Day 30 - Judgment Day has arrived and Goal #1 has been achieved (and then some...)

ABOUT ME
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”— Helen Keller

"I dare you to choose to be happy." — Me

Hey – there’s my gal Helen Keller again. I think I’m gonna quote her for the next few days. The more I read about her, the more amazingly simplistic my life seems. Today’s quote is right on the money for my experience of the last 30 days.

SO HOW DID I GET HERE?
Well, about 35 days ago it went down sort of like this: It was first put to me (in a very nonchalant way) by guru/chef/task master KC:

KC: “Hey, I’m thinking of trying to lose 20 lbs in 30 days.”
Me: “Oh, I think you could definitely do that.”
KC: “Wanna do it with me?”
Me: (internally – “GULP”) (externally) “Absolutely."

(Yes, I can definitely put on a good front and swallow my fear (for awhile).) Inside my head I was saying, “What on earth have I just gotten myself into? Yes, I’ve been “raw” before, but never this strict and never with a serious goal in mind. I can’t possibly do this! Now wait – I have KC to help me along. Maybe, I can do this. Actually – I’m GOING to do this.” That’s honestly how it went down. In a split second I went from “this is impossible” to “I’m going to do this”.

The first thing that I worked on was OPTIMISM and a positive outlook. I swear life can just FALL into place when you have an attitude adjustment. This goes in line with another earlier blog of mine discussing CHOICES. We CHOOSE to view life negatively or positively. We have that power in our hands to turn a negative into a positive or just be miserable. We hold the power to impact our lives and those around us with our outlook. So come on and sing this along with me (just imagine I’m David Cassidy):

"Hello world, here's a song that we're singin' Come on, get happy."

GOAL #1 - DAY 30 HAS ARRIVED
I did it! I did it! (picture me leaping for joy like the Bionic Woman). It's the power of juice (and no sodium)! Wow - I haven't had that big of a weight loss jump in some time. I'll take it! I'm still a little freaked that I not only made this goal, but made it early AND blew past my best expectations! Positive affirmations abound!

So what's next? Well, the next goal is to be at least 138 lbs or a size 6 by October 10th. What is October 10th you might ask and why that date? Ha! It's my high school reunion. I will be damn close to the same weight I was when I graduated high school! Now THAT'S a GOAL!

Judgment Day has arrived (for all my fellow Terminator addicts out there)! I want to take a moment and thank all of you who have been reading this blog and offering me lots of encouragement along the way. It is much appreciated and I am a big believer that you get back what you give out. Thank you. OK, let's check out the stats:

STATISTICS
Height - 5' 7-1/2"
Weight - For the record, I'm weighing in next to nude on the same scale, around the same time every morning before eating or drinking anything.

WEEK ONE - Wednesday, July 15 - Tuesday, July 21, 2009
DAY 01 - 173.4 lbs
DAY 02 - 167.3 lbs
DAY 03 - 165.0 lbs
DAY 04 - ? - I was away and couldn't weigh in
DAY 05 - ? - I was away and couldn't weigh in
DAY 06 - 162.8 lbs
DAY 07 - 161.6 lbs

WEEK TWO - Wednesday, July 22 - Tuesday, July 28, 2009
DAY 08 - 160.2 lbs
DAY 09 - 160.4 lbs
DAY 10 - 159.2 lbs
Day 11 - ? - I was away and couldn't weigh in
Day 12 - ? - I was away and couldn't weigh in
Day 13 - 159.4 lbs
Day 14 - 157.6 lbs

WEEK THREE - Wednesday, July 29 - Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Day 15 - 157.0 lbs
Day 16 - 158.2 lbs
Day 17 - 157.0 lbs
Day 18 - 157.1 lbs
Day 19 - I was away and couldn't weigh in
Day 20 - 155.0 lbs
Day 21 - 156.1 lbs

WEEK FOUR - Wednesday, August 5 - Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Day 22 - 156.2 lbs
Day 23 - 154.9 lbs
Day 24 - 153.3 lbs <-- 20 lbs in 24 days!
Day 25 - I was away and couldn't weigh in
Day 26 - I was away and couldn't weigh in
Day 27 - 153.9 lbs
Day 28 - 153.9 lbs

WEEK FIVE - Wednesday, August 12 - Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Day 29 - 153.2 lbs
Day 30 - 150.9 lbs <- MAJOR JUMP (22.5 lbs lost) - thanks to juicing

FOOD
Breakfast

• 2 cups of coffee
• handful of walnuts
• 2 small bananas
• 4 black olives (while I was getting my lunch together :-)

Snack

• 10 cherry tomatoes

Lunch

• Gaspacho: tomato, zucchini, onion (same as 2 nights ago - YUM!!!)
• Salad: baby spinach, scallion, avocado 11 black olives, cherry tomatoes

Snack

• Nada - I was full

Supper

• 1/2 piece of living "lasagna" (zucchini, nut "cheese" and sun-dried tomato gravy)
• 1/2 dehydrate red pepper stuffed with kale and other goodies
• Zucchini linguini
• 1 apple
  
• 2 mugs of decaf coffee

EXERCISE

• Random pull-ups
• Abs with Tamilee Webb "I Want That Body" video (Program 1)
• Getting my recycling together to take to Recycling Services. Trust me - it qualifies as a workout.
• 45+ minute power walk to the bank and back! Though the journey is what its all about - there's something to be said to having a destination.