Day 5

Today was the day I finally felt better! I had more energy throughout the day, didn't feel as hungry and didn't think about food nearly as much as I did earlier this week. What a relief, I was beginning to think I was going to be miserable forever! haha. Thank God for my coach who is always there to encourage me, I don't think I could have made it through.

So last night I packed all of my food for today so I wouldn't be rushed in the morning. When I was at work I realized I forgot my shake mixer at home. Instead of panicking I remembered reading that you can split the lean and green meal into two. SO, I had a small salad with NO dressing for lunch. I was worried to throw myself off but I don't think I did. Here goes my day...

7:45 am- peach oatmeal...YUMMM!
11:00 am- salad with 16 oz of water and peach crystal light- What a treat!
2:00 pm- lemon snack bar
4:30- strawberry shake...not my favorite but not terrible
6:30 pm- I went to Longhorn for dinner with my parents. It was tough to stay on track but I DID! I had a sirloin with shrimp scampi, steamed asparagus and a salad with olive oil and vinegar dressing. I ate the salad (small side salad) about 3 small bites of the steak (just wanted to make sure it was cooked right since that's going to be my "lean" for tomorrow) and made the shrimp my main course. It was DELICIOUS!!!! I had 6 shrimps and 4 sticks(?) of asparagus. I was so full after the last shrimp! I haven't felt full all week so that was a treat LOL. I was so surprised to be full after eating so little, before this week I would have eaten the whole steak, all the shrimp, a sweet potato with cinnamon and butter, the salad, and of course, about 3 slices of bread and butter BEFORE devouring my meal. I'd say this is a major improvement. Ok, moving on...
8:45 pm- Chocolate shake
10:45 pm- Hot chocolate...I think I'm addicted to the feeling of warm hot chocolate in my tummy before bed...it's so nice!!!

Well, as you can see I'm in much better spirits today and I couldn't be more excited. OH, and I drank 115 oz of water today, and I may drink a bit more before I go to sleep because I'm thirsty!

Looking at the BIG picture...that's my goal! Goodnight world! Hoping to dream skinny tonight!