Confession time

I cheated today. After four days of headaches in increasing severity, that Tylenol and ibuprofin could only make a dent in, I caved in and had a coffee. A double espresso, actually, and my headache disappeared in less than an hour.

I've quit coffee cold turkey before, but the withdrawal has never been this bad, or lasted this long. Coffee is a cruel mistress, and I am quite clearly her bitch.

But it was a momentary lapse, and I will be back to the cold turkey approach from now on.

3 down, 27 to go

The last couple of days have been a bit rough. Not because of the diet, but the lack of coffee and pop is killing me. Just like Jennifer, I'm tired all the time, and starting to get the caffeine withdrawal headache. Which, no doubt, makes me an utter joy to be around.

Thank the FSM that I can work from home two days a week. I can be as bitchy as I want to be today without affecting anyone else. Except my cats, of course, but they're very forgiving.

I do feel a sense of accomplishment for having biked to and from work on monday and wednesday. going from riding around the seawall once every couple of weeks to biking 40 kilometers in the last three days is quite an improvement. Well, to be fair, I probably biked 39 kilometers and walked 1 kilometer with my bike. That Lion's Gate Bridge is brutal. The rest of the commute is no problem, but that bridge kills me.

It does feel good to come down the other side of the bridge, though. Especially coming home, since it's coming through Stanley Park, and I can coast along, smelling the trees. And the view from the top of the bridge is fantastic.

Massive Fatigue.

Well, I expected headaches, there have been some mild ones, but not insane tiredness. I didn't know that pop/coffee/sugar were so powerful. I could sleep all day. I am zombiing my way through work, getting about half the amount of work done. I want my stimulants dammit! I am also finding that I want to eat more. Now all the food has been super good food but those coffees and pops served the purpose of snacks between meals. Now I want an actual snack. I'm sure this will not last forever. I think tonight I will try: working out, showering and then to bed by 10pm. That way I will hopefully not be crazy tired again tomorrow...hopefully!

Start Day Stats- Jennifer

Every journey must have a starting point. There is no point being worried about where you are starting from right? So I shouldn't care about posting all my stats, right? And horrible, unflattering and way to realistic photos of myself, right? Well I do, so sue me! Oh well, it will only make the result more dramatic that the starting point seems so dire. OK, enough stalling, here they are.

Bust - 45

Waist - 41

Hips - 50

Belly - 47

Arm - 15

Thigh - 28

Body Weight - 255 lb

Body Fat - 37.7 %

Oh God, it's out there! Haha. OK really, everyone who would ever read this knows who I am and what I look like so Fuck it! There it is! Love every inch of it and bid it a found farewell. :)

Day 1 - Lara

Off to a bit of a rocky start. I had a terrible night's sleep, and the urge to dunk my head in a vat of coffee is strong. Green tea is a poor substitute, but it is keeping my head off the keyboard and helping to simulate consciousness.

I did bike into work this morning - 10 km. It took me a fair while, and I did have to get off the bike for a bit and walk up the long, slow climb up the causeway to Lion's Gate. But I did get to ride on some of the trails through Stanley Park on the way, so that was a pleasant start to the morning. I hope that by the end of this month, I will be able to just boot up that hill without a problem.

Getting home should also be fun, the climb is much shorter, but significantly steeper. Wish me luck

ETA: It's nearly 3, and I've hit the wall. Hard. coffeeeeeeeee! COFFeeeeeeeee!

Day 0

The challenge starts tomorrow. I had started out this week with the intention to ease myself into this. Things like cutting back on coffee and biking to work. That lasted until about 6 on tuesday. Then the eat, drink, and be merry attitude came into play. Sure, I can have a few beers, the diet starts next week. Might as well have a pizza, I'm going to be denying myself this stuff for a month, might as well enjoy it while I can.

In other words, I've been backsliding rather a lot. Bad. Bad. Bad.

(Yes, yes, the sound and the video don't mesh. I have a few technical difficulties to work out)

This is the before:

Weight - 153 lbs

Bust - 38 in

Waist - 28 in

Hips - 40 in

Upper arms - 13 in, both sides

Thigh - 23 in, both sides

Calf - 15 in, both sides

Pardon me whilst I go and enjoy my last cup of coffee.

Getting Prepared

I can't go too crazy with the veggies cause I don't start for another 5 days, but I've started getting some of the essentials. This pile of groceries may not look like much to some, but compared to microwave dinners, chips and pop, this pile is a health explosion! I am also thinking about a big throw away just before I start as well, no use keeping crap in the house, it will only tempt me. I still need to buy a big water bottle and a journal. I think Lara said there was one on line too. Anyway...as with anything preparation is key.