My first official weigh in...

On My Mama (Mama)

On My Hood (Hood)

I Look Fly (Yeah)

I Look Good (Good)

Touch My Swag (Swag)

Wish You Could (Could)

I Look Fly (Yeah)

I Look Good (Good)

On My Mama (Mama)

On My Hood (Hood)

I Look Fly (Yeah)

I Look Good (Good)

Touch My Swag (Swag)

Wish You Could (Could)

I Look Fly (Yeah)

I Look Good (Good)

Chalie Boy - I look good

On 9/18/2019, I had my first official weigh in. I was so nervous. The week prior I just ate chicken breast and cauliflower rice for the only meal I could eat each day. I was eating chopped up cucumbers as a snack. I will admit that first week was hell. From the cravings, to feeling tired and irritable I was like fuck this shit. Give me my Papa John's large sausage pizza or a Taco Bell Nacho Grande with two supreme chalupas because a negro was hungry and feeling miserable. Eating food made me feel happy. No matter what I was going through, food was what I turned to. It was my escape from the world. So, as you can see that first week of the new diet was culture shock for my body and mind but I was able to push through. My weight loss coach told me that I could lose up to ten pounds during the first week. I was so nervous during my 38 minute drive to the St. Vincent's Heart Clinic where Ideal Protein is located. I was shaking walking to the door. I had to talk to myself in order to calm down because my nerves were everywhere. Then I saw my weight loss coach, Amber, walk towards the door to let me in. She asked was I nervous. I guess she asked because of the deer stuck in headlights look I had on my face. I replied back yes but I wasn't anymore. I wanted to lose ten pounds in order feel like this was successful. Well, guess what America, I only lost three pounds. Three mofo pounds like WTF. A whole week of hell for three pounds. Amber was just cool as the other side of the pillow. She said, "Tristan this is great start." I was like WTH in my head. I stated that I felt like I should have lost more. She told me, "Tristan you didn't gain this weight in one day. This is marathon for your life. You got this." She also said "We will experiment with the diet to find what will work for you. We got this together." Still skeptical I stated we will see. So Amber said, "Tristan give this your all. Any loss whether on the scale or inches on the measurement tape is a step towards your goal. So don't be discouraged." I said you are right. When I got in my car I called my mother and told her the results. She was so happy. She said baby you got this. Next week like try to lose four pounds. She echoed the same thing Amber said; this is marathon not a sprint and she and my family are rooting for me. That cheered me up. I thanked my mother and told her I will work hard at this. I called John and told him my results. He was happy also. He was like Babs you can't lose it all in one day. Take it one day at a time. Now look at this; three people echoed the same message to me. This was God talking to me through them. I wanted to rush this process instead of taking my time to enjoy the journey. This is a lesson I need to learn. Patience. At times we want everything now instead of later. God knows that I need this journey to grow and to appreciate my goal when I get there. So, I had change my mindset. I began to take one day at a time and one week at a time. By UCA Homecoming I had lost forty pounds. I will admit a brother was kinda feeling himself. At this time only my family and close friends knew I was on a weight loss program. This was the first time in a long time that I was proud of myself. My confidence was coming back. The way I walked and talked was going back to how I was in the past, before I was 517lbs. I felt that I was the old Tristan. The happy carefree Tristan. The Big lover lover Tristan. Now I just had to make sure I stayed on my diet this weekend and make sure I didn't drink any Blu Juice. Success. I didn't slip up any that weekend. My motivation sky rocketed since I got alot of compliments. 

My self esteem was through the roof and my weigh in numbers were good also. Another eight pounds down and three inches off my body. So your boy was feeling himself. Thr plab of four protein shakes and one meal a day waa working. I found a keto cabbage soup on YouTube that was tasty and helped my body burn fat. I increased my water intake from drinking one gallon a day to two. I was noticing small changes in my body. My face and legs were getting smaller. My stamina increased dramatically. My back did not hurt anymore. I was in a great place mentally and emotionally. I finally got the lady of my dreams but I wasn't ready for the nightmare ahead...

Words of encouragement: Remember take your journey one day at a time. Do not try to rush the process. Just go with the flow. There will be plenty ups and downs during the journey.  Use you down moments as motivation. Remember any lost is gain. Sometimes you might lose more inches than pounds. Do not feel discouraged if the scale needle didn't move. Embrace losing those inches over pounds. And the most important thing to remember find what works for you. Everyone's bodies are different and react differently. Weight loss can be similar to the scientific method. Trying different things for success. It took me two months to find what works for me. So don't be afriad to try new things.