Day One!

I got home from work yesterday and there sitting on my dinning room table was my box!  The box full of hopes and dreams.  To say I was excited just does not sum up my feelings.  I opened it to find all of my perfectly selected options and then I went and made a shelf clear in the pantry for it all and got it in there.  I went online and started watching the before and after videos of people who did Take Shape for Life and found myself realistically thinking, "How much can I lose and how long is it going to take me."

I still don't know that answer yet, but I decided to set the goal for 40 pounds by my birthday on April 22nd.  It may be a stretch, but I totally think I can do it!

This morning I got up and watched a great webcast by Take Shape for Life.  It was full of great information and motivation and I got to thinking of a lot of the people in my life that this would bless so much.  It made my goal even more concrete.  My actions and results will speak louder than a bottle of pills at the store, and I really want to show people that anyone can do this!

I have stayed on program today, which has not been hard at all to do!  I drank a vanilla shake this morning, which was good.  I am thinking that I might want to get some sugar free flavor syrups to add to the shakes so that I can give myself more variety moving forward.  (I did that last time and loved how many options I could come up with.)  I also ate a chili a chocolate shake and the Peanut butter chocolate chip chewy bar.  YUMMO!!  I am finding that I have not been craving anything today!  I will admit that my water intake has increased though.  I started that this week without the diet just to get on track and have been averaging about 100 ounces of water a day.  I know GAG right??  haha, but it hasn't been too bad now that I am past the first few days of that.  I still have my regular "lean and green" meal tonight and another supplement to go and I honestly am feeling full, so it almost feels like effort eating.

I took some lovely before pictures that are NOT going into this blog until I am a safe distance from looking that way.  OH MY WORD...just saying, not much of a self esteem booster there.  But I did it because I know I will want to see the difference as I move along.  I watched a video of someone that took a picture every week of her journey and I really liked that idea and think I am going to give it a try.

I am off to enjoy my lean and green which tonight happens to be grilled chicken and green beans. Until next week.