Week 1, 223.

Hello!

My name is Melissa, but you can call me Duck or Duckie if you want. I have struggled with my weight for the majority of my life. After trying just about all of the diets out there, I've decided that it can't be done without working out no matter how much they say you don't have to. I know that sounds pretty silly of me, but I was young and naïve. My highest weight was 240 pounds, I have managed to get down to 223 pounds on my own over the course of a year, but now I feel that I need some help.

I was searching for a decent workout program that didn't cost too much since I am currently jobless. I stumbled across nowloss.com. Adrian Bryant is a very motivated man, sending out free DVDs for whoever may want them. He even pays the shipping! I thought this was too good to be true. I signed up for the free DVD and within a week later, it arrived in my mailbox on July 19, 2011. I decided to keep a little notebook as a journal to keep track of my feelings, thoughts, and how many calories I was eating along with how much water I was actually drinking. I wrote down a few reminders of how many calories I should have in how many meals and so on.

To see how much I was eating before I began the workout, I didn't change my diet for the first week. Some days I deprived myself and other days I pigged out, but I usually stayed inside the 1400-1600 daily calorie limit. For the sake of my dignity, I will not be posting exactly what I ate on what day, but I will be posting how many calories I've had and water intake for those days.

"7-19-2011
I just received Adrian Bryant's free DVD today. I currently weight 223.8 pounds. My goal is 130 pounds. I have surrounded myself with many pictures as thinspiration. I also plan to write down what I eat. Before I choose a diet plan, I would like to know how many calories I usually eat daily since I don't really eat too much."

For a flatter tummy, I need to drink 112 oz. of water every day. That's 14 glasses! Lucky for me, I have a huge Nalgene water bottle. It holds 32 oz. (4 glasses) It makes it easier to drink more because you don't have to continuously stop what you're doing to go get more water, and it's easy to carry around if you're on the run!

I will begin my workout-week on Sundays
and weigh myself weekly on Saturdays

• If I do manage to lose 5 pounds in one week, I will search for that perfect outfit!
• If I don't manage to lose 5 pounds in one week, I will cut out raiding for one week! (2 raids)

My goal is to eat Three 400 to 600 calorie meals (1400-1600 a day)
                               Don't forget that you need one source of carbs and one source of protein in every meal!

Now that I have set my standards, I will list the rest of the days of my caloric intake.

• 7-20 : 1422, 8 glasses.
• 7-21 : 1700+, 12 glasses.
• 7-22 : 1450, 12 glasses.
• 7-23 : 8 glasses. I was too depressed to count calories but I still watched what I ate.

Of course, today is Sunday 7-24. I began my workout today! I did the at home Ski Step. I am very sore after doing this in intervals for only half an hour. That's what I get for hardly ever working out though, right?

I am planning to take a "before" picture soon. I am determined to show Adrian Bryant how much he has helped me with my body!

Yours Truly,
Duck on a Mission