DAY 1

Here is my embarrassing, horrific, ugly ass before pictures that I am posting as motivation and so you all can see why I desperately need to take these eXtreme measures to lose weight!  Sorry if my body grosses you out, I can promise you that after my weight loss journey is finished, you will be drooling!  Ok, maybe not so, but you get my drift! I would end with enjoy, but after seeing this, there probably isn't much to enjoy!

  

Before...

After...

Merry Christmas!!!

Well, this is my last day of freedom.  Well I would hardly call eating whatever I want freedom, but you get the point.  I hope everyone is having a great Christmas and has enjoyed this 2008 Holiday Season, but now it's time to buckle down and get serious!  No more cookies, pies, and eggnog for me!  Ugh, I miss it already!  Well, as promised I am going to lay out exactly what I plan on doing, at least for now, and seeing how this weight loss kicks off.

First thing's first...

I will drink a Slim Fast shake first thing in the morning along with 3 pills of Leptorexin.

For lunch, same thing.  A Slim Fast shake with 3 pills of Leptorexin.  Yummy!  (ok sarcasm!).

Dinner, the best part - 1 Healthy Choice Frozen Dinner containing no more than 400 calories (the new Cafe Steamers are my choice because they taste much better and more filling with only 250 calories!).

So that's it for food.  Crazy?  Yes.  Healthy?  Probably Not.  But then again, is being 80 pounds overweight healthy?  Absolutely Not!

The idea of this diet came from researching a health clinic that I almost dished out $1500 for to help me lose weight fast.  I found out what product they use to promote such fast weight loss and discovered the secret of Optifast.  If you've never heard of Optifast, its a diet that is monitored by a physician (as it is only obtained such way, at least legally in the U.S.) that aids in very fast weight loss for the morbidly obese.  Optifast is a shake product, similar to Slim Fast in that they are both meal replacements, but Optifast is probably way more healthier as it contains much more proteins and vitamins.  The idea is that for 12 weeks the patient will only drink Optifast shakes and digest no solid foods at all.  This is the case for the Optifast VLCD (very low calorie diet) that is monitored.  The main reason patients lose so much weight in such a short amount of time is due to the fact that this diet contains no more than 800 calories in a day, sometimes steeping as low as 400.  Now of coarse this would make anyone lose weight, and I don't care if it is monitored by a physic an you pay a thousand bucks to or not, it has to be unhealthy.  But I'm not losing weight primarily for health reasons, am I?  Nope!  I just wanna look great and feel good.  

Ok...

So now that we know where this crazy idea came from we can move on.  Knowing that 800 calories (even less depending on what Healthy Choice Meal you pick!) is going to make me feel kind of "run down," at least for the first week or two, I am still going to attempt cardio exercises.  Mainly just on the Elliptical.  For the first 2 weeks, I am also doing a detox with Acai Berry Detox Pills that I will take before my workout once a day.  And of coarse, all with lots of water.  Oh, and then some more water!

Whew!  I guess after seeing this put down on paper (or typed on the screen I should say) I realize why I decided to call this my Xtreme Weight Loss Journey!  Well, this is it!  I will be sure to keep you posted on how I'm doing.  Until then, let's think positive and gain self control!

Down to the last few days...

First thing this morning, my Leptorexin pills already arrived!  I have decided to use Leptorexin as the choice diet pill in my extreme weight loss journey primarily because of all the great reviews I have read from real customers.  One of the main difference in Leptorexin than most other diet pills is that Leptorexin is a Fat loss Pill, NOT a Weight loss Pill.  Most diet pills on the market just seem to promote water weight loss, where as Leptorexin actually guarantees you will lose your fat!  I have tried many, MANY diet pills, and I must say so far, the customer service and speed of shipping is already the best!  My questions have been answered promptly with kindness and sincerity, and I just placed my order Friday, so to receive my shipment the following Tuesday is unheard of, with only paying $5 for shipping!  I'm not going to go into all the details about what Leptorexin is supposed to do for you, but you can google it or visit their website, as this is not one of those fake reviews that are affiliates of diet products that just get paid when you make a purchase following their link.  Ok, that may have been a run on sentence, but oh well.  Anyway... So I just wanted to share my excitement with you all about receiving what will hopefully be the big push for my extreme weight loss as I have promised!  I will be sure to include one more post before my start day, this Friday!  Whew, this is coming very soon, starting to get nervous!  Until then, I hope everyone has a good Christmas!

5 days and counting...

I am starting this blog for one person, me.  I have struggled with my weight all my life and am sick and tired, not just physically, but emotionally and mentally as well.  My name is Mike, I am 23 years old and weigh 250 pounds.  That's 250 pounds of pure fat.  Now I'm sure there is some muscle hidden deep underneath somewhere, but it will take a lot of work and effort to get rid of this layer of blubber that is currently attached.  I have tried almost every diet that exists with no real and permanent results.  About 9 months ago I purchased a $1000 elliptical and have barely used it.  Why?  Because I am lazy.  I am a lazy, fat piece of crap that lacks motivational skills.  Maybe that's the main purpose of me starting this blog.  Whatever the case, I am ready and motivated now to start my weight loss journey.  I have set an official date of December 26th, 2008 to begin this epic journey which I will attempt and succeed my forever goal of losing 80 pounds.  Now I have set somewhat of a time frame for this to happen but non yet official.  I would like to weigh 170 pounds by sometime this coming summer, but we will see what kind of results I start to produce once I begin.  I can lose 80 pounds.  I know I can.  I just need to stay focused and motivated so I can make this happen.  I will appreciate any comments, as hopefully to help motivate me and keep me going on this life altering goal I hope to accomplish!  

During the next several days until my journey starts I will keep everyone posted as to what I am doing to plan and prepare for the beggining of my goal!