3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

Well, that's not exactly true, but my previous ones were in high school deciding to eat only salad for lunch and then binging when I got home, in college subconsciously not eating or under eating for long periods of time because of stress, and the brief period where meat made me sick so technically I was a vegetarian.

I hated food until I was about 21, then suddenly was always hungry and ate junk because I didn't know how to cook (only eating in dining halls or my mom's cooking). I have really bad eating habits, like not eating until 9pm and then eating half a pizza and a pint of Ben and Jerry's. I speed eat and binge a lot, making my metabolism go crazy. I'm still not a huge fan of food, but when I'm hungry everything tastes like the BEST THING EVER.

Because I don't cook and have a tendency to quit things if they aren't easy, I didn't start any of the diets that I've read about. But I recently bought the 4-Hour Body book which has the Slow Carb diet with 5 rules: 1. Avoid White Carbs; 2. Eat the same thing over and over: Protein, Vegetables and Beans; 3. Don't drink calories (drink water!); 4. Eat within 1 hour of rising and then every 4 hours; 5. Take one day off a week and go nuts.

I started it yesterday, and it's pretty easy so far -- I had cravings for chocolate and candy, which are vices of mine, yesterday, but then again I did start mid-PMS. I'm also not giving up diet sodas (though I'll cut back some) because I'm addicted, but I'll drink lots of water as well.

The thing that I like is rule number 2, which entails me eating canned black beans, frozen vegetables and a protein (egg whites, chicken breast, etc) over and over, which are so easy to make. If I didn't get sick of eating the same meal from McDonalds over and over, then I think I can handle this diet. I can tweak it as I go, of course, and once I'm going into the transition phase, I'll probably go into a Paleo diet for good. And finally learn how to cook.

I haven't started exercising, which, yes I know, is an important part of weight loss as well. But I'm lazy and trying a little at a time. I've decided that when I get under 190 and have made it through 2 weeks of the diet without breaking down, I'll buy a kettle ball. Meanwhile, I'm going to drag the dog out for more walks and go on some by myself on the walking path 2 minutes from my apartment. I'm hoping to psych myself up for a C25k program, but I know that if I take on too much right away, I'll crash and burn, so I'm going slow with this. I would rather run with other people but am too shy/nervous about it at the moment.

Right now I'm at 195 lbs... which is down from 198 three days ago, but it was on a different scale and, again, PMS (bloating and water retention). But I'm pretending that I did lose that and will use 198 as a measurement (yay 3 pounds!)

Weight: 195lbs; Height: 5'7"
Pant size: 14; Shirt size: L-XL;
Waist: 36", Hips: 46", Neck: 14", Wrist: 7", Forearm: 14";
Goal: 145, with mini goals of dropping pant sizes and 160lbs, which may become my final goal if I'm happy with myself at that point.

Go me! ;)