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I'm starting a crazy diet right now with the help of MyFitnessPal. I got their app on my phone so I can add exercises and foods to my daily list as I consume them. I'm trying to stay under 1,500 calories a day total, including exercise. My goal is to lose one pound a week and to have lost this belly in one month. I'm walking/jogging every morning now for about an hour (3 or so miles). I'm also walking at night for a short bit (maybe 20-30 minutes, although I hate that the bugs are getting me). In order to burn a pound of fat, you have to burn about 3,700 calories.

So I figure with my cuts and exercise, I should be shedding over a pound a week. I'm drinking green tea at each meal to help my body metabolize the food better, and drinking L-Carnitine liquid twice a day to help my body burn fat as fuel (I read that drinking it before a meal helps burn even more calories, so I'm doing that). I'm guessing that with my weight (128lbs), I'll probably be able to lose at least 6lbs of fat from my midsection. Yes, I want this all to happen within a month, although two months is my ultimate limit. This diet is killing me, but I know cutting back to lose weight is only temporary, and once I lose it, I'll be able to go back to eating whatever I want as long as I keep the exercise. Just knowing that I'll be able to eat more again once this is over makes this ok.

I'll keep you guys updated on my results of that as well. ;P I'm going to the beach for the last time this year on September 15th, so I need to lose 2-3lbs of belly fat by then or I ain't even trying to get in my bathing suit. I bought a scale today so I'll be able to properly track my progress. I hope to be around a 25" waist by the end of this. Wish me luck!