and sister took off to go to the beach and my dad left for work. The easiest time for me to pig out is when I'm left all alone, especially if I know something yummy is being hidden, In this case it was a pack of Nutter Butters, just waiting for me to munch on them. Yet, I resisted and just grabbed some walnuts and lots of cups of water. I still have no idea how I did it. But I did! So, with day one done and I didn't cave in at all, it's a pretty good outlook. I'll keep you all updated with my progress.

PS: Starting Weight-131. 5 lbs