I am starving!!

I had my weigh in on Monday and was down 1lb.  It's a loss, so I should be happy, but I have so far to go.  I am really hoping for a 2lb loss this week.  I know it has only been two days since then, but I have been working very hard at drinking my water and eating appropriate portions of healthy food...fish, fruit, asparagus, spinach, black beans, that kind of stuff, AND, I am starving.  I am so hungry!!!

The Poverty Diet

So I was eating pretty healthily this week, that was until I ran out of money.  Seriously fresh fruits and veggies are pretty expensive and with it being winter (and a cold one), the golf course is slow.  So, for the remainder of this week, I am left to be creative.  It's sort of an exciting adventure.  I sort of like inventing meals using only the items in the pantry, fridge, and freezer, but the downside is that these meals are not super healthy.  Last night I made a meal we called "Popcorn chicken stroganoff."  It was delicious!!  Of course it was, it was made with egg noodles, cream of mushroom soup, mashed potatoes, and popcorn chicken.   I guess the only way the poverty diet will work is when I run out of food altoghether, but no worries, it won't happen, we get paid on Friday!!! 

Yesterday was not so good...here's to a better day.

Yesterday I didn't do so well as far as eating.  I didn't binge on pizza and beer or anything like that, but I did eat about 6 Hershey's kisses.  Also for dinner, I planned on just having a turkey wrap, but I also had some soup.  At least the soup had a ton of veggies in it.  I had also planned on running yesterday.  Running club got cancelled and I should have done it anyway later that night or at least done something, but I didn't.  So today I vow to do some sort of physical activity!!  I MUST!

Cheese Curds are Gone so Now I can Really Start

My friend brought me home some cheese curds from her trip to Wisconsin.  I absolutely love them.  The best cheese ever.  I couldn't let them go to waste, that would be soooo wrong. Today I finished off the package (Low Carb, so that's a plus), so now my diet can really start.   

Today was the first day of my Diet Coke detox.  I started to get a little headache this afternoon.  Not too bad.  Tomorrow will probably be way worse.  Hopefully I will have all of that drug out of my system by day 3.  I am sure caffeine is way more addicting than smack, blow, ice...  I refuse to be a Diet Coke Tweeker! 

Theh Biggest Loser Starts

Our Biggest Loser contest started at work today, so I really need to keep on track.  I did ok for the most part. I ate better than I have been over the last couple months.  Yep, that says months, not weeks.  I have been binging way before the holidays.  I ran a little bit but didn't work nearly as hard as I need to.  I also didn't drink enough water, but I did drink water which is also an improvement.  So I think that is how I need to look at things like that...instead of focusing on doing things perfectly, I need to focus on the good choices and small improvements I made.  So, YAY for drinking water and eating less crap. 

The Never-Ending Diet Coke Battle

Crystal Meth probably makes people feel good, and I can go without putting that stuff in my body, so why is it so hard not to drink Diet Coke.  This is an ongoing struggle for me.  It seems I am constantly giving up Diet Coke. When I do, I feel great, well once I get past the withdrawal stage of headaches.  After that,  I feel less tired, waking up in the morning is easier, and I don't eat all the salty junk that goes great with pop (yep I am from the north) like Fritos.  So here I am again wanting to give it up.  There is one left in the fridge, which I will drink so it doesn't go to waste, and after that I am done. Heard that before? I will miss the way it feels as it hits my lips and the tingle all the way down my throat.  I will miss the quick boost of energy I get when I drink it.