Detox time

Reached the 'holy milestone' of 162.4 this morning. It wasn't as much of a relief as I thought it would be. All I could think when I stepped on the scales and saw the reading was, "why am I still here?". I guess it's going to take longer than I thought to undo the damage caused over an entire year.

I'm desperate to see lower numbers. Being back in the 150s is a nice idea, but doesn't excite me as much as it did before. That's partly because when I hit 156 during a period of illness in Easter, I didn't feel all that different.

I have no idea if the pace of my weight loss will start to slow down, or accelerate when I hit 150s and it becomes much more natural for me to drop. As it stands, I have lost 5.8 pounds in 9 days, which doesn't feel like some kind of incredible feat by any stretch of the imagination, but gives a rough indicator of my average weight loss when I am "truly" committed. Going at this rate, I could be 156 by mid-July, 147 by the beginning of August, and 132 by the 1st of September. It never works out like that, I know, but a girl can dream.

Starting a mini detox today so I can clear up my skin and state of mind over the next few days. I intend to keep it up until my period's over (it still hasn't started yet, but judging by the breakouts it's on its way). Last time I cut out dairy it really, really helped with the skin issues. Generally my skin is very clear, until that time of the month, when all hell breaks loose. I'm too lazy to adopt a vegan diet full time but ditching animal products for one week a month might not be such a bad idea.

Rules:

-- No dairy
-- No meat
-- Lots of water
-- Exercise on at least 4 weekdays.

I'd like to quit smoking but unfortunately, I don't see that happening any time soon.

Breakfast was 2 peaches, 3 dates, 1/2 tbsp peanut butter and an energy drink. 346 calories. Enough to keep me going for a while. I have those smoothies in the fridge, so I might have one of those later. Part of the appeal of going "vegan" is it gives you a great excuse to wave away cakes, chocolates, biscuits, creamy potato and pasta dishes, and other delicious snacks being offered. There is a lot of that in my family, and I usually give in. Luckily my mother fully supports me ditching dairy as she seems to believe we're all mildly lactose intolerant (I could believe that too, judging by how much better I looked when I gave it up, even at a heavier weight). So this week should be easy. I'm armed with almond milk and fruit so all will be well.