YAY

I am no longer hungry, well a little but the annoying hunger pains are gone! I ate a cheese and yogurt for lunch and my afternoon snack was about 4 almonds and 10 peanuts. Don't worry I will eat a little more after I detox from all the food. All this hunger has really reminded me of the starving people in the world - people starve every single day, and knowing that helps me eat less and feel better. I even got up and walked outside, I feel, well almost great, still a little tired, but that too will pass!

Day 3

Right now I am hungry. I had a small bowl of chex for breakfast and tea, for my morning snack I had applesauce, which was less than 10 minutes ago. I have to wait about 2 hours before I can eat lunch and I am already hungry - bummer. I want this first week to count and the hunger pains are real but not as severe as they seem because I did eat, I just didn't overeat and my body has to relearn what my body really needs. My workout this morning was good, I still have a long way to go before I will be in shape. A co-worker brought donuts and I had to say no. They looked good and when I think about them I can almost taste them, I am resisting, it isn't that hard yet. I have found that overall I am tired and cranky and I hope this goes away after the first week. I am still getting plenty of sleep and plenty of healthy food but my body is detoxing and rescheduling itself. I want to get a pilates DVD that I can work with in the afternoon with Summer. Maybe a 30 minute session to help keep me motivated and quickly make me feel like I did more.

Day 2

Yesterday was a success, I ate hardly anything - ok I am sure it was enough, it just seemed like hardly anything compared to what I ate before and I was hungry for a lot of the day but it will go away in time. We woke up this morning and worked out, I did so much better today but I paced myself and didn't try to kill myself. Today I have eaten 1 strawberry, drank some water, tea and decaff coffee, oatmeal for breakfast again (I will be getting rid of oatmeal after this week) and for snack I had 10 peanuts. Lunch will be a piece of bread & pb and a side of raw carrots then for the afternoon snack - yogurt. Dinner is going to be something new, I have chicken and lime, hopefully it taste good. I will add a veggie on the side. Still motivated and positive!

Lunch - Hang in there!

I can smell the food but I can't have it. I wandered to the bathroom and the smells from lunches overwhelmed me. The hunger pains are there - not bad, I am just not used to feeling hunger pains, in fact I can't remember the last time I was actually really hungry but my steamable green beans are in the microwave and I am drinking a half of cup decaf to help.

Day 1

Today is day 1 and we are trying again. Kris and I woke up at 5:30, I weighed in at 141.5 pounds which is not where I want to be at all! We tried to get through an hour of slim and 6, I felt instantly sick and sweaty, my ears were cold and hurt and my teeth were itchy, but I still feel like we accomplished a great first morning work out. I had a packet of instant oatmeal for breakfast but eventually I need to find a new breakfast because it has way too much sugar, and I had a cup of hot tea with 1 packet of sugar. For my snack I am eating a hard boiled egg. I also walked about 10 minutes outside already this morning. I am staying motivated. I will take pictures tonight to track my progress and hopefully report daily. My plan for lunch is mixed veggies, yogurt for snack, and hot dogs with sauerkraut for dinner. I feel hungry but I am using it to fuel my drive and keep me going. I know the hunger will go away after a few days and I will start feeling and looking better soon. I am so tired though, I hope that goes away too, I still had 8 hours of sleep!