Intro
Hi! My name is Beth and I am 3 weeks shy of my 45th birthday 
I have struggled with my weight most of my adult life because I come from a family that “lives to eat, not eats to live.” Most everything we did was based around food. I have done every program out there: Weight Watchers, Quick Weight Loss, Isagenix, Nutrisystem, Transitions, LCHF or the egg fast, Beachbody 21 Day Fix, MediFast, Noom, etc. Everything worked briefly until I resumed my old habits or just couldn’t make that program a lifestyle. My lowest adult weight that I can remember is 139 lbs when I was 30 and did a program through Quick Weight Loss Centers in Florida. When I got engaged and moved to New Jersey I gained some weight and got married in 2009 at 155 lbs. I am really good at gaining weight 
and by the time I got pregnant in 2011 I weighed 176. I gained 50 lbs in that pregnancy and weighed 225. I had our second child in 2016 but in between my kids I had 2 miscarriages and when I got pregnant in 2015 I weighed 200 lbs and gained another 50 lbs Somehow I slowly got the weight off and 2 years ago my doctor asked to to try a program called ProLon which is basically a 5 day fast with minimal, really gross packaged food. That’s when I found fasting and got down to my lowest recent weight of 182. I felt amazing but I resumed my old way of eating and I gained the weight back slowly and then quarantine hit and I gained an additional 15 lbs with all of the stress and baking. So now at 215 lbs I feel so fat, bloated all the time, ashamed, tired, embarrassed and my clothing doesn’t fit. Fasting works for me, I just have to make it a lifestyle that I can stick to and never look back. I want to feel good again! I am currently on BP meds and am insulin resistant (metabolic syndrome). I want to reverse these problems with a new fasting lifestyle and eating whole foods 
Why
I am doing this because I want to reverse my health issues so I can enjoy life with my kids and my husband. They enjoy being active outdoors, sports and going on long hikes and I do not want to get winded so quickly when I participate. Weight loss and getting healthy are my biggest challenges and I want to prove to myself that I can get myself healthy. I can do it!
Long Term and Short Term Goals:
Long term goals
Once I get myself healthy and practice what I preach, I’d like to go back to school and become a Health Coach. I have done this this yet due to finances and because I can’t teach others how to get healthy when I’m not healthy myself.
Short term goals
Goal #1: Lose 25 lbs by 8/14/20
Goal #2: lose another 25 lbs by 10/31/20
Goal #3: lose a total of 60 lbs by 12/31/20
Goal #4: lose a total of 80 lbs by 2/14/21
Non-Scale Goals:
Get off of BP meds by 10/31/20
Normalize BP
Reverse insulin resistance
Fit into size 8 clothing
What are some struggles you face or you have faced in the past?
The difficulties I have are feeding my family while I am fasting and not believing in myself. I have two young kids that are picky eaters and I have been slowly weaning them off of refined sugar and unhealthy foods and changing their diet to better choices. I have struggled to lose weight through so many programs over so many years that I have a hard time believing that I can get the weight off. Deep down I know I can do it!
** What is your game plan?**
My game plan is to fast for 21 days and do these challenges to get myself through it and refeeding. I think I will need to do a few (3-5) long (21 day) fasts and in between I will alternate doing OMAD and ADF and eating LCHF, not necessarily keto. I have 60-80 lbs to lose, I’d like to lose 80 but I feel like I’ll know when I’m in a good place with my weight. My doctor suggested that I get myself into the 140’s and then stay there!
How do I feel right now?
I feel like crap, bloated, pain in hip, not sleeping well, cranky, fat, can’t stand to look in the mirror BUT…
Right now I am excited to be doing a challenge and just look forward to accomplishing a 21 day fast! I want to give myself the gift of weightloss and maybe get myself off of BP meds for my birthday. I just don’t feel good physically or mentally and I want to feel confident and sexy again!
How will I feel once I achieve my goal?
I will feel amazing and so freaking proud of myself and like I can accomplish anything!
Daily Affirmation
I am strong! I will achieve my goal weight by February 2021! I can do this!
