Mom... are you sitting down? Try not to faint!

I ate an entire 100 grams of FISH! Yes, that's right, I ate the thing that is my number one top HATED food. At the beginning of my diet when I was telling Jim about the foods I could eat, he said he bet fish was on the meat list. I told him yes, but only certain ones, and I couldn't eat stuff like salmon. So he looked at the list and then told me I could have halibut. I had to check, grumbling under my breath. He has been after me almost since the day we met to let him cook me some fish. I've tried it for him, a few times, and never really enjoyed it, and mostly downright hated it. But he asked very nicely, again, so I told him he could cook me A halibut serving. Well... tonight was the dreaded night.

It actually wasn't horrible, and I did eat the whole thing, but I certainly didn't enjoy my dinner tonight with the same relish I have the last week and a half. I tolerated it more like. The highlight though, was my yummy strawberry drink :) I made the boys 1 to share, and then a 2nd, and even after that, Jim was asking me to pour some of mine into his cup (Um, how about KEEP AWAY FROM MY ONLY PORTION OF STRAWBERRIES!... honey...) and Luke kept asking for a drink of mine too lol... think I found a hit here lol. Also for dinner I had a tomato, which I had run out of and had to stop at the store. On a side note, how did a stop at the store for tomatoes, strawberries, laundry detergent, fabric softener and cat litter turn into an $80 shopping spree?!?

Breakfast took about 2 hours today :) It feels really good to not feel really hungry. I was really afraid yesterday might become a regular thing, so I'm almost jumping up and down that I have felt really satisfied all day. I didn't even eat dinner until 8:30, which is SUPER late for me. Well actually, that's pretty much right on time in the regular eating world, but during the diet I seem to get hungry around 6ish.

Learning: Set out your water for the day in the morning. I realized that I might not be getting enough water. I've been drinking out of water bottles, and just refilling them, but I can't ever remember how many I've gone through. So this morning, I set out 4 bottles, filled them, and set them aside. I started drinking out of one, and just replaced a new one with the empty. That way I can make sure I am getting enough, even if that means forcing it. Today, I've already drank my 4, and I'm well into my 5th :) Doing much better I think.

Challenges: Quit talking to me about food! lol I'm not upset with you mom, don't worry. I just got off the phone with you talking about chef salads, and I started imagining it and then my mouth started watering, and I had to come up with some way of getting it out of my head. SO I drank an entire bottle of water all at once. It worked... there was so much liquid in my stomach I didn't think anything would ever sound good to eat again lol

Thoughts: I have to say I am truly feeling great about myself right now. It's nice to look in the mirror and not feel disgusted because my upper arms look like someone's thighs, or because I have a double chin if I glance down ever so slightly. It's nice to see some angles come back into my face instead of this roundness I never quite got used to after getting pregnant. I'm enjoying the amount of energy I have, and the fact that I don't feel exhausted in the middle of the day like I just need a nap. Even if I wake up early.

However, I am looking forward to adding some things back into my diet, like pasta, and bread, and eggs (I can have eggs on the diet, but only one whole egg mixed with 3 egg whites... it just doesn't sound as appetizing), and also looking forward to being able to mix my veggies, so that I can have that chef's salad! (Cheese included!)