Sunday, February 20, 2011

Day Eight - Cycle One

     Hello everyone.  Today being Saturday, I slept in late, particularly since I had so little sleep last night.  I got up around 12:30.  I made my lemon water and tea.  My darling daughter did not want to do it for me today.  I guess the glitz has warn off for her.  I ate my yogurt and an apple - which thankfully was crisp and cold! 
     I spent the day sitting around waiting for my dad to come take me to the hospital to visit Automn, and I wrote letters and blogged while waiting.  He never showed up. I called him around 6 to see what happened, and found out that Automn had a lot of visitors again, and she had asked him to get them all out, so he forgot about me, but said he would come tomorrow.  I just hope it won't be too late.  He made funeral arrangements for her today already.  It's just breaking my heart.  Did I mention that she has three children five and under?  Whew!  It's tough not to just sit and cry.  I love you girl!
  
 I did not have a second fruit today because I got up too late to have it by 2 p.m. , so I skipped it.  I made stir fry for lunch - it was just as fabulous as it was last night.  Crispy, fresh veggies.  mmm.mmm good.  I drank another tea with it.  it's cold today, so the tea is working for me.  I made another tea at snack time, but did not eat because it was too late for fruit. 
     Since dad wasn't coming and he is coming tomorrow, I took the little one to the dollar movies with her friend.  They had movie meals with popcorn, candy, and a Slurpee, while I munched my dinner in the dark theatre, which was salad with turkey and mushroom.  I kept spilling it on my chest because I couldn't see with the 3D glasses on.  I kept missing my mouth too.  It was a challenge.  I wanted some popcorn because it smelled so good freshly popped like that, and I wondered for a brief moment if it would hurt to have just a little, but I told myself yes it would and skipped it.  pat on the back.  I didn't even taste it.  You know I didn't really miss anything because popcorn always smells much better than it tastes.  I haven't cheated at all on this diet.  I was waiting across the street from the movies at the Chevron/McDonald's with the kids for our taxi (its the only place that has a pay phone to call).  I was looking around the store and it was full of junk food.  There wasn't a single thing there I could eat and only water I could drink.  The hostess pies and donuts started calling me, but I turned my back on them and walked away because they are no friends of mine.  Look what they did to me!  No friend would ever do that. he he he
    I also ordered the kids a cheeseburger and small fry for their dinner while we waited.  I was checking out the menu board, which posts the calories for their food, and I was so shocked at how many calories everything they sell has.  Its ridiculous!  Each meal is between 800-1200 calories!  that is a whole day consumption for a normal person.  I figured I must have been eating between 3000-5000 calories a day prior to this diet plan.  It's no wonder I am three times the size of a normal person, I ate three times as much!  That got me thinking about how many calories I saved myself this past week, and I feel so good about that.  That is why this diet will work!  I have traded 3000-5000 calories a day for a lot less, and I have given up the fattening things that add to the weight too.  I am so going to rock this weight loss thing..  I am feeling pretty great about day eight!  I am going to take a picture of me with the web cam and save it so I can do a before and after.  That is a big decision for me because I do not like pictures of myself.  I will someday soon though, and I want to remember what I did to myself so I never have to be here again.
     Today's tally looks like this:   green tea =5; water = 4 (so far, will hit 6 tonight, maybe 7); fruits = 1; probiotics = 2; proteins = chicken breast, turkey; veggies = tons; exercise = some about 8 minutes; Satisfaction = 100%

     My son just told me I look a little smaller!  Woo Hoo!  I am on my way.  He is proud of me and has wanted me to do this for some time now.  He's been worried about my health, as has everyone.  Thanks baby boy!

    I wish you all success at whatever struggles you are going through.  God Bless..
 

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