Aug 3rd

Aug 3rd
243lbs
    This is the first day of my new beginnings.   I have made the decision to loss weight.  My goal is to loss just under 100lbs.  The reasons that I have made this decision are many.  #1 I want to be a better mom and wife. #2 I want to have an abundance of energy. #3 I want to fit into a size 8 jean. #4 I want to fit into my wedding ring again. #5 I want to gain confidence in myself. #6 I want to learn to eat food because it will fuel my body not because I “Feel like it”  #7 I want to be healthier. #8 I want my family to be healthier #9 I want to teach my children good eating habits. #10 I want to enjoy spending time with my family doing things like, Walking, biking, hiking, etc. #11 I want to look down and see my feet not a fat tire around my waist!
    At first I did not want to share my decision with anyone but Heath.  The reason was I did not want to fail and disappoint anyone.  I quickly realized that this idea was a cop-out.  I need the people closest to me to know what it is that I am doing, so that they can come along side me and pray for me as I take this journey.  I also need to have the idea that if I give up I will not only disappoint myself but I will disappoint others around me.  I know that I am losing this extra 100 lbs that I am caring around, for myself. But why is it that it is ok for us to let ourselves down but not others.  So I am going to tell everyone that I feel I should tell, so that it will always be in the back of my mind that I do not want to let down those around me as well as myself.  Maybe my attitude will change as I get more into my program but for now this is what I am going with.
    I was very excited to start my first day.  I woke up and started my day by drinking water, taking my vitamins and eating two hard boiled eggs and half of an orange.  The rest of the day I snacked on raw green bean, raw broccoli raw cucumbers and a rotisserie chicken and finished my orange.  I drank just over 84 oz of water 33.8 of it was the thermo-boost drink packs.  LOVE them!!!  They taste good and gave the water a little edge. They also have caffeine in them so I don’t feel like I have to have a Dr Pepper to get my caffeine.
    Today I felt full of energy!  I did not at ANYtime feel the need to take a nap!!!! And I had no desire to drink any of the Dr Pepper that was in my fridge!! 
    Toward the end of the day I am feeling blotted and full of gas.  I am having a few cramps here and there.  I am not looking forward to eating raw green veggies tomorrow! And I will NOT be eating the rest of the rotisserie chicken.  I did not pee much today so I am sure that it will hit me while I am sleeping.  I did have BM this evening but that did not take away the yucky feeling in my stomach.  Well tomorrow is day 2 and I have only 2 days left of prep phase!! I CAN AND WILL DO THIS!!!!