The Diet Diaries

Let me just preface this post by saying, generally I am opposed to dieting. I think it has a very negative connotation with it that invokes crazy, restrictive measures that are nearly impossible for people to keep up with. I prefer balanced, healthy eating. The 80/20 rule seems very appropriate here. That being said, I am, *gasp*, currently on a diet. College in general and Nursing school specifically has wrought havoc on my health. If you're not in college yet, don't worry. You'll realize what I'm talking about soon enough. I digress. So anyways, if you're not a super clean eater, and your typical Tuesday night consists of Domino's and Blue Moon while pouring over med/surg notes, it's hard to make that switch to a better lifestyle. I have found you make too many excuses for yourself right off the bat, i.e. "It's cool if I pop over to Mickey D's in between classes. I'm gonna eat a salad for dinner tonight." And 8 hours later you're parked in front of your laptop with a bowl of mac n cheese, frantically trying to finish up a clinical worksheet that's due in 6 hours. So I decided the easiest way to ease into a healthier lifestyle is to start with a strict diet, then transition.

Enter: The Diet Diaries. The diet I'm working with is a 3 week metabolism booster. Supposedly it amps up your body's fat-burning ability by throwing it change-ups. You have four different types of days: fast days, shake days, low carb days, and moderate carb days. Then at the end of each week you get a cheat day. The first day of every week is a fast day; yesterday was my fasting day. Let me just say, it fucking blows. I mean it sucks some serious camel dick. It's not as bad as expected it to be but let me just say, it's no fucking picnic. I mean seriously, there's no picnic because you can't eat all goddamn day. At first you're like, "dude, I can totally do this." And then morning slowly progresses into afternoon. Then you're like, "Phew, this isn't that fun, but like, I can make it through the day." And by early evening you're more like, "No, seriously diet. FUCK OFF! I hope you die! I hope you die and go to hell!" Still there are 2 positive things I've found about fast days:

1. You do loose a nice amount of weight for just one day.
2. It makes transitioning into shake days a whole hell of a lot easier. At least until after you chug your first shake and realize protein powder tends to have a not-so-pleasant after taste.

All that being said, I'm on my second week already, and I'm feeling pretty good. As much as fast days suck, the whole regimen isn't too terrible. I definitely feel like I could do this and easily transition into eating so much better. I'm pretty excited about making this change. Now if I could just start making it to the gym...