Start of the Journey

Something happened a couple of weeks ago. I am a 23 year old, recently married man. My wife and I moved soon after our wedding so that I could attend chiropractic school. I hadn't stepped on a scale since the wedding, so I decided to buy one and weigh in. The first weight; 200.2 lbs. This was with shoes and clothes on, but never before had I been big enough to register that much on a scale. I decided then it was time to change.
My name is Richard. I have always been a bit on the bigger side for my height; 5'7". In the last four years, I have not weighed less than 170 lbs. I hit that mark two years ago after a 3 week stint on the HCG diet. It got amazing results, 24 lbs in 21 days ,but I hated every minute of it. This time I was looking for another option, something that promised similar results but had more freedom. I remembered my brother mentioning Four Hour Body this summer and decided it was worth looking into.
I read the book and was intrigued. A promise that you can lose nearly 20 lbs of fat in a month! All without excercie! Could this be the miracle diet everyone hopes for? I decided more research was necessary. I read and watched every clip that I could find and came to this conclusion; this is one diet that is worth proving wrong! If it turns out to not work for me what have I lost besides a few months where I couldn't eat bread or drink milk? For the results that this diet promises, I am willing to sacrifice to see.
The diet is fairly simple.

1. Don't eat "white" carbohydrates, or things that can be white (breads, rice, milk, etc.)
2. Eat the same meals repeatedly
3. Don't drink your calories
4. No eating fruit
5. Take one day off per week (more than just a break, the diet suggests a binge day where you eat anything and everything)

Those are the rules. Each meal is supposed to have at least 20g of protein. Also you are supposed to drink ice cold water as soon as you get out of bed and eat breakfast containg 20-30g within an hour of waking, preferably in the first 30 minutes. The book suggests that the last two alone will cause dramatic, measurable fat loss.
Today is day one for me. The trial will last two months. Starting out I am not going to do everything the book suggests, just the diet. I am not supplementing with everything that Ferriss suggest, that may come later. For now I am just going to follow the diet.
This will affect my wife, as I primarily cook the meals. Thanks to her for supporting me in this. I will report at least every Monday with the previous week's results. Posts may come during the week if I feel like there is something that needs to be said. The purpose of this blog is to make me accountable, and so the journey begins.

Initial Measurements 3/5/2012
Chest- 42"
Waist- 41"
Hips- 39"
Arms- 12"
Legs- 22"
Total- 156"
Weight- 194.8 lbs