You Can't Walk a Mile without Taking a First Step

Through two and a half days on SlimGenics I have lost seven pounds. Seven. During that time, I have eaten several cups of raw spinach, a heaping portion of green beans, a whole mess of berries (with an emphasis on rasp- and blue-), 8 apples, four turkey burgers, and a couple of hardboiled eggs (in addition to the three afore mentioned protein-laden shakes). The first three days (the prep phase) look slightly different from the rest of the program, but only just so. I have the freedom to eat a little more protein and have a shake I need to drink twice a day during this phase, but there will be other things added to replace those items starting Friday. While my stomach has had to adjust to portions smaller than that which would feed an army, I have not gone hungry at any point in the last three days. I'm so in on SlimGenics right now.

And I already feel better! My head is heavy because I haven't slept much and have had to cut caffeine significantly, but my body feels springier--like all the little things that are hard for a fatso are a little less laborsome. Considering I am only three days in, this is another newly discovered motivating-benefit of this endeavor. And those are the kinds of factors that motivate longer.

Tomorrow I start the main phase of the diet--the plan I'll be on for the foreseeable future. Every day, I'm EXPECTED to eat three servings of meat/protein, three servings of fruit, four servings of vegetables, three servings of fat (a bit of butter or olive oil will be most common), two non-flour starches (oats, brown rice, quinoa, etc.), one floured starch, and three of their protein-rich, low fat/carb snacks. Their menu is a LITTLE restrictive (no corn or bananas for example), but basically all sensible, real food is fair game. Somehow I've stumbled upon a diet that wants me to eat more than I want to...

This is all really exciting for me. It doesn't feel laborious--it just feels like caring about what I put in my body (you know, like a skinny person).

Seven pounds! Hooray!

Steve