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Yep, I said it. I am finally admitting it to myself and to the world. I am also ready to change and am taking my first steps toward weight loss. I just received my “tools” yesterday and am ready to go. My tools are the food and support that makes up Nutrisystem. I know what your probably thinking, “She joined one of those trendy weight loss companies to help her lose weight. She will spend a ton of money on food and lose maybe 20 pounds, but then she will get tired of eating their food, go back to her old ways, and gain every last pound back”. Yeah, there is a high likelihood that that will happen, but I am going to use every fiber of my being to not let it. That’s because this is it for me. I have tried everything else for an awful long time now and nothing has worked. I am ready to start living and enjoying life instead of wasting it away. You can read about my progress on this blog. I hope you will join me for my journey…

Today is the day I begin the Master Cleanse. I just spent about an hour hand squeezing 6 lbs of lemons producing about 4 cups of fresh squeezed lemon juice. At a minimum, I know I burnt a few calories with that workout. Next time, I will find a juicer. I mixed the lemon juice with equal parts pure maple syrup. I did not mix in the cayenne pepper yet as I plan to mix that with the final mixture.

To create the final mixture I put in 8 oz of my mixture, 1/8th teaspoon of cayenne pepper and filled my 1-liter Nalgene bottle the rest of the way with water. I think this stuff tastes like fancy lemonade. I really like it. I will add a bit more cayenne pepper in the next batch since I like stuff spicy.

I plan to drink the liquid during the day and use the sea salt solution as a Salt Water Flush (SWF) each night.

Starting weight: 182.5 with 14.5% body fat.

Here are a few good places to learn more about the master cleanse

• Master Cleanse Secrets
• The Master Cleanse Diet
• Master Cleanse Summary

I’ll provide regular updates of my progress and general feelings as I go through this cleanse.

When setting goals it is important to set good goals. If your goals stink, you can bet your results will not be that great. We all know goals should be measurable, realistic, achievable, etc.

Do goals really need to be achievable and realistic? The safe answer is, “It depends.” I firmly believe they should be achievable, but how do you really know what you can achieve. You have an idea of what you have achieved. You know what you might want to settle for. So often, people will set goals that limit their potential.

A better approach might include some simple goals and a few extraordinary goals. Set some simple goals that you feel are achievable and realistic. These are like small milestones to make sure you are progressing. However, if you want to surprise yourself, you really need to set some stretch goals too. Set a few goals that sound outrageous. Strive for those impossible goals. Meet all your simple goals and adjust them as necessary. Keep an eye on your impossible goals and take steps that work toward them. Even if you hit way below the impossible, you may still hit way above where you thought you could end up.

Shoot for the stars.  Even if you fail, you still have a good chance at landing in a place that is out of this world!

Here is an interesting article from Training Peaks. If you are planning to start a diet, and already feel overwhelmed, this is a great idea. Follow one rule on your diet and you will succeed. What’s the one rule? Eat seven to nine servings of fruit and veggies every day.

I think this is a great plan. If you actually eat all those fruit and veggies you will find yourself snacking all day. Eating the fruit and veggies will keep you occupied and satisfied so you don’t end up with the bad snacks – like cheesy puffs.

I’ve tried this for the past three days and I feel satisfied all day. I don’t come home and eat the door off the fridge! If you are trying this or have tried something similar share your story. I am on my way and I’ll let you know how it progresses

What does it take to motivate you? Sometimes a little friendly competition with a nice prize in the end is motivation enough. At the start of a new year you can bet there will be numerous contests to join.

Here’s a short press release from Bodybuilding.com.

BodySpace Presents the 2nd Annual MuscleTech $50,000 Transformation Contest

Boise, ID – December 30, 2008 – Bodybuilding.com, the Internet’s most-visited bodybuilding and fitness site and largest retailer of nutritional supplements, has once again teamed up with MuscleTech for the $50,000 Transformation Contest—giving BodySpace (Bodybuilding.com’s FREE online social network) members the opportunity to transform their bodies and their lives…winning some great prizes in the process!

By purchasing a MuscleTech product and transforming their bodies, contestants have the chance to win $25,000 in cash, $1,000 in MuscleTech supplements from Bodybuilding.com, and a day with 2008 Mr. Olympia Dexter Jackson. Nine runners-up will receive more than $20,000 in cash and supplements.

Bodybuilding.com has lowered prices on all MuscleTech products, to maintain the most competitive prices on the net and to make it even easier for customers to buy all the supplements they want.

The contest officially begins January 1, 2009, and runs until the end of May 2009, so contestants still have plenty of time to sign up. Remember, all contestants must be BodySpace members, so anyone not part of the 240,000 already signed up for a BodySpace account will need to go to Bodybuilding.com and register—for FREE!

Visit the contest page for official rules, entry requirements, prize details, and more!

Bodybuilding.com offers more than 8,500 health and fitness supplements & accessories to help people achieve their fitness goals. They offer more than 25,000 pages of FREE bodybuilding & fitness information, including more than 12,000 articles (written by 525+ writers), video & audio segments, and new content added daily.

The successful key to almost everything is starting with a plan. The trick is not necessarily sticking with your diet plan to every little detail, but rather knowing that you have a solid healthy lifestyle plan and that you are working toward it. Also, you should realize that the plan will evolve and adjust over time.

Think about it for a minute….If you have a plan and you know what your plan is, you will follow it most of the time. There will be those few time where you want to cheat and completely forget about the plan. They will come no matter how foolproof your plan is. When you find that you failed with your fitness plan take a couple minutes to try and learn why you cheated. If your cheating happened because you went out with your friends to an all-you-can-eat buffet then that is a red flag. If you see that you ate some particular meal and felt unsatisfied then make sure you watch for that meal the next time. If the cheating seems to be a pattern in plan look for ways to break the pattern.

A plan should be adjusted as your progress through it. When you make an adjustment it should be a result of just a couple things. The adjustment may be necessary to fix that cheating pattern, adjust your intake based on a new target weight, change your foods to meet new nutritional targets, or many other reasons.

The New Year is nearly here. After the large Christmas dinner and days of leftovers it is time to start getting back into shape. Or maybe this is the year you are really going to stick with a plan. I know that I am going to get back on the bike and have a great time doing it. I’ll add a little running and find a good place to swim. Then when the weather is nice I will give a triathlon a try.

I’ve spent a few years competing in various bike races but quickly found that I was not having fun. This time I am going to have fun and do some light competition. The main goal is to get back into shape and be a strong rider that enjoys the time on the roads and trails.

I hope you find the fun activity that gets you going. I pray that you find the right diet plan that you can stick to and move towards your ideal weight. Get healthy this year, join our community and start to blog about where you are going and how you are getting there. We’ll cheer you on and try to keep you from cheating.