Beginning the evolution from Fat Chic to Skinny Chic

So here's the "skinny" on my initial attempt to evolve from fat chic. Starting July 5, 2010 my husband and I started a 10 day liquid cleanse. The purpose of this cleanse was to jump start our weight loss and prepare our stomachs to consume less.
THE MENU:
100% fruit juices (with no added sugars)
100% vegetable juice (V8)
protein shake (purchased from GNC)
Sugar free Jello
Sugar free pudding
broth based soups
9-12 glasses of water

We made sure to eat at least 1200 calories a day of the items listed above. Long story short...This was the HARDEST thing I've ever done. There were tears (an incident involving me locking myself in the bathroom to hide from my husband so I could consume a bag of popcorn because I was hungry as heck), body aches, headaches, and hunger pains, but we made it through the process lighter; my husband by 12lbs and me by 10lbs (mostly water weight, yea, yea, I know).
After the 10 days starts the body renewal. To be victorious in a battle of this extent you have to be equipped with the weapons of war. The motivation, strength, and weapon of choice for this fragment of my pilgrimage was:
Haggai 1:6-10, 13 (some key verses & my overall interpretation)
"You have planted much, but harvest little. You eat, but never have enough...This is what the Lord Almighty says: "Give careful thought to your ways"..."Build your temple (your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit) so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored"..."I am with you" declares the Lord."

Now armed, the plan of attack is to monitor calorie intake. I will consume 1200 calories and attend the gym 3 days a week for at least 60 minutes each session. Of course the calorie thing lasted 3 days and I added another 300 calories (now I'm up to 1500 calories). I've been on and off this plan since July 15th, 2010. Actually I've been off more than on and as it turns out I gained 3lbs of my original 10lbs. So yea, fat chic wins this round, but it's not over yet. Now, with this blog, I plan to be on 100% until the weight is gone.
PHOTOS AND MORE STILL ON THE WAY SO STAY TUNED...and if you're a fat chic like me stay motivated, be encouraged, and know that inside of every fat chic is a skinny chic waiting to come out.

God bless 

Fat Chic's existence threatened

Hello my name is...well that's not important, just call me Fat Chic and I am addicted to overeating. I just love food and it shows in the way I look. I can't dress the way I want to because I'm 28 and all big girl clothes are made for old women. This weight is beating up on my self esteem and after 28 years of carrying it I'm tired. As I walk up a flight of stairs and feel as though my heart is going to pound through my chest I realize there may be a need for me to move some weight (the legal way). You'd think that would be motivation enough, but the real motivation came in two parts. Part 1 being the day I logged into facebook and seen two asociates, both weighing in the 250lbs-300lbs range at the beginning of the year, now (June 2010) wearing between sizes 6-8. Part 2 being the day I hid from my husband in the bathroom crying and eating popcorn because I was hungry. If they can do it I can do it. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (I chant as I doubt my dedication to this matter).

Well on July 5, 2010 I began this journey and I was just inspired by my husband today (August 10) to start blogging the ups, downs, and plateaus of this life changing process. The plan is to get on here giving updates, tips, support, and information to help others drop weight in a healthy way. So stay tuned, I'll be uploading pictures and new blogs a few times a month to chronicle the loss. The blog for the first 30 days will be posted soon. And if your a big chic like me stay motivated, be encouraged, and know that inside of every big chic is a skinny chic waiting to come out.

God Bless You