Another Day Lower

Well, I did it - I managed to lose another few pounds overnight. I don't understand it - perhaps it's the fact that I'm drinking tea before bed? But each night when I weigh myself at 9PM, as I had promised I would, I don't see a large change in the weight of the morning before.

Now, I know some of you might be reading this thinking - you think you're going to lose weight in a matter of hours? And the answer is yes! And no, I'm not silly, or even worse - stupid. This diet is an extreme way of losing weight, and it is feasible to have lost pounds in a matter of hours. Yes, pounds!

So I wasn't too happy to see that the scale had actually taken an upswing from the earlier morning weigh in at 244.2. Last night at 9PM, the scale read 245.0. 8 oz., that I clearly accounted for in the tea that I had drank moments earlier. Note to self: don't drink tea before you weigh yourself! Got it.

Ok, so this morning, after the usual morning routine, I was at 242.6, a total of 8.2 pounds lost, since I started the Diet Monday morning. That means 3 days, down 8.2 pounds. Now, going by the last time that I did this diet - I can assume that so long as I stay on track - that I will lose another 2.2 pounds tonight, bringing me to the 240 mark - that's the goal anyway.

Last time I was on this diet - I had lost 13.2 pounds by day 8. There was a lot of cheating on the way - and I was still nursing on Diet Coke. I've not done any of that this time - and actually quenched the hunger for chocolate this morning with some chocolate flavored coffee, black. Mmm, and I'm not, nor have I ever been a black coffee drinker.

So, if we were to assume that I would lose the same amount of weight by day 8, (13.2 pounds) then I can realistically expect that on day 8 this time around, (Monday, Feb. 16th) I'll be down to 237.6. My calendar reflects a different number: 234.

Oh, yes - the calendar. I forgot to mention the calendar I am holding myself accountable to. This time, I decided to make a calendar. On the 36-day calendar, I have goal weights, to keep myself motivated, and on track. My goal weight for today is 242, and I've met that by weighing in this morning at 242.6.

It is basically a move down the scale at 2 pounds per day until Feb. 20th, when I'll be out of town, and I'm hoping to just keep at 226. Once I get back, I'll be back on the diet, and hope to continue to lose weight at 2lbs per day until 210, or March 2.

These are realistic expectations of this diet, albeit I must challenge myself to follow it. Stick around - I think this is going to work. :)