The Ideal Protein Diet is Hard..

I stand by this diet and fully believe that anyone can succeed when doing it 100%. The problem with that is me!

I am my own worst enemy. I am so lazy its ridiculous. I'm the kind of person who will take the elevator up one floor. The kind of person who will watch endless amounts of TV even though I have a DVR. I'm the kind of person who will go to one store at one end of the mall and then drive around to the other end just to go to another. Lazy is my middle name. 

Since my last post however my life has also changed. I no longer work at the hospital, but instead got a new job as a full blown social worker. I also bought a house. This one actually has a kitchen that I can pretend to cook in. 

I love my house. Mainly because its cheaper than my rent. How is that possible in Seattle. Well I bought a townhouse that has a business rental in the bottom. I can rent that out and then rent my spare bedroom to my friend. This will dramatically decrease my rent. YAY! I can thank my mom for finding this property no less, on craigslist. I was also recently in my cousins wedding as a bridesmaid. And Yes I was still fat and yes I had to have my dress altered (a lot). And yes in one of the pictures I looked like a chipmunk. Thanks Auntie for taking that picture at the wrong time, then posting it on Facebook! Just perfect. 

So its try #502 on the Ideal Protein Diet. My roommate is also doing the diet, so maybe that will help with the cooking issue. This time I am not going to pay attention to the weight loss number. I am just going to weigh myself once at the beginning, measure everything, and take one before picture. Then I'm going to put it away and take virtual measurement based on what my clothing says. We will see! 

My ultimate goal is to be smaller and better established by my 30th birthday which is in 2 years. I just want to be healthy and small enough that I can fit on/in adventure things that I would want to experience on my grand vacation when I turn 30! Enough of this, I need to stop acting like the irresponsible teenager that I am not. 

This blog seems to be getting a fair amount of hits, and I'm not sure why. But I am curious, has anyone else done this diet a few hundred times and then it finally worked. Or am I crazy for attempting it again hoping this time will be different. Keep in mind it does cost a lot, but the money to me is not the problem. I can afford this diet. 

Ideal Protein Diet

I'm back. 

And the diet is going well. I think my biggest issue (besides not quite being ready to change my lifestyle) was my schedule. 

I live in Seattle and housing prices are expensive. I also work at a hospital, which I love. My goal is to be a Social Worker at said Hospital, but I'm still working on that goal. 

So lets catch up. I still work at my Ideal Protein Clinic putting together the progress pictures about 1 day a week. In addition to my admin job at the clinic I also work at my regular job at the hospital 3 to 4 times a week. I also secured a job as an On/Call Social Worker. This job is giving me the experience I need to become a full Social Worker. I wont have to do odd jobs just to make ends meet forever, its looking up. 

One of the big things that helped me get back on the diet is "consistency." Even thought I have an on/call job I now have a consistent day schedule and that helps with arranging my sleep schedule and my food. If you are going to do this diet you really need to have a consistent schedule. It makes all the difference.

I have committed to this diet and am now looking at it as short term. I just need to get the weight off, and if I stop F'in around I can do it quickly and stop working myself into the ground. 

I am also watching a TV show and one of the people on the show just said "no one is laying on their death bed and says I wish I worked another day." He is right. In the end you can't take it with you. I hope all of you reading this (if any, lol) find it helpful.. 


Make Good Choices,
Lindy Bell