stating 7-5-7 today

[fearbrandon]

i am a 20 year old from charlotte, nc. i was on a very low calorie diet and lost about 5 lbs, but that was it, just sick of starving myself. i have cut soda and smoking out of my life for the new years, i have lost about 20 lbs on soda alone, so why not go the whole 9 yards and diet. starting today, not worried about cheating, i work in a kitchen, which is kinda hard but not, can have a steak or wings or chicken anytime i want, so i think it will be easy. i drink like 6 liters at work of water, just cant get enough, i have been taking my dog for hour walks everyday. i will grill out every sunday and cook a bunch of meats, also most likely going to buy wings to go when i leave work (half price). I got through of week of eating 2 lean cuisines and that was it, so this is going to be easy. so hopefully this will all work for me and i can get down to my goal weight at this point of 200 lbs

here are some pics of my starting date

[lancelotsgirl]

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Welcome to the board. You sound very motivated!
Lucky for you, you can get yummy steaks and chicken whenever you want! Take advantage of that, and remember, even though you're drinking lots of water now, you may feel like you need more once you get started.

Good luck and keep us updated!

[hopejoy]

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Welcome!
this is a fun forum to be a part of... very motivating....although you sound very motivated... It's great that you can have steak, chicken, etc.. whenever... that should make it easier... what about veggies?
Don't forget to read the book... it's important to know how to do this right so you know what to expect and how to add carbs correctly later on...in OWL...
Congratulations for choosing healthy living and healthy eating early in life!
liz

[deek deek]

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Welome to the forum and good luck

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[sallyseachange]

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Welcome to the ADBB Fearbrandon. Glad you came to the board and joined our merry band. Sounds like you're in the right mindset and the right line of work for this way of eating. That's cool.
Just don't forget your veggies, with all that meat.

Keep posting and tell us how you're doing. We love to cheer people on towards their goal!

[fearbrandon]

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day 2 is good, bought some ketone strips and had a medium color in them, no weight loss yesterday, walked an hour today, going in to work at 4, going to have a london broil plate, delicious, with peppers onions and mushrooms, like a fajita, had grilled wings yesterday, delicious, and they make a brocoli slaw at work, so i am going to start to eat that, which should cover my veggies. but so far so good, just cant wait to start losing that weight

[lancelotsgirl]

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Sounds as if you're off to a great start!!!

How do you make your broccoli slaw? Sounds good...

Your strips are already dark? Awesome, how long have been doing this WOL?
Keep it up and keep us posted on your progress.

[fearbrandon]

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i dont know how to make it, but i know they use the stalks from the broccoli we use, but i am going to try to get the recipe today, waiting for the folder to come back, one cook has them

[sillygirl]

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day 2 is good, bought some ketone strips and had a medium color in them, no weight loss yesterday, walked an hour today, going in to work at 4, going to have a london broil plate, delicious, with peppers onions and mushrooms, like a fajita, had grilled wings yesterday, delicious, and they make a brocoli slaw at work, so i am going to start to eat that, which should cover my veggies. but so far so good, just cant wait to start losing that weight

OMG, you are making me hungry. I love that you work in a kitchen, and you describe food so nicely! Are you a chef?

Welcome to the board. You will lose weight in no time, just you wait and see!

Post often so we can watch you shrink and drool on our keyboards!

[fearbrandon]

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ok, so this is how we make it, we shred broccoli stalks, carrots, it goes with mayonaise and stevies dressing, 1 carb per serving in the dressing. it gets old after a while but i need to eat it, i wouldn't say i am a chef, a cook, i got a culinary degree but work in a tavern, its fun, snack on bacon, some cheese, pieces of chicken, steak, its fun.

it just sucks i already know a cheat date, sept 21, my 21st bday, i have it all planned already, but i will see what i can do, i dont think it will phase me

[sillygirl]

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Uh Oh! You have the cheat planned? I hope not! I don't know where you live, but you refer to a 'tavern', but if you're in the U.S. turning 21....straight alcohol doesn't have carbs!

[tmn]

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Hey there, Welcome! Join us on the Work It! Challenge and get some wild support there! And make sure you eat a variety of vegetables. This isn't just meat, cheese, and fish diet; we eat LOTS of great vegetables. Oh, something else we're doing on that challenge, we're reading through the book and just starting this Monday (or now) with Chapters 1, 2, and 3. There so much great knowledge in that book as well as wonderful experienced folks in here...

[fearbrandon]

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Uh Oh! You have the cheat planned? I hope not! I don't know where you live, but you refer to a 'tavern', but if you're in the U.S. turning 21....straight alcohol doesn't have carbs!

i live in charlotte, nc

[sillygirl]

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Oh yeah, I did see that in your first post!

[lancelotsgirl]

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Brandon, thanks for the update on the broccoli slaw. I think I might try it, but with very little carrots.
How are you doing so far?