Day #4

Weight (@ work):  161.8
Breakfast:  Grapes
Lunch:  Salad with turkey breast
Snack:  Yogurt
Dinner:  Veggie & chicken stirfry
Exercise:  20-min cardio
Water:  66 oz.

I forgot to weigh myself at home this morning, so I weighed at work.  I weighed 161.8, which is the same as what I weighed at home yesterday.  I did get to exercise today during lunch, so that felt good.  I need to start doing that daily and it kinda stinks that I have to do it during my lunch break but that's the only way to fit it in without sacrificing family time.  I keep kicking myself for putting myself in this position where I need to lose weight to be healthy and feel good about myself.  I don't want my girls to get older and have an overweight mom, but I don't want them to feel like I don't spend time with them now.  Part of it is my schedule.  Getting off at 6p isn't that great.  Especially not since they go to bed at 8:30.  But that's another story!  I think I did ok today on my food.  I wasn't hungry at all at snacktime, but I went ahead and ate half my yogurt so I wouldn't get overly hungry before dinner and eat too much.  I'm not sure if that was the right thing to do.  Eating when you're not hungry sounds so wrong, but it made sense at the moment.  Who knows.

Exciting news:  I may change my plan!  I think for now, I will finish this 17 day cycle (13 days left!) and then possibly change it up.  I've received great advice from some smart folks!  Can't wait to use the info they gave me and try something a little different.  I'm confident they know what they are talking about!

Oh, and this would be day 4 of NO POP.  I don't even think it would taste good at this point.  It doesn't sound good.  Which is awesome.  I had a bad headache yesterday and the day before, but today I didn't notice it so maybe I'm over that part.  I would say it's day 4 of no chocolate also, but I had that chocolate chip cookie yesterday....  haha.  Anyway, I think I'm doing pretty good considering what my diet used to consist of.  I have made some pretty drastic changes.  If you took a snapshot of what I was eating in a day last week and what I'm eating in a day today, you would be amazed.  Not only at the difference in portion sizes, but the kinds of foods.  The funny thing is, I thought I would be miserable having to eat all these vegetables, but I'm not.  I feel great!  I'm sure it's mostly because it's healthier for my body, but I think part of it is because it makes me feel better about myself.  You know how when you eat something really really bad for you and it is sooooo good, but then you feel a little guilt and shame afterwards???  I know that feeling all too well, but haven't had to deal with that all week and that makes me sooo happy :-)

Goodnight!