There's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.
- the character Morpheus in the movie The Matrix
Today was another great day on my new life style change. I hate to say the word diet. It is, but it's really a life style change. I do know the difference between knowing the path & walking the path. This has been a path I have tried to take before, but differently, and this time, I'm planning my walk on the path. That is why I believe that I will be successful.
Here's how my day went:
This morning, I had a hard boiled egg, a late morning banana and coffee. I still use creamer & 1 sugar. I have not cut those out yet. Let's face it, it's only day 4. My main focus is getting grain completely out of my food. I made a salad again for lunch (I'm a creature of habit & if it's easy, I make it and will do it every day). I had a hard boiled egg in it, colby jack cheese, baby spinach & lettuce & cucumber. But I went with my friend Julie to Subway during lunch & I just bought some grilled chicken and it was cheap. I tossed it in with my salad & it was delicious. I also put on balsamic vinegar. I'm totally used to eating it now. I drank lots of water during the day but right before lunch I was starving and had an apple. That helped cut my hunger. I go to lunch at 1pm, so being up at 6:30am, and having an egg at 7, then a banana at 10, an apple at 12, then lunch at 1. I was STARVING When I left work today. Not sure why? Probably because I didn't think I was going to like what I was going to attempt to make for dinner. So, I get home, starving and wanting to eat everything in sight, I made myself a huge glass of ice water!
I went ahead a cut up my chicken, green, red, yellow & orange peppers, and then white & yellow onions, threw them in the skillet and cooked the stir fry. I didn't add any olive oil or anything, I just added a south west seasoning that Pampered Chef makes that we love. I did put a little sour cream on it & although I was not looking forward to it, it turned out to be the best meal I had made in a long time! Lexi really enjoyed it too. Which I was really surprised and she chose this for dinner too.
Tonight, I decided to have a piece of ice cream cake since it was really small. I decided I'm not going to feel guilty for eating small things like that. I am going to do this, NO grain, but I will still allow myself to have some stuff that is sweet or has no grain. I was speaking with my friend Marie tonight & I was telling her how the one thing I really miss is POTATO CHIPS! Yup, cheddar & sour cream potato chips or Sour Cream & onion potato chips, I was the potato chip queen. I could pass up cake and all that other stuff. But not usually a potato chip.
That craving will pass I know. I'm just really working hard at NO GRAIN for the first month.
I'm already feeling less bloated, my clothes are a little loser. I'm not going to post a weight loss until I've been on here a week or 2 at the least. Because I stopped drinking alcohol and was on an antibiotic until today, so I want to see what happens when I am not on the antibiotic anymore. The no alcohol was a New Years thing I was going to do, but having been sick, I stopped drinking on the 20th of December. I started losing weight because of the no drinking which was good. I also am sleeping so much better now and not as stressed. The sleeping issue was huge for me because I was not sleeping much and if I was, I was not sleeping long. I get up a lot and am up for 2 or 3 hours, now I sleep all night maybe get up once and get a drink of water & go back to sleep. Yes & go to the ladies room too.
Well that's it for today. I have a party in 17 days. I am so looking forward to it.I'm hoping my boyfriend will be going with me, otherwise I will be bringing someone else. I hope I find out the menu ahead of time so I can plan what I am going to eat, but I am planning on having a great time. And of course be a little less in weight.
I hope you all have a good evening.
Jenn
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