CTS4 - Lemonade Day #1

Family I am not going to even front....today was uber hard! While I knew that it would be, I guess I didn't REALLY prepare myself for what was to come. I'm not talking about wanting to eat foods, but overall how I feel. Let me explain....

I got up this morning LATE and went to the gym. Did good...ran 2 miles on the treadmill and did 1.37 miles on the elliptical...overall much more than what I've been doing. Today let me know that I can do more than just walking/jogging. Came home afterward and realized that it was almost 11am, and I had not had anything to eat (drink) for breakfast. Due to this, I quickly made my Lemonade Diet.

For my first batch, I have to say that I am proud of myself. It really didn't taste that bad...until i added to much cayenne pepper. Lol. The drink (and my mouth/chest) was literally on fire! But I dranked it....like the G that I am. Again today, I didn't even realize that I had not eaten any solid foods. This makes it so much easier to stay focused and to not cheat (even though there was visions of Twizzlers all around me. lol).

I only started to feel a little nauseated around 2 pm after chugging a gang of the lemonade (I started late so I wanted to catch up....so not a good idea). The light headedness and nausea comes from the toxins moving out of my body. The body starts to feel as something is "wrong" when in actuality its feeling the "norm" (i.e. wanted to eat what you usually eat). Since I already eat decently healthy anyways (push the fruits and veggies), I really didn't experience to much of this. Honestly, I think the majority of it came from the huge amount of pepper I used.

For tomorrow, I plan to replace the cayenne pepper with apple cider vineger (ACV). For those of you who follow my blog, know that I implented this into my diet a few months ago, thanks to Coach Johnson of MVP Fitness. I spoke to "my big sister" (lol) who is well versed on doing the Lemonade Diet, hipped me to this substitution in the juice, who said that it does just as well if not better. PLUS my body is already use to this stuff AND it definitely helps with releasing the toxins daily from the body (movement).

So far so good family! I look forward to progressing threw. OH I FORGOT TO TELL YOU ALL....I also weighed myself today and I've already lost 4lbs! Keep in mind, that I am not even in the middle part of the lemonade phase yet. This is uber excited all....really.

As always, I wil keep you all posted of my experience and findings.....be blessed all and Happy New Year!!!!

Be The Best You Can Be

Family I received this Daily Word on my usual spiritual email listing. This is an original posting by Mr. Don Rice, a very anointed brother.

It really hit home for me, especially as I continue with my weight loss goals. Hope this blessed you as it did me....be encouraged all!


BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE

By: Don Rice


God has created you to live a full and healthy life. Within this full and healthy life are opportunities that will propel and promote you to new and exciting places. Each opportunity causes you to grow and expand as a person. God who has a plan for us then desires one thing from that and us is to be the best we can be.

Being the best we can be means that with consistency we give God our absolute all. We strive each day to live above the negative and the nasty by focusing on our relationship with Jesus Christ. We yield ourselves to the Holy Spirit and fulfill the mandate of Jesus Christ to obey his word and follow his teachings. Being our best is about living a life that pleases God. Be your best then. Work at life and work at satisfying God’s heart. Give your all and watch God through your life do the most amazing things. Today be the best you can be!

Read Colossians 3:17

Scared of the Scale

Hey Family,

I attended the MVP Fitness boot camp for the first time yesterday in awhile and I did pretty well. I thought I would fall out or loose my stamina but I actually kept up and feel great after wards. Going again tomorrow for the second time this week and I predict that I will succeed even more. Shout out to Coach Johnson for allowing me to come.

So i was asked by a certain person (who shall rename nameless) about if I had completed my ending weigh in (from the Get Fit 4 Christ Plan)...which I have not. See all, I have a small apprehension of the scale. YES THE SCALE YOU USE TO DETERMINE WEIGHT!!! It's not because I think I've gained...but more so of the unknown that concerns me.

Since I was asked twice before I left if I had weighed in, I decided that maybe I will go ahead and do it this weekend. I plan to let you all know what it says....major anxiety right now with that statement, but I at least owe it to those who are truly following my health journey on the results.

This week's devotional dealt with speaking positive words over your life. The brain is very powerful and sometimes we can think ourselves out of due blessings. I can not think negatively with weighing myself for I already know that the Lord has brought me threw to conquer this monster. How? Cause he said it in his word. "No weapon (food, over eating, weight, etc) shall form against me". Get my drift family...

Keep me lifted family......be blessed!!!!

Fasting to Clear My Body

Since the Get Fit 4 Christ program is coming to a close, I wanted to fast to restart my body again for my new way of eating. I actually have a few individuals who are doing it with me and others interested specifically on what it entails. I've inclulded the plan below:

+ Grilled chicken or tuna (this is totally plain protein. NO SEASONING OR SAUCES)
+ Cucumber (eat it how ever you want as long as its NOT SEASONED)
+ Water (of course)
+ 1-2 teaspoon of ACV (if you find yourself getting light headed, reduce it even more)

Thanks to one of my lovely Sorors for passing on this plan to me. She use to be an NFL cheerleader and use to do this type of fast to drop water weight quick and to jump start her body to eating CLEAN foods.

I plan to do this fasting plan until Wednesday, October 14th at noon. After that, I will be pushing the protein, veggies and fruit and limiting my carbohydrate intake to 40 grams/day. The ultimate goal is to reduce that number to 30 grams/day but I must take baby steps. Lol. Whose going to join us? Remember, you can ONLY EAT the foods above for the next 4 days (for I started today). You can eat as much as you want as well family....so chow down.

As for exercise (and yes you still have to get moving), the work out plan can be of your choice, but for me I plan to walk/jog at least 3 days of the 4 day fast. I know my body and how I work, and limiting myself to only these foods will be tough initially on me. I can't over exert myself to much for my body won't have enough food essentials to burn. BUT I do plan to keep moving. Lol.

What am I trying to accomplish....dropping 5lbs by this coming Friday, clearing out my system and restarting my eating plan. I'm excited for Paris is winding down and its time to get serious.

Be blessed family!!!

I'm Still Here

HEY ALL,

I'm still here. I know I've been absent, but my travel and work schedule is out of control this month (remember I warned you...). Anywho, I wanted to at least give you an update on my weight loss journey and the GF4C plan...

The marathon is this weekend and due to work commitments, I was not able to participate...but I will be there in spirit. If its any constillation, I am up to running 3 miles and over, so I definitely accomplished that goal.

While I've tried my best to eat on the eating plan, its been very difficult due to me not being at home and living in and out of hotels (which are always fun right.....:(). I've been pushing the water excessively and focusing on fruits and veggies (fresh as much as possible). I've limited or eliminated carbs in my daily meals (to have some self control) and I exercise as much as I can.

Recently, my knee has been very achy and sor so I've been taking it easy. This week thus far I've only worked out two days. When I'me exhausted, I take it easy so I don't get burned out. I originally planed to work out today, but I literally just got into my area of work and want to sleep. The goal is to work out at least Saturday and possible tomorrow so I can have 3-4 days work out this week.

When I weighed myself with Coach Johnson half way threw the program, I lost 5 lbs. While I felt like I was heavier, I was actually lighter (technically). Now, I feel as though my mid section is out of control but everything else is getting smaller. I can definitely see a little of the toning definition in my body and my clothes still fit loose, but that tummy.....I guess we will see huh...

Life happens you know...this is my current employment and October is crazy for me. But I am staying prayed up and positive even if the outcome is not what I want it to be. I ask that you all keep me lifted as I continue on my journey towards getting fitter for the Lord.

Be blessed!

Exercise Log #33

As you may remember, I mentioned that I will be in and out of my home over the next month. Its starts today. So to start my month off right, I decided to get up early today and work out. I plan to take the Get Fit 4 Christ DVD with me to do in my hotel room before I start my day. At least this way, I am still on the program's activity schedule, as I battle finding good food essentials to continue to drop the weight. Below is today's regimen:



+ MVP "Get Fit 4 Christ" DVD = about 37 minutes total

+ Biggest Looser "Cardio Max" warm up, level 2 cardio and cool down = about 15 minutes total

+ Knee drop exercises (specifically given to me by my physical therapist for my "special knee" = 3 minutes total



I usually like to pair my work out DVD's together to get between a 45-60 minute work out. Another thing I like to do right afterward is ice my knee and to do my daily bible study. This way I am keeping God all up in my daily regimen (lol) and also can give thanks and praise for the work out I just completed.

I give God thanks for waking me up every morning and reminding me WHY I am getting fit for him. I also give glory for allowing me the opportunity to read and study his word on a daily basis. Praying is becoming easier (and more comfortable) and I am noticing that I am starting to learn the order of the chapters faster as well...another goal I had. Once you start, it becomes habit.

I want to encourage all that are following my journey to try to do the same. Start off small and then build your way up. It will become easier and don't worry, God knows you are trying, but you are to meet him at least half way and you will be surprised at the wonders he will do. Be blessed family!

Exercise Log 23

I'm really getting into this whole getting up at 5:30 am to work out family! Lol. For those who follow me on twitter, you know that I use to do this daily and would post what I did after wards....even had a few followers "joining me" in the mornings to work out.

The first day I felt like I felt like I was dragging my butt out of bed, but today it was by habit. That is one thing I've always said, once you start you can't stop. While I had I couldn't run yesterday due to time constraints, doing these morning work out guarantee that a 50 minute work out gets in daily.

My joints are a little sore and again I am trying to determine if they are just fatiqued or that is actual PAIN. I may not run until next week to give my knees time to seriously heal (and to check to make sure I haven't injured it). Below is the workouts I did today:



Morning (5:30 am)
+ MVP Fitness "Get Fit 4 Christ" workout DVD
+ Turbo Jam "20 Minute Blast" workout DVD
(total time about 50 minutes)

Exercise Log 18

Aaaaaaw shoot....I'm switched up the font AND color on your family...must be a good sign for today's workout. LOL. You would be right.

My body has recouperated all. My knee is not hurting as much AND my muscles are not super sore. Because of this, I took full advantage of today and working out. Below is a description of today's workout:

MVP Fitness - "Get Fit 4 Christ" Workout DVD
+ 5 four minute circuits in total
+ strength, abs, cardio and full body workouts rolled ALL INTO ONE
+ 3 spiritual messages (breaks in workouts) by Pastor Winan
+ 30-40 minute total time

While it may not seem like much, it was kicking my butt. I was soaking wet as if I just came back from running. Coach Johnson's method works family. If my body is perspiring in such a short amount of time (and I'm fatigued and muscles are burning), that means I am pushing my body in a short amount of time....and I love.

I don't know you about you family, but I have a busy life. Getting a quick 30-60 workout into my schedule is a challenge..but feasible. Thanks to Coach Johnson, the strength from God and MY OWN SELF DETERMINATION TO GET INTO SHAPE I'm making the time and making it work.

Today is a new day family! Be persistent, positive and proactive!!! Do not sit and make excuses for yourself. Whether you need to loose 100 lbs or 10 lbs you too can get fit for the Lord.

Be blessed!

Daily Food Journal #16

Below is today's food journal entry:

Breakfast
+ 2 hard boiled eggs
+ 1 cup of shredded wheat
+ 4 oz of soy milk

Morning snack
+ 1 small (home grown) apple

Lunch = Subway
+ 1 foot long whole grain bread
+ turkey breast
+ Veggies (spinach, green peppers, cucumbers, onions)
+ Bananna peppers
+ american cheese (i think I tasted that)
+ light mayo
+ chocolate cookie

Afternoon Snack (was eating 4 hours after lunch)
+ Protein Drink
+ 14 almonds

Dinner
+ 2 cups spinach
+ 4 oz of tuna (in water)
+ 1/4 cup chopped onion
+ 1/4 mozerella cheese
+ brown rice (3/4 cup)

Water consumption = 64 ounzes
ACV = 1 tablespooon
Supplements and Vitamins = 1 Women's One A Day, Biotin, B12 and Iron
Alcohol = NONE


How Am I Feeling:
Family this week was crazy and ended in me being sooo exhausted today. There is no exercise log for today, for I literally had to motivate myself to leave my office to drive home...sad I know....lesson learned, don't ever let antyhing get more important than myself! In order for God to use me to do his work, I have to have ENERGY to fulfill his will.

Lunch was a semi flop...due to back to back meetings, I could not go home AND if my student worker didn't go to get me Subway..I've wouldn't ate. While I didn't realize that there was turkey on my sanwhich..until after the fact (because I was scarfing it down...bad I know.....need to take my time), it was still filling. I had to scarf down my lunch in literally 10 minutes for I had yet another meeting in the afternoon to attend.

Make sure you are putting yourself first family...no one (but the Lord himself) is more important than YOU.

Be blessed

Daily Food Journal/Exercise Log #9

I honestly planned to work out today, but due to my schedule, the fact I didn't take a vitamin AND I'm just plain exhausted from all the travel this week, I did not. That puts me at ONLY 3 days of working out. Tomorrow I have already mentally prepared for the my AM cycling class, along with running for 25 minutes. I do have a meeting to be at (that is an hour away may I add) so I will be pushing it, but I will make it work.

In my post yesterday, I mention the frustration and difficulty in sticking to an eating plan and traveling....I will continue to pump that message today in this post, for I still have not found a solution that works for me...BUT at least I am not eating fast food :)

Since I failed so horribly yesterday, I wanted to try day 3 of the eating plan again...I think I did pretty good. See the details below:

Breakfast
+ 3 egg white omelet
+ 1 cup spinach
+ onion and green peppers

Morning Snack
+ 1/2 cup cottage cheese
+ carrot chips
+ 1 small apple

Lunch
this meal was provided at my meeting, so I made the best choice possible...I was hungry
+ Veggie sandwich from domino's (it was not that good)
+ bad of chips
+ chocolate cookie

Afternoon Snack
+ Protein drink

Evening
+ Salad w/:
= 1 1/2 cups of spinach leaves
= 1 1/2 tablespoon of cottage cheese
= 2 tablespoon of FF italian dressing
+ 1 talapia fillet (seasoned with black peppar, ms dash and a hint of garlic salt) i don't eat shell fish, so I substituted the fish for the shrimp
+ 1 cup of mixed veggies (green beans, corn and carrot mix)


Water Consumption = 59.9 oz thus far (but it will be at 64 by the time I go to sleep)
Vitamins = B12,Iron and Biotin (totally slipping with my multi vitamin today
ACV = 2 teaspoons
Alcohol = NONE

How I feel

Very good question...how do I really feel. Its hard a times is my answer. I know that God will:
~ fight my battles
~ provide me with all my needs
~ keep his promises
~ use me to do his will
~ manifest blessings on HIS time
~ will not let anything come against me...for I am child of his

but even with this, I struggle to not revert back to taking back the burdens I laid on him (weight loss, success, etc) and fully trust that he will bring me threw. I open myself up like this to you family to show that we all have some doubts, but we have to remember to lean on the word and in times of doubt, stop and go to the throne (asking for more strength).

I'm reading Acts now (slightly behind with the program reading but trucking threw) and I love how the disciples were questioned and beaten because they were proclaiming the gospel to all and leading people to join Christ church. I guess my thought is if they can stand against those who were willing to beat them, lock them up and event condemn to death....can't I trust that God will deliver me from the mountains of insecurity with health weight management in my life........ponder on that family and be blessed.

Exercise Log Day 6 (late edition)

Disclaimer - I had wireless connection issues so I apologize for the tardy post!

Every day I am so thankful that God gives me yet another day to be active and to get physically in shape. Through out my day I see many people who are either wheelchair bound or need some sort of assistance to do daily things. That is my motivation for given God all glory and taking advantage of the opportunity, to participate in this program, to train for a 5k.

Last night I participated in the MVP Boot Camp (info can be found here) for the first time in over a month. Coach Johnson never lets us down with those sessions. Lol. It was very invigorating and felt good to get back into my activities. Waking up this morning I felt sore, which is always a good sign.

Today I plan to run 2.5 miles straight to continue the training for the October 5k. I am confident that I will be able to complete it under 45 minutes (that is my goal).

Until later family....

9/5/09 Meal Plan Update

As I mentioned before, I am on vacay for the holiday. Have a great time by the way :)
Its been a challenge to participate in the meal plan that Coach Johnson sent us, that started yesterday, but I think I have done well with what I had to work with here. While I am ashamed at some fo the decisions I made (see lunch), I am a work in progress and know that with determination and continued prayer, I can over come bad food choices and/or over eating. This is not an excuse, but a reminder that this is a learning journey, and we all fall short. How you move on from it, determines part of how you will succeed in the end. I do not have a fridge or kitchen so I have to eat out, but I believe that you can still eat healthy while not cooking. Below is my detail list of my meal plan today:

Breakfast
+ 2 egg white omelet w/green peppers, onions and provolone cheese (they did not have mozarella)
+ 2 slices of whole grain wheat toast, parkay magerine, and strawberry jelly (they did not have apple)
+ 16 oz of orange juice

Lunch
+ 1/2 of a funnel cake with glaze (yeah...this was bad, but I couldn't resist)

Dinner
Ruby Tuesday's salad bar
+ 2 1/2 cups of green lettuce w/cucumber slices, red onion slices, lima beans, green peppers, 4 baby tomatoes, bracolli shears, blue cheese crumbles, regular ranch dressing
+ 10 seedless red grapes

Water consumption = over 50.5 oz (need to step it up tomorrow)
Supplements/Vitamins = Multivitamin, B12, Iron
ACV = none
Alcohol - white wine


How I feel
We decided to go to Wal Mart to get some non parishable such as bottled water, tortilla chips and salsa. The salsa can serve as a vegetable if I can't get all my servings in, and the chips will serve as my low calorie NON TRANSFAT carb snack (which will also satisfy my carb craving).

We did visit the winery so I did have a few glasses of wine. This is an area that I have come to terms needs a change. I don't drink daily or during the week at that. But I have notice that when around friends or visiting in town, I have been drinkign more wine than usual. I personally feel that is directly related to past weight gain and also a difference in the stomach area.....but I have to make the decision to reduce or remove my alcohol consumption if I want to see a difference. No excuses....

While I was nervous about my vacy, I am really proud of myself. I have been wating my water consumption, getting veggies and pushing away from the table when full. That is a difference that I have seen with me. I plan to start the MVP Fitness Meal Plan on Tuesday. This way I have my groceries and I am not tempted. Lol.

Keep me lifted family!

9/4/09 Update

Considering I'm officially on a short vacay, I decided to update you on the day in one post. Efficient I know...lol. If you've been following along, today is the 18 hour fast, and I feel great. I was concerned about how I would feel after my run...and then at noon (for that is when I start to hit the wall), but I did very well.

While running, I was listening to the rest of Romans and was highly motivated and inspired to push threw the pain. "If God is for me, who can be against me"....one of the scriptures that was resounding through my head as I ran and listen to Paul's message to us.

I was praying, giving glory, shouting (well not to loud) as I was exercising and felt renewed once I got done. I plan to incorporate monthly fasting as way to renew and refocus from now on. I thank Coach Johnson for having me do this.

Below is my exercise and food journal for this lovely day:

Exercise:
+ 2.5 miles + at 6:30 am this morning - took me 40 minutes to do it!!!!


Breakfast
+ 16 oz of 100% Pure grapefruit juice (2 fruit servings)
+ 8 oz of water


Morning Snack
+ 20 oz of water

Lunch
+ 13.5 oz of 100% Pure Apple Juice
+ 20 oz of water


Afternoon Snack
+ 1 mild cheddar (natural) cheese stick
+ 4 chips ahoy cookies

Evening
+ tostitoes tortilla chips (scoops)
+ mild salsa
+ 1 pack of twizzler nibs
+ 4 bite sized laffy taffy

Water Consumption = 80 oz
Vitamins = B12 and Iron
ACV consumed = none

Morning Questions.....

I'm am feeling a little discouraged because the eating plan starts on Saturday AND the fasting begins tomorrow...but I will be on vacation for the holiday :(.

Am I setting myself up for failure? Plus, i will not get to work out with coach or do any boot camps (or any of the DVD at that) until i get into the area next week (because I'm distant).....am I at a disadvantage?

I ran out of Crystal Lite on the go's...why is is so hard to drink this Bragg's with regular water? How in the world does Coach Johnson do this daily? Lol.

My fear is that i will get off track and not see the results that I am seeking. I have been praying and staying up on my readings....really makes a difference. Had a talk with God today and he said that "no weapons will form against me"...therefore, I shall be ok.

So really, there is no need to question as I did above, if I the Lord says "those who wait on the Lord will inherit the earth"...God has me covered. See this blogging thing is very therapeutic! Lol.

Water consumption (thus far): less than 16 oz because of the ACV. Lol

Mid Day Break #2

John 18-20 The crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ

For today's mid day break, I decided to come home, fix my lunch and continue to read threw today's bible reading (see above). While I've heard the story of Jesus being crucified and arising from the dead, its always been second hand and/or through a movie interpretation. Its so much more moving to read it directly from the Word. I can feel the love that Jesus had for me and why he had to leave this earth and die for me. Knowing this, makes me want to do even better daily as I walk threw life. This is why this program is so awesome and important for me to be apart of it.

My thoughts for you this afternoon family is this, if Jesus was willing to give his life for us, and go threw all that he did with betrayal, contradictions from others and down right hatred (because he loved us)....can't we commit thy ways to the Lord and GET FIT 4 CHRIST? God has so much he wants us to accomplish while on earth, we need to be in good health to do his will. Is that not a reason to get fit, get right and get going..........reflect on this this afternoon family.....

Mid Day Break

So yesterday at lunch, I went home and did a 20 minute work out. Since today is a "break day", I actually went home, cooked a decent (healthy) lunch and continued working threw my bible assignment for the day. It was very invigorating actually. Lol.

The assignment was John 8-15 for tonight, as of right now, I've read all the way up to chapter 13. Four chapters were read this morning, one chapter at lunch and the rest will be read before I go to sleep. This technique is something I may incorporate for the rest of my time on the program, for I came back into the office, motivated, inspired and highly encouraged to conquer the rest of the day.

I want to encourage all to take time during the day, stop and pray. You would be surprised the difference it will make.

As of 3:30 pm today:
Water update = 40 oz
Fruit servings = 2
Protein = 3 servings
Veggies = 2 servings

Daily Bible Reading - IT REALLY WORKS

I first have to thank Coach Johnson for developing this program. Not only am I able to work to achieve my health goals, but I will also run a 5k and train myself to read the scripture daily. While I was already working on this individually, this program has helped to put it in gear!

Even though I just started reading the Word (in detail) daily, I had already incorporated listening to the audio bible on itunes in the morning before work. Now, I am dedicating 20-30 minutes twice a day to the Lord's word and its making a difference. How you may ask....

+ Stories that were explained or told to me second hand are now making more sense
+ There are valuable lesson that I can now directly relate to my everyday life
+ The Word has become so much easier to read and comprehend, versus having to read over and over again (KJV)
+ I have a sense of purpose more now than ever before
+ I'm not afraid to witness
(the list can go on and on really...)

I say this to you family because everyone falls short. No human is perfect at all! While I never thought I was perfect, I sometimes put myself a little higher than the norm (lol). Hate to admit it, but I did not know what I was thinking and what I was missing out on. My example is Christ, and that is who I want to live my life like. ...and I am willing to spend my ENTIRE life striving to be just that.

If your interested in following other topics I discuss outside of weight loss, please take a look at my blog "The Silky Chronicles" here on blogspot. I really hope you will follow it as well for I cover many current events, thoughts and struggles outside of health management. As always, I want to inspire you all to get up, get moving AND read the bible on a regular basis. I promise you it will change your life :)

I'm Starving

Family, its is 5 pm and I still have two hours of work to do AND I still have to run tonight...I'm so hungry.

I've had my afternoon snacks, but am in need of more food. I think I didn't eat enough today....shoot......I may have to eat dinner with the students...which is Quizno's sandwiches... I need serious prayer!

Coach Johnson HELP!!!!!!

Last Day of Freedom

The "Get Fit 4 Christ" beta test starts officially tomorrow, and I must admit that I am a little nervous. I will be on a specialized exercise program and logging everything I eat on my blog. Lol. That is going to be interesting for the WORLD will be able to see what your girl is eating on every single day. On a different note, this is probably good for me, for I will be held accountable.

The thing I really like about the rules is that everyday, is bible study reading that I must do. For my followers, I plan to attempt to recap my readings and what I've learned from the scriptures. Remember family, I am new to this, so don't be to hard on me at first. Lol.

I plan to post my detail goals for you all to see tomorrow. Tell me what you think of them...are they to lofty, not "hard" enough....weigh in on the subjects posted in this blog family...I want to hear from you...

Things i will be incorporating into my regimen daily include:
+ Drink at least 80 oz of water
+ Drink 2 teaspoons of ACV
+ Supplements include multivitamin, B12 and Biotin
+ Exercise in the morning and after work
+ Journal my food log
+ Bible readings daily for 30 minutes

My ultimate goal is to become more physically fit and to have 20lbs shredded by the time the 40 days are up. I am confident that God is with me threw all of this, and I will be victorious over this mountain.....negative thinking and over eating.