Day 3

Morning scale report: -2.5 lbs

YAY!

Thank goodness, because seriously, I deserve it. This diet is hard and I needed something motivating.

8:30 - Caramel Nut bar (not too bad, similar to LA Weight Loss bars)
10:00 - Peach oatmeal (Foul. One of the worst things I've tried.)
1:00 - L/G Lemon-butter turkey breast and vegetables (SO GOOD!)
4:00 - Cream of Broccoli soup (not bad. I added broc, but needs salt)
6:00 - Vanilla pudding (mediocre, but not terrible)
9:00 - Hot chocolate (pretty decent)
11:30 - 2 stalks of celery with a super thin smear of peanut butter

Day 3 Morning: Today is the day I'm supposed to enter ketosis, which is where my body is burning fat for energy instead of the carbohydrates I normally eat.

It is also Doughnut Day at work. This means every time I need to use the microwave in the break room I will have to stand there and resist doughnuts. They always buy too many, so there will be temptation in there alllll day.

Last night I had some minor charlie horses while I slept but I got good at stretching them out when I was pregnant, so they weren't a big deal. I didn't have a headache last night, and I wasn't hungry when I woke up (though I did lay hungry in bed last night thinking I should have had one last mix before bed).

I am committed to less cheating today than yesterday!

Post-lunch thoughts: Omigosh, my lunch was so fricking good! On Sunday for my farewell to food meal I made turkey piccata. I bread the turkey breasts for it, then cook them in a buttery lemon juice and serve it over linguini. I know I shouldn't talk about such forbidden foods here. However, that night I also cooked 3 turkey breast filets in the juice without breading them. I had 1.5 for lunch today, along with steamed and roasted veggies I got at Wegman's. There were zucchini, yellow squash, red pepper and green beans. I didn't get any carrots, though they had those too. Now, granted, all of this food was assuredly cooked in either oil or butter. But I totally stayed away from carbs AND I completely enjoyed it.

I look forward to my lean and green meal way too much. I pretty much obsess about it. It's like conjugal visits in prison for me.

Food confessions: Sadly, I suspect I will always have something to confess here. My carbohydrate cravings are not over and I still fantasize about snacks and junk food frequently. Today while I was making my peach oatmeal I had a single bite of a glazed doughnut. I also had 3 bites of the mac 'n' cheese I made the kids for dinner tonight. It is 9pm and I am really hungry and I'm totally in the cheating danger zone. I need to go make a mix and call it a night!

Almost midnight: Well, I didn't go to sleep, so at 11:30 I was super hungry again! I'm allowed 2 stalks of celery as a snack, and I put a teeny tiny bit of peanut butter on them because I really don't like eating raw celery.

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