Tomorrow...

Well I start my new lifestyle tomorrow, the box of chocolate shakes arrived today so tomorrow it is then. I am both excited and scared at the same time. Excited that I am going to lose some of this weight but scared it either won't work, I won't like it or I won't be able to stick to such a low amount of calories - we are talking 800 calories here, I am pretty sure I have been in excess of 3000 calories a day. The diet is supposed to be extremely low carb as well and as the bulk of my diet is currently carbs which is slightly nerve wracking. I have been thinking this afternoon that I won't follow this as strictly as it advises, I think as long as I stick to the calories surely if I have some carbs it will not be a bad thing?

My plan for my sole meal tomorrow is Symply Too Good to be True Minestrone soup at 99calories a serve and one slice of Symple Damper at 158 calories so that is 257 calories which is under the 300 calorie limit for my meal. So the rest of the day will be

Breakfast: Optifast choc shake
Snack: small apple
Lunch: another shake
Snack: low fat yoghurt
Tea: minestrone soup and damper
Snack: Tinned fruit in juice

I may die LOL! Today I ate

Breakfast: 4 slices of white toast with peanut butter
Lunch: Pasta with tomato sauce containing salami and grated cheese
Tea: Baked Risotto large plateful
Snack: Half a bag of supreme cheese doritos

So I am hoping and praying I will not be starving hungry, I have to work tomorrow too so I am nervous about being hungry, but I figure  I will be fine with my soup etc. Ahh the joys of the unknown. This is my first meal replacement diet, all previous diets have involved some kind of food/points counting system.

But I am looking forward to weighing less, fitting some of the smaller clothes in my closet, feeling healthier and less tired all the time. I am hoping the aches and pains will go away. I can't wait to be the new me. So scared and excited, the excited is edging past the scared a bit.

Oh and exercise more, I have a half hour walk as my reccomended exercise for tomorrow - definately doable. I do need to invest in some kind of raincoat, my greyhound has one so I need one too - I will buy myself a rain poncho, looks like a pup tent, I tried my friend Mim's on today - it is LITERALLY the size of a pup tent. It was huge on me, she must look swamped in it. But it is only $10 from the whare whero, so I shall get one this week. I can no longer make excuses not to exercise "it's too cold/wet/windy/hot" or "I'm too tired/busy/lazy" will no longer cut it. I am going to hold myself accountable. I may moan but I need to get off my lardy ass and move it!

Last night I went through all of my clothes, I have alot of clothes in size 20 - 24 and very little that fits me now. I ended up for this winter with 2 pairs of jeans on their last legs, one warm blouse, 3 vests and that is it. I went to farmers today to try on some clothes. I found the most fab winter coat, I tell you it was like something Gok would put me in - I looked AWESOME in it!! $140 and Farmers don't do layby anymore - bastards! So I am hoping and praying they will still have it in my size when Ican afford it in 3 weeks time (well I hope), It is so rare that I feel fab in anything I really must own this coat even though I will be shrinking out of it soon - I might as well feel really good about myself in it while I can :) clothing as a psychological boost? Why not?

Right I am off to bed, wish me luck for tomorrow. I will try to remember to post after work tomorrow night and let you know I made it through the day LOL.