Day 32 & 33 (Activate Cycle Day 14 & 15)

Day 32

132 lbs!  I have arrived at weighpoint of sorts.  I didn't mention this as a goal, but this is the weight I was going into pregnancy #2.  My ultimate goal is around 125 lb, the weight I was going into pregnancy #1.  Totally doable...

Todays menu:
Breakfast -- 2 scrambled eggs, 1/2 grapefruit, green tea, probiotic supplement
Morning Snack -- 6 oz vanilla yogurt, red grapes, coffee
Lunch -- Dr. Mike's amazing taco salad with salsa topping
Dinner -- bowl of raw baby carrots, grape tomatoes, cucumber (too hot to eat...)
Evening Snack -- 4 Anna's orange flavoured cookies -- yes, I gave in to the 9:30 carb craving (Traci hangs her head in shame...)



Day 33

I took a chance on my cute denim dress today -- very form fitting, so I wasn't sure I could pull it off yet, but today was the last day I could trot it out for work, so I thought I'd give it a shot.  Success!!  It looked great on, felt great to be in and I got loads of compliments on it!  What a boost for me!

Today's menu:
Breakfast -- 1 cup Kashi "Go Lean Crunch" mixed into 6 oz vanilla yogurt, coffee
Morning Snack -- Del Monte peaches (small fruit cup) packed in water, more coffee...
Lunch -- BBQ chicken breast, 100 g marinated vegetable salad (broccoli, cauliflower, green pepper, grape tomatoes -- not sure what it was marinated in, but there was definitely garlic involved...)
Dinner -- leftover BBQ steak, steamed baby carrots, green tea

What I find interesting is how the first 17 day cycle seemed to take forever, and this one is almost over -- 2 more days and I'm on to Cycle 3.  I've peeked ahead at the food list.  Hello, bread and mayo!!  Can you say "sandwich" for lunch?

I have no musings on exercise for today -- got some extra walking in yesterday and today. Now I'm heading into a weekend of painting in the daughter's room -- I'm going to regret that on Monday morning...

Day 31 (Activate Cycle Day 13)

What did I learn today?  Kashi's "Go Lean Crunch" is freaking amazing!  Why didn't someone tell me this before?  It's yummy, filling, and fantastic mixed with yogurt.  I just might have found a new favourite for breakfast...

Went digging in the closet today and found a belt that will suffice for the next little while.  It's one that the hubby used to wear, though looking at the size of it, I really don't know how -- it's just the right size for me.  Ah, well -- it's going to be a useful addition to my wardrobe!

Today's menu:
Breakfast -- 6 oz. strawberry yougurt, 1 cup Kashi "Go Lean Crunch" (mixed in), green tea
Morning Snack -- Granny Smith apple, coffee
Lunch -- chicken breast & mushrooms (stir fried), leftover green beans (from last night's can), grape tomatoes, baby carrots
Dinner -- green salad with cucumber, red pepper, onion, celery, tuna, balsamic vinegar/olive oil dressing

That cup of the cereal counted for both of my carb servings today, and I thought that was pretty cheap, until I realized that I wasn't really hungry at snack time.  So my morning snack was actually eaten at noon and lunch was at 2:00 -- and then I didn't really want dinner.  Methinks Kashi is a good thing.  I wonder how it will taste mixed with vanilla yogurt?

Here's something interesting that I noticed today -- I start to crave carbs around 9:30 in the evening.  Really badly.  And there's no cookies left...