Day 5

Well, my lunch experiment failed miserably :( I was trying to come up with an interesting way to get my fruit in, so I blended an apple with some water, a few drops of stevia, and some cinnimon (one of the allowed spices). My stomach is still reeling from that catastrophe :( I think it's a texture thing. It was basically like water with gunk in it. ((shudder))


I had my chicken/onion mixture for lunch (man, I cannot get enough of it!) but I did have one difference, and that is that I did not mix up my breadstick with it. I discovered yesterday that I received enormous pleasure and satisfaction from eating the breadstick whole. So for lunch I had the chicken and onion (with garlic salt and parsley), the horrible apple mixture (yes, I forced myself to finish it) and a breadstick.



I'll update this tonight after I've made dinner. I haven't made up my mind yet on whether or not I will have a tomato or cabbage for dinner. They both sound really yummy!

*I forgot to update last night. For dinner I cooked a whole steak, seasoned it with just a bit of salt (an allowed seasoning), a diced up tomato, an orange, and my grissini breadstick which I had to rescue not once, but TWICE! First my husband tried to hand a piece of the breadstick to Kaitlynn, upon which I squealed and shook my head (my mouth was full and I was trying not to spit). So he snatched it away before she could grab it, then tried to take a bite himself!! I about socked him one lol Not really. I swallowed my food and explained that this was the only food I could eat, and that he should not be eating part of my portions. He apologized and all was good :D I was tempted to have a little dressing with my tomato, and checked the label. I was thinking just a tiny bit to dip the tomato pieces into, and the serving size on the label was 2 tablespoons. For that amount, it had less than a gram of sugar. I really had to think about it, but since it's not on the list of approved foods, I decided against it. I really don't want to jepardize my weight loss. It's really important to me to stay strong, BECAUSE.... Thanksgiving is coming up and if I stick to the diet, Thansgiving will be 2 days away from when I can add starches and sugars back in to my diet. I plan to cheat, knowing that I might need to have a steak day the next day. If I dont' stick really closely to my diet up until then, I may not have reached my weight goal, and I may not be close enough to the end of maintenance to be comfortable cheating. So I have to be strong!



In the fridge, I have hidden a butterscotch pudding cup. It is my prize for acheiving my goal. After I have gone off of this diet and can eat regular portions of any food, that pudding cup will be my reward. I keep looking at it and thinking to myself "This diet will so be worth it to be able to eat sugar foods (in moderation) without worrying about gaining weight!" That and "Stick with it, because look what you're going to have the day after your diet is done!" lol Now if I can just keep it hidden from Jim and Luke long enough to actually be able to eat it! lol

By the way, check out my weight loss! I'm down to 150.0 today! Tomorrow I should break into the 140's! I'm so excited!