So far.

I fasted for 3 days and lost 9 pounds... not half bad, but I couldn't sleep for hunger. The next four days I proceeded to eat normally -maybe a bit more than normally, and most likely gained it all back. Hopefully not more. So that worked, and yet it failed. I failed.

Now I made my own diet. It's low carb, low fat, high fiber and nutrients.

Breakfast: homemade broccoli, carrot, onion and mushroom soup. 100 calories.

Lunch: 1 apple. 60 calories.

After school snack: bean and rice burrito. 200 calories.

Dinner: 3 mini egg rolls. 200 calories.

Bedtime snack: green drink. 200 calories.

I also have grapes for random snacking, probably adding another 40 or so calories for a total of 1000 calories a day. I feel like a fatty eating that much, but it's probably all in my head. It's enough to keep me full.

To keep myself adhering strictly to this diet, I will exercise 30 minutes running on the treadmill for every 100 I go over from now on, to burn it off.

I'm not weighing myself again until next Monday. I have until November 25th to drop 26 pounds. (I'm 143 currently, goal weight is 117). That's roughly two pounds a week to lose. Wish me luck!

Picity pic pics.

Pics, pics, pics!

Rewards for once I reach my weight goals.

Heheh, I really like these jeans. They'd look good with a graphic T.

These kinds of shirts used to look really good on me 'cause of my naturally hourglass figure (currently hidden by a few extra pounds). And they will again. Hurray!

I just gotta say.

Getting thin is not a lifestyle. It should be a short-term thing, then you can resume eating normaler amounts (preferably healthily so you don't gain it all back). This blog only focuses on weight-loss because it is a DIET BLOG. You lose weight to get to your ideal weight, then you maintain that weight healthily.

Just to be clear, I definitely do not encourage anorexia or anything of the sort. Definitely not, quite the contrary. Just weight loss through dieting, short-term fasting and healthy eating.

The pictures below are to give a visual of how you want to look to motivate you to get to your ideal weight. Quite commonly referred to as thinspiration. This site is for girls, since guys would probably get a little overexcited about the pictures, though, no, sorry to break it to ya, they ain't porny, they're just girls. Still, show some respect and move right along, will you? *Cough* weirdos....

All you girls, however, feel free to peruse, take what info you need and flip through some picks to get motivated.

To any friends of mine who my find this blog: I made it for myself to reach my ideal model weight and I was like, hey, why not help others reach their ideal weights through healthier means as well since a lot of weight loss stuff online is extreme and pro anorexic and I want to show there's an alternative.

That is all. :)

Fasting.

Okay, so here are the basics on fasting, for those of you who are interested in losing weight considerably more quickly. I definitely suggest the longer but healthier way listed in the post before this, but for those who have to be skinny in time for their wedding or for next summer or whatever else, fasting is the way to go (assuming you don't have any medical conditions that could make it harmful for you. Please look into that before beginning).

1. Prior to the fast, you want to drink lots of juice, eat plenty of fresh, mainly uncooked fruits and veggies. Fill your system with as much good stuff as possible for the same amount of time you're going to fast. All the stuff will basically be your fuel tank (nutrients-wise) along with the excess fat on your body. If you're already very thin, don't fast. It will only use up your muscle tissue and make you very ill. But if you legitimately have some fat to skim off, go for it.
   
2. Once you've 'fueled up' for the same amount of time you're going to fast, you begin your fast.
3. You want to have vitamins on hand to sustain you during your fast, at least if it's longer than 10 days (which I do not recommend, as that can cause complications). But if it's just for 1-10 days the good stuff you stocked up on will sustain you adequately.
4. During your fast you will want to keep an eye on how you're doing. It's normal to have headaches, dizziness and some other unpleasantness the first 4 or so days. That's just your body switching into ketosis -fat burning mode. If you've stocked up as suggested above, the symptoms will be much milder. If the symptoms become absolutely unbearable, as they do in rare cases, stop fasting immediately. Make sure to drink plenty of water, at least 8 cups a day, preferably 12. You will be peeing a lot, and, gross as it sounds your pee may be horrible smelling, but rest assured it's simply harmful toxins and fats leaving your body. It's a good thing.
5. To distract yourself from eating you can look at thinspiration on this and other blogs (avoid the pro skeleton ones), go for a walk, play with your pets, draw, hang with friends (make sure to be sneaky about not eating in case any of them freak out about it), listen to music, take a hot bubbly bath and indulge yourself in other ways. I find warm, calorie-less herbal tea calms my hunger pangs quite well. Gum is also excellent as it occupies your mouth -particularly minty gum, since it curbs your appetite a bit. I also like to suck on sugar-free candies, so long as they're very low calorie. Brushing your teeth whenever the urge to eat becomes strong is a good idea too. Breathing deeply and counting and telling yourself all the reasons you don't want to eat also helps.
6. Keep track of your fasting in a fast log for future reference. We all experience similar but different, personal things so it's good to keep on hand for others' information or for your own future reference if you think it's something you'd like to do again.
7. Once you finish your fast, you basically repeat what you did before the fast. The first day after your fast you drink only juice, maybe munch on some veggies if you must, but your digestive system will still be reasting so that may make your tummy hurt a bit. It's generally a good idea to juice fast a couple days and then resume eating veggies first, then fruit, and after a week or so you can have a little bit of whole grain bread. The idea is to eat super healthily. Once your system is cleansed you want to fill it with good things that will go through you leaving nutrients rather than fat, right? A big problem is that most people resume their eating habits they had before the fast, which aren't always good, so they gain all the weight back (sometimes more). Fasting is an ideal way to start a new healthy diet. After about a week and a half you can safely have some toast each day, or a tortilla, but you want to load up the toast with veggies (make a veggie sandwich) and fill the tortilla with those as well or beans and rice or something. Also keep track of your calories. Eat a little under the amount you normally would to maintain and gradually build up to a maintaining calorie amount (for most girls, around 1,600 calories a day, depending on your height).
8. How much weight will you lose? The first couple days you'll mainly lose water-weight, but beginning on the fourth day your body will be in ketosis and become a fat-burning machine. You can expect to lose anywhere from 4-10 pounds, some have lost 20 in just 10 days but that's more of a rare case. If you want to fast again afterward, I would suggest, first of all, that you don't if you're already very skinny, but if you're still overweight then instead of stopping and starting again, keep going from where you are so that you don't have to go through the yucky 3-4 day detox at the beginning again. I recommend fasting only 10 days if you're average weight, but if you're obese you can go up to 20-30 days. However, it's considerably more dangerous to do so and you will want to consult a doctor beforehand and definitely keep an eye on how you feel. Longer than 10 days I also recommend vitamins and ample rest.

Good luck with your weight loss goals, girls! Happy fasting.

Pics, yo.

(Okay, this one's pushing it a little. But it's motivational for me all the same).

(This is also a little much, but same goes for it).

That's all for now!