Changing my Life through Accu-weight Loss

I’ve been staying up so late ever since the semester ended.. I’m going to wake up early tomorrow so I can go to bed early and try to get my sleep system back in check..

My dad called me from work and I found out that my uncle on his side passed away today. He’s younger than my dad, and like my dad, he has a lot of health issues relating to diabetes and his heart. I know my dad is really torn up, I couldn’t go see him today because he got home at around 8 and I couldn’t get a ride, plus I was feeling pretty sick… I am going to sleep over there this weekend though. I feel really bad, he died a couple weeks after my grandma died.. So my dad is.. going through a lot. I wasn’t close with either one, as heartless as it sounds, I sympathize but I haven’t cried. I know once I see my dad I will though..It’s another reason why I’m getting in shape.. my dad’s side has health issues, my dad is pretty sick himself from diabetes and he was legally blind at one point.. His side has a habit of not really taking care of their health. I’ve been healthy my whole life.. my doc always told me that despite me being overweight, I was healthy, but b/c of the diabetes that plagues my dad’s side of the family, I need to lose weight to lessen the risk. All of them got it later in their lives. Well, I am taking control.. again.. but that is the main reason why I want to lose weight.. I want to be fit so I ca live long and healthy.

Well, this was day two. Today was a milk day.. I had under the 20-ounces and had 16 (2 cups) but the doc says you need to intake at least half of what is prescribed. I made the most of what I had and made mochachino’s. I blended together a cup of milk with about 1 1/2 tablespoons of decaf coffee, a spoon of Hershey’s Unsweetened Powdered Cocoa, a few packets of splenda, and some ice. The result - a mochachino customized to my liking with probably a tenth of the calories found at Starbucks. - amazingI had two of those. 

When I woke up today I felt pretty crappy… first day of period.. for me.. my period means constant cramps the first couple days, sore breasts the days before, and just getting really tired and bummy. Usually, I would just stuff my face with sweets the days before… I crave junk food a lot before my period. I didn’t give in though, I had my two cups of milk and the rest of the day I just drank tons of water and took my vitamins. Proud of that! Last time when I was on this diet and stuck with it, my periods became less painful and lighter too. I would just take an ibuprofen but I’d have energy to do things.. So I’m looking forward to that again.. haha.

It’s only been two days but I already feel the difference. I know I’m retaining water right now so I can’t wait to weigh myself  on monday to see my progress. I would weigh myself earlier but I’m going to stay at my dad’s for the weekend.. He needs me and I haven’t seen him in a while. Tomorrow is fruits and veggies. I have a bunch of grapes and some apples. We’re allowed up to 2 lbs. of fruits/veggies more veggies than fruit (up to 2 apple-sized worth of fruit). Sucks b/c veggies are what kill me.. We can’t use oil so it’s hard to make something that tastes good. There’s a bunch of recipes on the site though. I think I’m going to take it easy tomorrow and just cook some frozen veggies with a spray of Pam (we’re allowed a spray or two).  I’m not sure, we’ll see.I’m going to start my workout regimen again on Monday, by then I won’t be feeling so sore and my body will have adjusted enough to the diet.

Today I felt a hunger pain.. you usually feel it the first week. Doc says to rub your beads and drink water, and if you feel weak, drink tea and a spoon of honey. Well I rubbed my beads, and drank a glass of water.. and wow it really worked. When I say hunger pain I mean my stomach felt like it would eat itself, but when I did the bead and water thing, I felt content again. What can I say, I love this program. I mean even though you are deprived, you don’t feel the hunger, it’s all mental. In fact, that it is all mental makes you so aware of how you eat a lot not because you’re hungry but purely out of psychological reasons. I mean we drink milk for the fat and the protein to help get through the day and veggies and fruit for the vitamins and minerals.

And you don’t feel weak…  I’ve had to fast during Ramadan and I would really FEEL hungry… but on this diet I don’t FEEL hungry or tired. That’s why I love it. And the diet itself is simple because there’s only so few things you can eat but you can do a lot with it at the same time.Anyway enough of this, I am going to sleep and I will wake up earlier so I can fix my sleep pattern.Day 2 over.