Goodbye Skinny NYC... Hello Tubby California...

Before moving to California to be with the man I love, I was living my dream life in NYC. I had a great job, huge apartment that I didn't have to sell my unborn first child to pay for and loving friends all around me. Most importantly, I was healthy, active and SKINNY. I never realized how much walking I was doing and how it affected my weight and level of energy. The cold hard truth has set in since moving to SF.

I left NYC weighing 107 lbs. Based on height/weight/age, the doctor recommends that I weigh between 95lbs and 105lbs. I know, I know... You are probably thinking that's way too small. But I am only 5'0". So 95lbs to 105lbs is actually a good weight for me. I have been here in SF for 8 months and I have gained over 30 lbs.

I'm no longer skinny, or even close to looking healthy. I lack basic energy and find myself wanting to go to bed around 8:30pm or 9pm. But most of all, I just don't feel good about myself anymore.

So my goal is to lose 20 lbs in 30 days and I started my new weight loss system today. Well, I kinda started yesterday with the workout and the veggies only dinner. But today I started taking these detox pills that will last for 7 days. It's almost all herbal with a few vitamins packed in there. I have to take 6 pills 30 minutes before breakfast and lunch, but nothing for dinner.

Thanks to my great, but super busy new job, I don't have much time to eat, so this is helping me to curb the amount of food I eat. And as long as I keep that to a healthy minimum, my dinner can be more creative.

So for the next month, I'll be documenting my weight loss. What I eat, how much I weigh, what I did and for how long at the gym and most importantly, how I'm feeling during all of this.

Let's the games begin.