No Time Like The Present

So, I know I said that I was going to start on the 11th September but, I got to thinking, It's 10 exact week until my birthday and I might as well get my arse into gear.
Despite going for an epic drinking session last night, and a whole bunch of really amazing Turkish food with ladies from work, I feel strangely normal.

Usually, after drinking, I am ravenous and my stomach is in bits but I feel fine. A little groggy, but otherwise fine, I woke up this morning at 7 and got in some water, and at 10am, I'm currently sitting here, sipping my second herbal tea and Netflixing.

I feel like, if I can master the weekends on 3 shakes a day first (partly why I forced myself to start now), then when I go back to work in two days, I should be almost adapted and will be busy all day so, food will not be tempting.

In typical ''Me'' style, I weighed in this morning and forgot to record it on my phone

 

But I am sitting at exactly 18 stone (114.5 kg / 252lbs) . . .

 

One thing I have decided on this though, is that I am not weighing in until I got this shit done.

 

That's the only strict stipulation I have given myself that is non negotiable. I get bogged down with numbers and shit, I get disappointed when I build something up in my head and it never becomes or just isn't what I pictured.

 

In an ideal world 42lbs in this 10 weeks would be ideal

 



 I can then bust my arse to get the remaining 14lbs off to reach my halfway mark  of 56 lbs lost by Christmas.

 

To be honest, a 42lb loss in 10 weeks is AMBITIOUS, as it means a 4.2lb loss per week. Now, any VLCD (very low calorie diet such as Lipotrim, Cambridge etc) always boast STAGGERING weightloss in the FIRST week, at least between 7-10lbs, which is attributed to water weight.

 

A loss like this per week usually means a calorie deficit of 2,250 per day!

 

My own deficit of 1,899 calories per day, I have worked out, that with the calories I will be ingesting, I would lose about 37lbs (2 stone, 9lbs) in 10 weeks, so 5lbs off of my goal - not too shabby at all.

 

So, how has today gone so far?

I'm thirsty, but I think that's down to the drinking last night and as of 11:50am, I'm needing a shake but I'm saving up resolve for my first shake of the day when I feel forced. The tea is staving off the hunger pangs and I thought this would be harder than it  is, I may have spoken too soon.

 

I'm determined not to let life and how I'm dealing with my personal life fuck this up for me. I've never stuck to ANYTHING like this because people and their bullshit happen.

 

This is my time now.

No more.