Day 3...I resist Temptation

[shannipoo714]

 Today was definately both easier and more difficult to maintain my 1200 calorie a day diet.

Easier because I showed an 8 lb weight loss on the scale and my clothes are looser.  I don't feel so bloated and stuffed.  My stomach is shrinking and gettting used to less food.  I don't feel as consumed by thoughts of food.

Harder because I went to a birthday party and there was so much food that I wanted to eat.  That's what my family does, eat.  We're really good at it :)  Harder because there's pizza and Chinese food at work, including my favorites, crab rangoons.  My 1/2 a pear, plain yogurt and cheerios don't look near as yummy as those crab rangoons.  Harder because I know tomorrow I'm making my sauce and famous lasagna for Mike to take to work on Tuesday for the boys. 

I can do this!  I can resist temptation!  Those rangoons and lasagna don't stand a chance against my will of iron!  Plus I really want to go with Mike and my friends next weekend before school starts and I'm saving a little bit of cheating to get an appetizer and a drink that night.  I've already made up my mind that I can have one drink and any one item off the appetizer menu as my main course, unsweetened ice tea with lemon is free.

I am glad that I started this a couple of weeks before school starts again.  I'll already have my new eating arrangements in place and I won't feel as overwhelmed.  All in all, it's really not that bad.

Food log:

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal with 1/2 apple, cinnamon, 1/2 cup rice milk, coffee with rice milk and powdered creamer (2 tsp), 1 tsp margarine

Lunch: 2 oz of steak, salad with 1 tomato, 1/4 red pepper, 1/4 green pepper, 1/2 cucumber, 1/3 cup rice with spray butter, 1 tbsp of dressing

Afternoon snack: 15 grapes

Dinner: 1 cup "sloppy pasta" (2 oz sloppy joe mixed with 3/4 cup pasta), salad with 1 tomato, 1/4 red pepper, 1/4 green pepper, 1/2 cucumber, 6 sprays of fat free dressing (note: did not finish salad, too full)

Evening snack: 1/2 pear, 6 oz plain fat free yogurt, 3/4 cup cheerios

Not enough fluids today...need to try and drink more!