134 lbs!!! This is so amazing! The pants I wore on Monday are looser today -- can you believe it?!
I'm not kidding when I say that this book will change your life. I have been skeptical of diets and eating this way for a lot of years -- it didn't seem like something I would be able to do, let alone stick with had I decided to try. It's been so easy to follow the meal plans -- I know I will be able to maintain the changes to my eating habits...
Today's menu:
Breakfast -- 2 scrambled eggs, strawberries, green tea, probiotic supplement
Morning Snack -- 6 oz vanilla yogurt with red grapes (I think I might be addicted to this...)
Lunch -- 1/2 cup brown rice, 1/2 cup corn, grilled chicken, small green salad with balsamic vinegar/olive oil dressing, green tea (working the late shift today, so I saved my carbs until mid-day...)
Dinner -- 4 pieces of whole wheat toast with Becel...oops...
Yep -- things fell apart at dinner time. It was unfortunate, as I had some good momentum going there today -- wound up working late and not getting home until after 9:00 (plus I had run out of food at work...note to self, pack more snacks...) -- didn't seem like the time to break out a big meal, so I snacked. And when Traci snacks, out come the carbs...
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Day 26
So, the skirt I wore to work on Tuesday was looser today! Guess that toast didn't do much damage (no bloating that I can detect...good, good...) but I'm going to have to be very careful, because that toast last night was very yummy and tempting...
It's looking like I'm going to have to do some alterations on some of my clothes this weekend. Not that I mind -- some of my stuff is in really good shape because I outgrew it not long after buying it, so the fact that it's a little loose now makes me very, very happy -- it will be like having a whole new wardrobe for a few weeks. And then I'll get to go shopping for a new fall/winter wardrobe!! That's the timeframe -- I should be well into Cycle 4 by back-to-school, so the kids and I can all shop together. Yeah, they'll love that...
Today's menu:
Breakfast -- 2 scrambled eggs, 1/2 grapefruit
Morning Snack -- Granny Smith apple, coffee
Lunch -- Dr. Mike's turkey chili (no beans -- not a carb day...), green salad with balsamic vinegar/olive oil dressing
Dinner -- chicken pizza (grilled chicken, feta cheese, parmesan, green onion with some type of "house" white sauce -- pretty sure the sauce isn't something I'd find on the list (and we're not going to talk about the crust, seeing as it's a no-carb day -- I know, I know, I promised no cheating today, but dammit -- this is what happens when all I have in the fridge is the makings of tuna salad...)
Tomorrow will be another big grocery shop and cooking day, so I won't be tempted to have things I'm not entitled to yet. At least the lovely bottle of wine from the boss is stashed away in a safe place at work, patiently awaiting Cycle 3...
