SHRED all around

Hey ladies!

So I know I lost about 5 pounds a few weeks back, but after a weekend of bridal shower/bachelorette festivities I put it all back :/ After stepping on the scale and being really disappointed in myself (and so close to Mexico!) I wanted to try something different. I went out and bought the SHRED diet book and using my mom's meal calendar/schedule along with the book, drafter my first week of this diet. I've never actually planned out my food this intensely before, but with my mom having lost 25+lbs I thought I could do it too. And I'm so glad I did! Aside from falling off the bandwagon a little this weekend, I was able to get down below my starting weight from when we started this back in early April! I know with Mexico coming up I'll most likely put on weight, but to lose those few "cushion pounds" is a great feeling. I know Ashley was trying the SHRED too, but if I had stayed on track all weekend I was on track to lose 5+ lbs in the first week. I'm anxious to come back from Mexico and really put this diet to the test and do the full 6 weeks. But doing 1.5 weeks already, I'm pretty proud of myself. So here's to the dieting for another 3 days and then 5 days in Mexico!

-Sarah

Day 4 of 21

So I am doing a "purification" that was given to me by my acupuncturist (i sound very earthy-crunchy i know).  It is a 21 day process but I am focused really on the first seven days.  It is VERY hard to find 21 days where there is nothing going food/drink wise as it is not easy to find things I can eat.  Basically it is fruits and veggies only and lentils.  The program says add lean meat/fish after the first seven days but she told me I can start earlier if I want so I am a little.  No dairy, white flour, sugar, alcohol, etc. Two shakes a day and for the first week 23 pills a day! We had a baptism today and the meal was steak mashed potatoes and broccoli...thankfully lots of people near me did not eat broccoli so I ate a plate full of it.

I will still be attending the Scooper Bowl on Thursday as she said try to do it a minimum of 80% of the time after the first seven days.  So I will be cheating then, maybe on graduation as well, we'll see! 

So far I have been pretty tired, I am guessing the first week is the worst so I am hoping that my energy levels go up soon!