Day 1

[Dancer]

Hi all,

Today didnt go quite as well as it could have, but it wasnt a disaster, either. the biggest issue was that I thought we had water at work and it turns out that we didnt, or so I thought. They just hid it all, lol. So I didnt get nearly the amount of water that I should have. I did get more later in the day, 2 glasses at dinner, and a cup of tea at home. Lunch was chicken soup, 2 celery sticks, some peanut butter and cottage cheese, with a V8. Dinner was a large salad, with lettuce, spinach, fresh lima beans, green pepper, cucumber, a bit of cheddar, chickpeas, more cottage cheese (going from memory), and the bacon avocado burger from Ruby Tuesday. Yes, I discarded the bun and fries, as well as all but a bit of the bacon that I missed.

Tomorrow, I have to go grocery shopping, I'm out of eggs, etc.

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It doesn't sound like Day 1 went to bad.

[Jilly_Bean]

Hi Dancer. I didn't see any mention of snacks in there. Are you planning on having snacks? To get the full benefit of this way of eating, they are pretty much required. They will keep your blood sugars level and help to avoid crashing and/or overdoing it at mealtimes. Otherwise, looks like a good day to me...

[Dancer]

LML-

Thank you

Jilly,

I should have mentioned that I didnt get up and moving until close to noon, so I ate lunch at about 1, and as I was at work, it took me almost an hour to eat. Because I am the only staff member at my work, every time someone comes in, I have to get up. So for that day, no, there was no snacking, but only because it took me so long to eat lunch, whole thing was one continuous snack, lol. I really appreciate the reminder, though, as I have a tendency to forget the snacks.

Today was different, I promise.

Breakfast-
Coffee
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V8, about 3 ounces of lunch meat, about 1030.

Snack-
Celery and peanut butter

Lunch-
Diced chicken and cheddar cheese stuffed into an orange bell pepper, and microwaved for about a minute. Cottage cheese, V8.

Snack-
Handful of peanuts

Dinner-
Turkey filet mignon, green beans sauteed with garlic and white pepper and a bit of butter, and salad.

I went and did the grocery shopping tonight, so I have yogurt, eggs, string cheese, salad, almonds, etc. Also, had 44 ounces of water today, and its only about 715 my time, so I will wind up having a little more tonight, as well.


Dancer

[Jilly_Bean]

Looks great, Dancer! But, believe me, no one is judging, so you don't have to promise to "eat right" here. We are all learning as we go. I know for sure I'm not doing it perfectly, but it's close enough...

[Dancer]

Thank you all, I appreciate the feedback.


Breakfast-

Coffee
V8
2 hard boiled eggs


snack-
Celery and peanut butter

Lunch,
Chicken salad and broccoli soup with tea

This was a huge lunch, no snack til dinner.

Dinner-
Chili and salad.

Last night, I was hungry like 30 minutes after I ate, I swear. I finally got up and made myself a cup of yogurt with splenda and a teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa. I forgot about that part.

Hope everyone had a good day,

Dancer

[Dancer]

Sorry for the absence. I went on vacation. Didnt do too badly, actually. I came home and discovered that I lost another 2 pounds. I was really afraid to step on the scale. Then this morning it showed me back up the 2, but I am totally convinced that was a water issue, as I broke my favorite bottle and didnt drink enough.

It's amazing what being away from this place does. I was tempted, and gave in. (I didnt have Jilly standing there in my head, saying "You really gonna eat that...? Kidding, Jilly, you rock.)

So, here we are, regrouping back to day 4. I'm about to go have a monster salad, some cottage cheese, and as I have gotten a new favorite bottle, more water.

Talk to you all soon,

D

[Jilly_Bean]

Hi Dancer! Good to "see you" back and raring to go! I'll try not to get on your case too much!

[Dancer]

*staples your feet to the mental floor* no no no, I like that you do that, I do it on purpose. One of the things that I love about being on a board is having someone else to sort of be accountable to, even if that is only in my head. Thank you for being who you are

[Jilly_Bean]

It's okay. Really. I had a sense that you were joking, hence the " "!