Well, here we go.

So after having a mini-meltdown about the weight-issue the other day, I started to seriously consider what exactly I needed to do. Sodium? Maybe. Thyroid? Maybe, but not likely. I almost caved to the diet pill idea, but really, that’s not how I roll. And the idea of something possibly fucking with my birth control freaked me out. That, and energy drinks make me feel sick, I don’t want to know what SUPER AWESOME WEIGHTLOSS PILL would do to me. I also don’t think it would work.

I took the weekend off from training in hopes that my legs will stop being so achy. That actually might have contributed to my downward spiral. Hmm. Just thought of that. Anyway, so all I really did was walk around campus on Sunday with Greg, which was nice. He was surprisingly awesome this weekend, with the exception of super cranky mornings. I hadn’t really talked to him at all about my recent body issues until last night. He was very sweet telling me I looked good, and liked me the way I am. He still doesn’t really know how serious I am about this, considering it was via text message and began with "Healthy food is too expensive." Can’t wait for him NOT to be working nights.

So conclusion: I’m starting the "Flat Belly Diet". It seems like a decent starting point, and I like that the first 4 days are a "jumpstart" , so then I can finally see some sort of results — even if it’s really just loss of fluid. The rest of the diet seems like it’s feasible for real life consumption, and actually works with real food amounts. The only downside is the first 4 days I cannot have caffiene… This is the first day and I already want to pull my brain out of my head. And I know tomorrow won’t be any better.

The funny thing? The scale moved this morning before I even started the damn diet.

I suppose I should go get some work done. Spine counting, here I come.