The Abs Diet

So I am going to try this new diet thing. The author of this book/way of life proposes that if I follow his pretty easy looking food and exercise plan that I will not only be pounds lighter in 6 weeks but that I will reshape my body and actually be able to see muscles in my stomach not just stretch marks and flab. It involves 2-3 smoothies a day with berries, milk, yogurt, flax seed, whey protein powder and a few other things. There are about 70 recipes just for the smoothies and then you eat a meal 3 times a day as well. There are lots and lots of recipes for those meals as well and they definitely sound edible. The thing that I like about this plan so far is that it encompasses all the food groups, it doesn't starve me to death and i can feed a lot of this stuff to my family as well. The author also proposes that you plan one "cheat" meal a week where you can eat whatever you want. Jesse is going to do it with me (he doesn't know it yet) I have thought about just not telling him that we are going to do this diet and just handing him a smoothie for breakfast instead of scrambled eggs and bacon. Anyway, I will tell you how it goes. I did all the calculations for my weight, BMI and stuff last night and even though it is a little embarrassing I am going to post it on this blog-- just one more way of being held accountable.

Current Weight: 177 lbs ~Optimal weight for height and build: 160 lbs
BMI: 24.68 ~ A BMI of 25-30 indicates you are overweight-- BMI 20 is desired
Waist to Hip Ratio: 0.88 ~Women should have a waist to hip ratio of 0.80 or below

I didn't have any way to measure my body fat percentage, you need a machine. So I essentially have 17 pounds to lose, but more than that I just want to reshape my body and be able to see my abs for the first time since I was 17 and I don't even have to starve myself to do it-- in fact the author states that drastically reducing calories will only work for so long-- especially because your body is always screaming at you to eat. It isn't necessarily how much you eat it is what you eat. So we will see. I love that there is a lot of information about all of this-- being able to hold the book in my hand makes it well worth it. Here is to a healthier, more muscley me!