I’ve pinpointed it to 3 things:

• Stress: due to the 15-ton 35+ foot 100 year old tree that fell in our yard and has been hovering over our neighbor’s house since Monday morning
• PMS: self-explanatory
• Cheerios: I never realized Cheerios has sugar as it’s 3rd ingredient. Crud

I spent a little time wallowing in my self-pity for gaining back those 3.25 pounds, but I’m not going to give up in my first week…

*photo by annette

I’ve said it before but I think this is it – this is the time I’m going to keep it off. I’ve been struggling with my weigh since I can remember – health-nut mom gave me slim-fast shakes at 10 years old (!). No wonder I have such a freakish relationship with food & my body.

So I’m at the tail end of the 3-day prep period which looks VERY much like the 3-day prep on an Atkins diet. All the meat you can eat cooked in whatever fats you want and all the greens you can shove down your gullet. To counteract some of the starch/sugar withdrawal they add one orange plus their frankenfood supplements to the mix, but it’s essentially the same. So far I’m down 3.25 pounds which is a good start. I know it’s probably water weight, although I’m drinking at least 64 ounces of water a day, but for a psychological boost, you can’t beat it.

Tomorrow I begin “Plan IV” – 3 servings of starch, 8oz milk, 3 fruit, 4 veg & 2 portions of lean protein plus their frankenfoods.

This is the inaugural weight loss post mainly because I need accountability. If I know I’m going to be posting at least once a week about my progress on top of reporting 3x a week to the center, then I’ll be more likely to stick to it.

Here’s to my new Weight Blather category… *cheers*

*Photo by peter_w