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From here on out, I’m a total LOSER.

February 1, 2011 | Announcements, Food, Totally Off Topic | Add comment >>

The big House o’ Hepdaddy Diet of 2011 has officially begun.

And in Biggest Loser form, I’m hoping to be a HUGE LOSER over the next few months! This is one time I hope I’m a loser!

I guess it’s time to put my money where my mouth is and start this ol’ here diet of mine.

Exactly two weeks ago I made a post about being overweight. I waited for my Cinch stuff to come in the mail, and it actually arrived last week before Blissdom, but I decided I should probably wait to start the diet until after my vacation conference.

So here I am. Day one. The beginning of the rest of my {healthier} life.

Me (on the right) with Crystal Bowersox (American Idol). This was taken on Friday, so it’s the most recent picture of my ol’ tire tube.

I got up this morning and nervously stepped on the scale…

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Please don’t judge the piggie toes. I can’t control my DNA. ;)

In case you can’t read that…

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You gotta start somewhere, and I’m starting at 185.2 lbs. Also, (this part is even more embarrassing for me to admit than my actual weight), I purchased several new pairs of jeans two weeks ago. Depending on if they ran even or odd sizes, I had to buy size 16 & size 17.

I’m not really sure what my long-long term goal is, so I figured I’ll just make several smaller goals. For now, my first goal is 160 lbs.

I think I can handle that. I’m 5′ 5″ and even at my thinnest in high school (around a size 8 ) I weighed about 150 lbs, so I’ve never been on the petite side. I’m guessing 160 lbs should put me at about a size 10, at which point I’ll reevaluate and set a new goal.

Okay, so how exactly do I plan on losing the pounds?

The Cinch Diet by Shaklee (the same company that sells those amazing household cleaners!)

I’m loaded up on my “gear” (food and shakes):

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I also got this cool Blender Bottle to mix the Shakes in from BlenderBottle.com.

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As a side note, the Blender Bottle is the best shake mixing bottle I’ve ever used. I love it. My husband actually bought them when he was doing Body For Life to mix up his Protein Shakes. I’m not affiliated with Blender Bottle in any way, shape, or form. They are just really cool and work really well to get all the shake clumpies mixed up.

I’ve also decided to use Almond Milk instead of regular cow’s milk.

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I buy these in a 6-pack at Costco. I chose Almond Milk over skim milk for three reasons:

  • 1) I don’t like to drink a ton of milk. It makes me bloated. And this diet involves two shakes a day, so that’s a lot of milk.

  • 2) Almond Milk (at least this unsweetened one) is only 40 calories per cup as opposed to 80 calories per cup with regular milk.

  • 3) I don’t like thick shakes (they gross me out) so instead of using 1 cup of milk per the directions on the shake container, I am using 2 cups of milk per meal. With Almond Milk I’m only drinking 80 calories for 2 cups instead of 160 calories of regular skim milk.

    • The diet’s pretty easy. I just fill my bottle with 16 ounces of Almond Milk then add 2 scoops of shake mix and mix the heck out of it.

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    In addition, I’m taking 1/2 a 3-in-1 Boost pill for breakfast and lunch. I tried a whole pill and it made me shaky (too much caffeine?) so I’m only taking half a pill for now. Maybe I’ll work my way up to a pill per meal eventually.

    Oh, and I’m drinking the shakes for breakfast and lunch. Dinner is just a healthy meal of my choosing.

    You can totally see my fat tire tube in this picture with Beth (Stories of A2Z), and Sarah (Thrifty Decor Chick). I’m {obviously} on the right.

    So there ya go! Day 1, Month 1.

    I’m going to update each month on the first Tuesday of the month. If you’d like to follow along with additional updates, I’ll be making regular updates over at my Facebook Fan Page and on Twitter.

    In summary:

  • 185.2 lbs

  • size 16/17

  • Cinch Diet

  • Updating 1st Tuesday of each month

  • Frequent updates on Facebook & Twitter


    • Did I forget anything else?

    I’m kissing this figure good-bye!

    Anyone else trying to lose weight? Let’s do it together!

    ** I’ve created a weight loss group at Fat Secret for House of Hepworths readers. If you’d like to join my group so we can all lose weight together, join now! **

    I’ll post my official update on March 1st. Wish me luck!

    xoxo, Allison

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