Day 10. Fried Chicken Does not Count as Protein

Midnight Confession: I drank the rest of the apple juice last night. I thought to myself , self why not drink it all that way you won't have to feel guilty any longer. So I did. Now it's gone and we don't have to worry about sneaking it.

I have to mention again that I am super syked that I lost 3 pounds already... in 10 days 3 pounds. That's good for me considering that I have been having a hard time dropping any weight as of late.

Today I did good as well, I cannot tell you how happy I am that I am actually doing this. I do have to let you know however that I went to happy hour with some of my peeps and since I needed to have a protein and veggies I ordered the buffalo wings and broccoli. Well, thanks to my friend Kia (thanks for burstin my bubble) she let me know that the fried in the chicken certainly does not count. She called me a cheater. Am I a cheater? I guess so considering it was drenched in some sort of sweet sauce. They were too sweet.

Ok, ok nor more fried chicken. I guess the fried does kinda cancel out the good stuff. LOL! I also opted for red wine this evening but only one glass.

Anyway good people, talk to you tomorrow. I'm going to try on my new tights :)

PS: I still need to work on the water thing...*deep sigh*

Day 9. Still Truckin

I love the fact that I am learning how to eat on my plan while eating out. I would go as far to say that this plan is not bad at all. I'm managing in between sneaking a few things here and there (that won't kill me or sabotage me necessarily) to lose weight. I was supposed to stay off the scale until the end but I couldn't help to peak and it looks like I've lost a few pounds (if you are reading Susan, you caught me!:)

I was super syked to see those numbers on the scale. By no means is it even close to where I need to be but gosh darn it it's a start.

I was able to get a salad today at lunch from chipotle minus all the yummy stuff like sour cream and cheese and corn but it was very good. I liked the fact that I could go to lunch and not feel left out. I did manage to have a diet soda but I'm not to mad at myself for that. Other than that I had some tic tacs which helped my breath a great deal after lunch.

The one thing that I am now loving is peanut butter on my apples. I had that today and yesterday and it is umm umm good! I am using the PB with no sugar to and its still very good. I think that snack is a keeper!

I'm eating dinner now. Some super dry tuna that I cooked for way to long and I will eat some asparagus in a minute. I was too lazy to cook it. I will be straight up with you and let you know that I am about to drink some of this apple juice and after that I may pour it out. I'll let you know. I should also admit to you Bangaly that I did end up eating that whole protein bar last night at 11:30. I know I should have had water instead but it was so yummy I couldn't stop. Well, I guess I could have, I just choose not to. I won't let it happen again sir. Scouts honor. (good thing I'm not a scout)........

Anyway, I'm about to get ready to watch Obama so I'm outty. Thanks for your continued encouragement as I try to loose weight AGAIN.......

Here's to 9 days!

Day 8. How about I stop sneaking.

Last night after I snuck some more apple juice, i thought to myself, self, this is your diet why not tailor it to your liking so you don't feel like you are "cheating". Just as I am allowing myself to have bread one day a week, perhaps I put in my contingency plan that I can have juice twice a week or some sort of fruit that's supposedly "not a part of the plan."

I thought going the cold turkey route would be good, and it is, but I also need to give myself permission (within reason that is) to have something that I'd like. Ok, so its settled. I just need to think about what that's going to be. I'll let you know...

I went out tonight... I stuck with my plan for dinner although I had to glasses of red wine. I went with the red wine only because in my mind red wine is less fattening than any other liquor. So I think. Whatever... I'm a little loopy tonight as well. Sheesh! Of course that made me hungry. But instead of me acting a fool, which technically I can't since I don't have any bad foods in my house, I ate a protein bar. I should have just brushed my teeth and went to bed but nooooooooooooooo.

Over all though I had a good day, I had two new yummy snacks today. An apple with peanut butter and turkey slices with celery... Doesn't that sound just yummy... LOL!

Anyway, I'm out. Gotta go to sleep.

8 days down, a lifetime to go!

Day 7. I need to drink more water....

Today was good for the most part. I realize however that I need to drink more water. I don't think I've been drinking that much which is not good. I also need to start working out again. My back is healed and I have no excuses...

I'm also not sure how super strict I should be following this plan. While I've pretty much been eating the appropriate foods I'm not sure if my panang chicken which is cooked in a peanut sauce counts as a protein. I mean it does but I'm not sure if the sauce was ok. Nevertheless, it was good. I've also had peppermints and tic tacs and honey in my tea some days. I'm sure that's not going to kill me considering I decreased the amount of sugar I am taking in on a daily basis. I love sugar. Refined sugar that is. I'm addicted which is why I think I can't cut it out 100%. Although I have gone a few days without it I think..

It's also not that hard for me to eat out either. While I may have to alter some things, like taking the carrots and cheese off my Burger King salad and taking the meat off the bread of my sandwich for the most part its been ok. Not bad.

I did manage to sneak a few olives in today. I need to see if those are ok so I can throw them in my salads.

Anyway, my friend went apple picking the other weekend and I must say that there is something different about these apples from the ones I get from the stores. They are so incredibly crisp and sweet. I love em and will eat them as snacks this week with almonds or peanut butter.

For dinner tonight I am going to cook some tuna and maybe have some asparagus. I guess I should be cooking this now since it's 7 and I am not supposed to eat after 7. (or at least three hours before I go to bed)

To the kitchen I go!

PS: I hear there are going to be 100 calorie pack Twinkies coming to the stores soon. I'm sooo disappointed. I absolutely LOVE Twinkies even though they are so not good for you and I am afraid I will buy them and eat them all. Ok, let's not think about that! :)

Peace

Day 6. Give us us Free!!!

This was my get out of jail free day. The one day my wellness coach said I can have bread if I was good all week. With that said, I had french toast at brunch today! I'm not sure if I felt free although it was good. I also loaded up on veggies and chicken for balance if that counts. I will say that I was charged to get back on my plan which is a good thing. I've gotta lose weight! This is my goal, this is the plan. It's necessary and I need to approach this with a sense of urgency.

Anyway, for breakfast I had one of my super yummy smoothies and for a snack I opted for a super yummy apple (thanks Alethia) and the rest of my protein bar. Dinner was sauteed shrimp and spinach with almonds.. I threw it together from the things I had in the house and it was super good and only took about 5 minutes to cook!

I didn't feel like going to the grocery store today although I must go tomorrow. It's such an important part of the process. Otherwise, it makes it easy to get off track.

Oh, I didn't mention that I was rebellious last night and had apple juice. I did dilute it with water if that helped. Not sure. Sugar is my challenge. This is my only and biggest challenge and I will not let it conquer me. I can't. I am in control right?

Anyway, here's to another successful week!

Holla!

Day 5 Alive

The only thing I would have changed about last night was the wine. I would have done red as opposed to white.. It made me a little loopy... My sight was even blurry.... LOL!

Today was the 1st day where I had to alter my plan all together since I didn't have my blender, to make my smoothie breakfast. I did good though. For breakfast I choose a few slices of cantaloupe and honey dew melon along with strawberry yogurt. I had some tea as well

There was no protein for me to eat as a snack so I choose vege broth instead. Thankfully I bought a pack with me. It was a life saver.. For lunch I took the meat out of a turkey and tuna sandwich and slapped it on some lettuce which was good. I had my protein bar for a snack and some Thai chicken and veggies for dinner, my portion size for dinner was a bit big however... Greed took over... I can't wait till tomorrow where I can have bread since I've pretty much stuck to my plan all week.

Anyway three cheers for 5 days!

Day 4. Making Better Choices

Midnight confessions: I was up late, the refrigerator was yelling my name. I got up to answer and it put me in a choke hold and made be drink about 4 oz of Apple juice... I craved something with taste so I didn't fight it. I decided to extend some grace to myself, just a little.

Anyway, today is the 1st day where I had to make adjustments to my plan because of traveling. I thought it was going to be hard but I only had to make some slight adjustments. Tomorrow will be more of a challenge because I can't make my morning smoothie but I'll do fine!

I'm on my way to dinner with some of my members but I find for some reason and surprisingly that this is the easiest meal for me. I can stand to pay attention to my portions a little closer however. I think I can manage not eating yummy pasta or rice... I'll let you know how I did tomorrow.

B: Smoothie ( i used a whole banana due to greed, I was only supposed to do half)
S: Pear and Almonds
L: Caesar Salad with Balsamic dressing. At this point I was already in Long Island so this was my 1st challenge and I did good). I also choose to drink water with my meal and skip the croutons.
S: Almonds and a 100% fruit snack. this was a bit of a change but it was still better than a snicker. Holla not to mention I ate this like 1/2 hour after lunch. I need to work on that every 3 hour thing.... :)

Oh, I also decided to get some wintergreen life savers today at the airport. I will definitely limit those since it is nothing but sugar but they helped with my hunger pangs today.. I guess sugar will do that.

Woo hoo!
4 days down a lifetime to go!