Intro
Hi, I’m Katie. Food has controlled my life for as long as I can remember. I haven’t always been overweight, but even in middle/high school at 5’8 140-150lbs, I thought I was a giant compared to all my 5’2 100lb friends. Even then, I felt like I didn’t deserve to wear shorts and show my “big” legs during the summer. I don’t remember what it was like to not be self conscious. Since then my weight’s gone up and down through periods of binging and restricting. I was heaviest (pre-pregnany) sophomore year of college at 190lbs and got down to about 145lbs soon after that using very unhealthy methods. I was about 165lb when I got pregnant with my daughter in 2018 and (although I stopped looking at the scale because I couldn’t stand it) I believe I was at least 210lbs before I had her. I ate whatever I wanted, as much as I wanted and was left to deal with the consequences after giving birth. I now weight 170lbs and am ready to not only get to my goal weight (140-150lbs), but the end my unhealthy relationship with food. I have been doing a lot of work on myself the last couple years and I’m ready to be happy and live my best life!
Why
My main why is my daughter. Of course in order to be the best role model I can for her, I need to first be happy and good to myself. I want her to always know how beautiful she is and to focus on health and movement, rather than food and weight. I know, no matter what I say, she will learn through my actions and how I treat myself. So it’s time to walk the walk! I can also tell a huge difference in my focus, productivity and patience when I’m fasting and eating zero carb. So I am just an all around now pleasant person to be around when I’m fasting and eating right 
Long Term and Short Term Goals:
Short term goal is to be disciplined and lose the weight.
Long term goal is to: 1) Stay disciplined and maintain my weight, including finding/sticking to an eating frequency that works for me (ADF, OMAD, IF) 2) Building my endurance. I signed up to run my first half marathon in October 
I run a slow 5k right now, so I’ve got a lot of training to do. I’m hoping it will help that I’ll have 20lbs less to carry around! 3) Build muscle and stick to some type of routine
What are some struggles you face or you have faced in the past
My longest fast thus far is 94 hours. I have a horrible “reward complex” and always think I deserve to eat after completing a fast. Then I eventually end up eating multiple meals a day again and gain weight back. I also always feel “mommy guilt” if I feel weak during my fasts and am not able to run around with my daughter the way I want to. I know now though, that a couple days of reading books/watching movies together instead of playing outside when I am low on energy, will lead to a much healthier and happy mommy. And I should not feel guilty for that.
** What is your game plan?**
I leave for a Florida beach trip in 20 days. My goal is to lose 20lbs in 20 days, first by participating in the 7 day challenge. I plan to eat zero carb OMAD a few days in a row over the holiday weekend, then do alternate day fasting with OMAD zero carb refeeds to lose the rest of the weight before I leave on the 16th of July.
How do I feel right now?
I feel a little nervous, but so ready. I’m ready to finally be the version of myself I’ve been dreaming about for years.
How will I feel once I achieve my goal?
I think I will feel amazing once I reach my goal weight. It will feel good to feel comfortable and confident in my own skin for the first time in a while. Of course getting there is only part of the battle. Once I’m there, I need to maintain my focus.
Daily Affirmation
I am strong and I am worthy of everything I’ve ever wanted. My body is able to do anything my mind tells it to.
You got this girl. Stay focused and remember you will feel so amazing when you reach your goal 
