Day 0 - Photos and Stats - Yikes!

So, a little about me. My name is Petra. I was raised in England, hence the nickname BritGrl, but now live in Tucson, AZ. I have struggled with my weight for many years; I'm the perpetual yo-yo dieter. Earlier this year, I lost a fair bit of weight, only to gain some of it back.

Currently, I am seven weeks into a 12 week program, but, while I really enjoy the weight lifting side of things, the nutrition planning is way too complicated for me. I have to calculate how many calories I am allowed per day and create each individual meal according to the right number of calories for protein, carbs and fats - phew, so complicated. All this has meant that I am eating to many carbs (in my opinion) and have actually gained 4lbs since I started. Now, I could comfortably stand to lose 30lb, if not more!

Naturally, I jumped at the chance to do Dax Moy's 30lb in 30 Days Challenge. I feel so privileged to have been choosen to do this. I have no choice, but to commit to this 110%. In preparation, I have cleared out my pantry of disallowed foods, shopped for allowed foods, studied up on Dax's Elimination Diet and checked out my fellow challenger's blogs. We are in this together!

I also took the dreaded before photos and weighed and measured. Here's the sad truth:

Weight: 170lb
Bodyfat: 30.5% (according to my "trusty" handheld monitor)
Chest: 42in
Waist: 33.5in
Hips: 42in
Thigh: 24in
Calf: 15in
Arm: 12.5

Wow, thing have really gone in the wrong direction over the last few weeks, but no looking back - only forwards!