I'm serious this time!

Okay. This time I'm serious about this whole weight loss thing and I have a PLAN!

A good friend let me borrow this book:

...and wow! It's very interesting. it explains a lot about how our blood type affects how our body functions in every way... the foods we eat can affect our weight (duh), hormones, thyroid, metabolism, everything! PCOS ladies, this is where we come in...

I'm kind of hoping that this new diet will not only help me lose 20 more pounds, but also help get my hormones under control. I have O blood and so my body demands a high protein, low carb diet... basically Atkins, although I'm not going to follow Atkins guidelines. I am going to use this book as my guide and watch my calories, sugar, etc... there is a list of super foods that help my blood type lose weight, and then evil minions that cause weight gain. This means some good and bad things...

Good! I can eat lots of meat, which I LOVE! This diet is very friendly towards seafood (sushi!!!) and many delicious vegetables. Artichokes are one of my super foods and I love the excuse to eat artichokes until my face falls off.

Bad! I have to cut out whole wheat products and glutens. Whaaaaaaaat?! Mind you, I am the person that always bought the bread at the store with the MOST amount of grains broadcasted on the label... I love grainy bread! Unfortunately it isn't my BFF. I'm cutting back. O blood also doesn't care for dairy, which I knew, but I do love cheese... and sadly, my favorite cheeses are now in exile. :( Coffee... well, we won't go there. I nearly have a seizure just smelling the coffee aisle at the grocery store..............

There is a LOT that goes with this diet... basically, I am going to cut a lot out but I'm not going to go crazy insane. I will enjoy some dairy... but the #1 evil minion on my list is the whole wheat, so it's outta here! This is my 2nd day and so far I'm feeling okay. This is taking a lot of will power. The main thing is O blood people need a very sweaty workout (haha) and well... I need to find some time for that.

So here I go... new goal: lose 20 lb by Halloween... if I can do that, I'll enjoy some candy corn, my Halloween favorite. :)