Day 5

Well I didn't blog yesterday but it actually turned out yesterday was the best day so far. I woke up feeling great and energized. Almost feeling like I could fly out of bed. I got up right away and went to weigh in. Sure enough the scale showed I lost a total of about 6.5 lbs so far on the scale. I was really surprised to see it because although I could feel the change in my body I just didn't believe anything with weight was happening yet.

In the book he states it's pretty typical to lose about 10 to 15 lbs in the first phase of 17 days. Being that it is the first week, Krissi and I both have really kept the working out small. So I know that part hasn't really helped in the weight loss, this is mainly all part of the diet. Next week since my body will be a little more adjusted my workouts will get a little more intense every evening with working out as hard as I can for 20 minutes. Then in the second phase I was happy to read that I can step up my workouts to about 45 to 60 minutes. That means I should hopefully be able to go back to the gym. I can guarantee that with workouts being mixed in more along with the diet (especially with the extra protein intake) that we will have a higher weight loss and even start seeing it in the mirror. Right now I still feel at that awkward stage where the scale tells me with number drops I have lost weight but I'm just not seeing it for myself yet. Hopefully soon enough though.

As I said earlier though yesterday was easy. We had a great dinner of turkey burgers with the patties laid out over lettuce, and tomatoes, low-card ketchup, and mustard on top - steamed broccoli on the side. It turned out to be a great dinner and Krissi even got a little full last night from the whole meal.

This weekend will definitely be the moment that we have to prove ourselves though with everything we have going on. I'll post again either Sunday or Monday and let everyone know how it went. I am sure that we will make it through the weekend flawlessly though with no issues.

Oh and as Krissi stated, we are planning to weigh in every 4 days except on the last 4 which will be 5 days. We will weigh in on day 17, the final day of this phase so that we know where we are standing. Well here is to the weekend and staying healthy!