Yeah mayness! This was day 4 for me as well and I've lost about the same weight as you so far!

Today was good!!! Since I missed my 25 minute walk/jog yesterday I bolted out there this morning and got it done. My exercise class today was brutal.... We ran around stadium bleachers and I was drenched in sweat by the end (woohoo!). I'm honestly ecstatic about my progress so far.... I'm finally noticing some exciting changes in my body. My face looks a little slimmer, my stomach has shrunk, and my chest is smaller too.... I'm slowly starting to look better in my clothes . Only thing I didn't do (again) today was clean the house. I WILL be getting back on that... I'm just SO TIRED right now! Oh, and my diet was perfect today. I haven't drank anything but water since Sunday, and my strict eating habits are continuing (and producing the first real results I've seen in weeks). Tomorrow is day 5.... so that means.... CHEAT MEAL DAY!!!!!! Once again, I promise that "cheat meals" will still be relatively healthy. I do NOT consider them a time to go "all out". They are simply times when I can deviate a little bit from the VERY STRICT plan I've been following (and man, it is strict. I'm so proud I'm sticking to it).

ONLY 8 MORE DAYS OF THIS!!!!!!! I'm ultimately hoping to get to 145 pounds by the end (I weigh 147.8 right now). I've already lost about 2 pounds in 4 days, and I still have 8 days to go.... so this should be doable.

*Edit* After looking at the calories in many of Olive Garden's meals, I've decided to stick with a "cheat meal" of soup, salad and breadsticks (and maybe a fruit dessert if they offer it). I'm super excited because I haven't been able to eat soup or bread (or desserts) since Sunday .

Well, today I didn't do terribly or anything, but I definitely felt a bit lazy... lol. I was forced out of bed after 2 hours for 2 reasons: #1. I got to sleep at an amazingly late hour and #2. My mom told me a guy checking for termites was coming to the house.

I was majorly tired and just couldn't get myself outside to do my 25 minutes of walking/jogging. I mostly abstained from food until dinner... (my cheat meal). It was at Olive Garden and I had a couple bowls of a tasty chicken and dumpling soup, breadsticks, salad, and a fruit dessert that had some custard and strawberry ice cream. I left the place feeling satisfied and definitely not stuffed. I think it was a quite successful cheat meal that I won't regret later .

For the past couple days I've been feeling myself slack off just a bit. I'm still sticking to the diet but I'm slacking on little things like eating my one piece of fruit late at night instead of in the morning, and skipping my house cleaning. Now that I've had a little break I'm going to try to approach tomorrow with the same mindset that I had 5 days ago... (You know, that whole "It's day one and nothing can stop me" type of mindset). Looking forward to more results!

Umm... so I sort of went off the deep end yesterday. I ended up eating a bunch of stuff off my plan. None of it was really too bad, so I may not even gain any weight. And even if I did gain it would be very slight. I ate things like dried fruit, granola bars, cereal, and wheat thins. Probably all of it is fairly healthy by most people's standards... but it's definitely off my plan.

So starting right now it's time to get back on track. This is what I'll be doing today through the 23rd:

- I'll only eat eggs, chicken that I cook myself, cheese, one piece of whole fruit a day, lettuce, vegetables, and spray ranch dressing.

- The catch is that every time I'm finished eating (as in, when I'm ready to go do something else) I have to IMMEDIATELY go outside and do a 25 minute walk/jog.

- Water only

I feel proud for what I've done so far and today my boyfriend told me it looks like I've lost weight . But I've stalled off for the past 2 or 3 days. I'm confident that I can get to my goal of 145 lbs by July 25th if I follow this plan to a tee.

you guys are awesome!!!

Well, I'm working on being awesome :P. I seem to have gotten myself into a bad night eating habit......... Ugh, ok starting NOW I will do what I listed above. I CAN DO THIS...... All I need to do is focus for 4 solid days and I'll be done with this phase of my journey.

I can't help but think that this thread is reading like a "what not to do" to lose weight permanently.

I wonder if the last post will be "Hey guys, I lost the weight and was so excited to see my boyfriend but then I passed out due to hunger and general malnutrition so I'm posting from my hospital bed, which isn't exactly the romantic weekend we had planned but at least I'm a little thinner!"

Well we don't know how many calories Kimmie is eating per day, and nobody here (including her) has mentioned any sort of starvation type diet. All she really said was that she was going to be eating really cleanly and exercise a lot. I commend the will power it takes to do something like this, and I think it can have excellent benefits even later on in the weight loss journey, just knowing that you're capable of being so strict with yourself, as long as you don't get into the mindset of punishing yourself if you ever eat a cookie ^-^

Kimmie, I still want to hear about your progress! Also, if you are having late night eating problems, you MIGHT want to just add a bit more calories throughout the day so you aren't so hungry at night, if it really is hunger that's making you eat.

Chill out. I'm not even CLOSE to being in a hospital bed. Why is it that the moment someone decides to grab on to a goal with both hands, everyone else screams, "Oh no! That CAN'T WORK!".... Malnutrition? Have you not read the thread? I've been constantly adjusting my plan as I've gone along to avoid any kind of negative effect. I look better now, feel better, and have lost weight. Don't know what your problem is, but I'm doing just fine. Now run along with whatever little plan works oh so well for you, and I'll continue being fabulous over here!

P.S. Thanks for being a naysayer. I'll have more motivation to kick butt today because of you.

Sorry, I think I must have been cranky that day...

You rock on as you have been and I'll keep my eyes on my own paper where they belong.

Awww, now I feel bad for biting your head off a bit :P...... Well..... I'm extra angry today as it is.... But that's another story.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today I am down another pound from 147.4 to 146.4. I HAD been stuck in the 147's all week (not anymore!!!!!). I think I have this magic lasagna that makes me lose weight. (Yes, completely hilarious). But for the past 2 days I've had 1 serving of the stuff every day...... The first day I lost .4 lbs and now another whole pound. Magic weight loss lasagna??? HAHA!

Anyway, I'm so excited because I didn't know if my mini goal to be at 145.5 by July 24 was doable.... but now I KNOW it is! Even if I don't quiiiiiiitttee get there I think I'll be extremely close since I'm one pound away from it right now. At this point I'm .6 lbs away from an even 10 lbs lost! That's a pretty big deal for me since I started with "only" about 25 lbs to lose until my final goal weight of 130 is reached.

Oh by the way, in addition to that lasagna, I also treated myself to a piece of chocolate yesterday.... and still down a pound. YAY!!!!!!!!!!