Diet and Exercise Week 2 - Day 1

My detox is over.  And I would say it was a success.  I lost 6 pounds.  For those of you that don't know (and I'm not ashamed to admit this online), I was at 150 before I started the diet.  Now I'm at 144.  For me, that's a significant difference

This week will be all about keeping an eye on what I'm eating more than I was before (I don't want to gain back that 6 pounds I lost - not after everything I had to go through to get there) and actually working out at home.  I'm going to continue walking on my lunches as work for a total of 45 minutes (about 2.4 miles), then I just need to pick up doing crunches, push ups, lunges, and whatever else when I get home at night.  I'm staying off caffeine, at least for a while.  Well, carbonation in general, really.  I'm also staying away from cigarettes, and I'm only drinking alcohol in very small amounts on the weekends and that's it.  And I'm drinking a ton of water everyday.

I'm GOING to make this work.  I NEED this.  I've been feeling so badly about the way I look and this is the only way I can fix that.  Not to mention my 10 year high school reunion is this year, and I want to look my best.  ^_~  Mostly it's just for my self confidence though, which has been severely lacking for the last couple of years.  Since I started working only a desk job, I've gained a lot of weight, and lost a lot of pride.  That is going to change.  It has already started to change.  I feel so much better about the way I look already.  And to be honest, I may not even look all that different.  The only thing that matters really, is the way I feel.  And I feel great.  ^_^

So, that's it for today.  I'll try to keep this up to date as much as I can with all of my progress.  Thanks to everyone for your continued support!