I'm detoxing next week.

No, not from heroin, though from something just as addictive...caffeine!  And sugar. Carbs..meat.  I've been stuck at 37 lbs lost for about a month and a half.  I feel like I need something to break through this plateau so in addition to running every day this week, I will be foregoing sugar, wheat, caffeine and nearly everything that's good about life.

Basically, I'll be eating a whole lot of this:

 

Drinking a whole lot of this:

And avoiding things like this:

And:

 

And my precious:

 

I honestly am doing this not only for the sake of my waistline (which I still want to be bikini ready in 2 months - hey a girl can dream right?!) but also because I feel like food is beginning to have that pull over me that it had before I started on this weight loss journey.  I feel like I need to do something drastic this week to get back in the right frame of mind before - God forbid - the scale starts creeping up.

It's true - I've lost my zest for the program. I've become lax in my point counting and am not seeing the results I once was. And I am SO CLOSE to goal. Literally, I've been stagnating at 5 lbs from goal for almost 2 months!  Why is this so hard? Especially since I've been RUNNING for the last 2 months. For the first time in my life! And I'm not losing weight? What the heck man.

As part of my commitment to my purge for the next 5 days, I will be blogging at the end of every day to let all of you (my faithful readers of this sad, neglected blog - HA!) know what I ate that day, what I didn't eat, my struggles and when I fail. Which, honestly, though I'm going into this with a firm commitment (it's ONLY 5 days, right?) we're all human and I most likely will hop off the wagon at some point.  The key is getting back on...

So wish me luck, steadfastness and most importantly, RESULTS.  I NEED to get through this plateau.

Comments

[Brittney/Milmomma]

Ohhhh good luck. I keep thinking maybe I should give up my coke and then laugh at myself. I'm down to one a day. I just need to drink more water :/ And I admire you goal to give up breads. I eat pasta almost every night. Are you eating small meals several times a day? I eat around 6-8 sometimes as many as 10 times a day. It is suppose to help. GL, I'll be around to clap for ya :)

[Heather (heathergw)]

Lots of luck girl! I soooooooo need to do this too... I've been cheating a ton and my skinny jeans can barely be buttoned and I have a whole lot hanging over them when I do, lol.

[Carissa]

Good luck! I need to do the same thing...

[Jenn]

Good luck Traci! And make sure you have lots of Tylenol on hand too for the likely headaches. :( You look fabulous though, but I know how frustrated you are. You can do it!