30 Day Water Fast Day 1

In an effort to take my 5' 6" self from 180 lbs (that is a BMI of 29.0, just south of 'obese') to 130 lbs (a BMI of 21.0, which is on the lower end of 'normal'), I am embarking on a 30 day water fast. I know that many people will say that method of losing weight isn't sustainable. Duh. But it is a damn good jumpstart.

Unfortunately, I spend a lot of time alone in my house, nothing to do but think about the food in the kitchen (I have two kids, I can't just clean out the cupboards and be done with it), so I need an outlet, a distraction. Hence, this blog.

I won't post pics or my real name for fear of the hate mail that this kind of effort will surely generate. I am a girl who has had eating disorder issues as a teen. My low weight was 101 @ 5' 6", which is a BMI of 16.3, well into anorexic territory. After having kids, I just kept packing on the pounds. I tend to get OCD about stuff, which made weight loss hard for me. It's either all of nothing. I either control the food or the food controls me.

I'm done being controlled.

I have looked into this type of fasting and will soon be posting some links; this is not something I entered into blindly. It is not particularly unhealthy, especially when you are starting out with the kind of chunk I'm carrying around. In fact, many experts agree that this kind of fast is a great way to detox your body and start with a clean slate.

I am planning on sticking to water, herbal teas, cigarettes and Stacker 3 diet pills and Aqua Ban diuretic pills. This is so not an MD approved regimen.

I don't care.

I am sick and tired of looking into the mirror and hating my reflection.

I am planning on daily (if not more frequent, depending on my mood and the call of the kitchen) updates, and invite all of the help and support I can get.