Day One -500 Calories

Today is Day 1 of the ABC Diet. I'm allowed 500 calories today.

One thing I know people don't tend to think about is that EVERY calorie counts. I could have 500 calories all at once if I have some fatty sugary Starbucks drink. Just one fancy coffee and I could have had all the calories I can have for the day and then it's nothing but water for the rest of the day.

I'd prefer to get all my calories from liquids as much as possible. I just feel better about myself when I'm only consuming liquids. Passing solid food across my lips just feels wrong, like I'm failing, so I'm going to try to make sure that I do, in fact, consume 500 calories, but I will probably do some kind of soup or something.

Okay, so here is my starting point. My current weight is 139.2

I always weigh myself 3 times. I feel like I'm never going to get an accurate reading on the scale, so whatever happens to be the highest weight on my scale is the current weight I will use.

My Ultimate Goal Weight (UGW) is 100 but I don't necessarily expect to get there just from doing ABC, but I do know that is completely achievable. I only have about 40lbs to lose. People lose 40lbs all the time. I can lose 40lbs too.

According to the BMI chart, I am at a 19.4 BMI, and for my height (I am quite tall) the lowest "normal" weight is 132.7

I want to be underweight for sure. So my first goal weight (GW1) will be 132.6 so that I can officially have an "underweight" BMI.

Now this is where I get vulnerable. Everyone has a starting point. Here is mine. I know I am huge. It makes me so nervous to post this knowing how out of shape, how full of blubber, how incredibly big I am to begin. I know I have a TON of body parts to work on. So I'm posting my starting point, but I'm also posting all the things I hope will improve immensely by the end of these 50 days.

So there I am. Huge. So many improvements to be made. I cannot wait to have an "after" picture. It is so uncomfortable knowing that I don't have any progress to show yet. I will. I know I will. But I feel like I've let myself go so much. I cannot believe how big I am, and how far I have to go.

 

 I took the pictures yesterday so I could spend some time on it and show everything that needs to be fixed. Obviously there is so much more that needs to be fixed but there you have it. It'll get better, though. It has to.

 

One of the things while doing ABC is that I know I need to drink more water, so I got a new water bottle with a little filter attached to the straw so I can continuously refill it and ensure I am drinking plenty of water every day. I tend to forget about drinking water regularly and I am sure that will help a lot with my bloating too. I know I won't be "good" at remembering to drink water right away, but if I develop no other good habits from this, I would at least like to be drinking more water.

 

I got a new dress for today. I'll post a picture when I get the chance. It is so cute and it made me feel better about myself when I put it on, especially after all the pictures of myself and realizing how far I have to go.

 

And now, it's time to get on with Day One! I am excited about the progress I'll be sure to see. I also made a calendar with all the caloric limits for each day and a chart to track my progress just to be sure I stay on track. Well, here goes nothin'!