It was suprisingly easy to get up this morning. I had expected to dread getting out of bed and start this thing. But I didn't. I got up, made a shake, took my pills and am surprised that I'm already through 1/3 of my water intake for the day (and I've been up an hour).
I can see where meal planning is essential though. The ideal protein foods are largely liquid- soups, drinks, puddings. I get one "restricted" ideal protein a day and those are snack bars. I also have a total of 8 oz of protein to eat in a day. Yesterday my habit was to eat in the AM before work, and then usually have a skim milk matcha latte and scone when I got to work from my fav coffee shop. So I need to figure out how to spread that 8 oz of protein and 4 cups of vegetables to be heavier in the am so that I can be less hungry in the am. Already, an hour in, I'm hungry!
I signed up on a weekend where my husband has my daughter out of town for the first time- EVER. This has meant a lot of work on my practicum, but also a lot of self indulgences- TV, dancing and singing loud to bad music where no one else is around, and general procrastination. Meal planning and shopping have not been on that agenda. So I will have to plan later today.
I even went so far as to build a House Routine chart. I want to pretty it up like the house rules one we have at the end of the hall. One that says we clean up and prep for the next day before the TV comes on. I am also hoping it will help us get Quinn into more of a routine- one that is accepting of cleaning up toys and brushing her teeth and hair before bed. It'll be interesting to see what Brad has to say about it. But if I plan for it maybe the increased activity from sitting on my but everynight will help us get crap around the house done. and improve the whole family, not just my diet!
Meal planning will be a challenge. I just bought fish sticks 2 weeks ago. We haven't eaten them yet. I love fish sticks. I know I am too cheap to throw out everything in the house I can't eat. But I do see me cooking them (and fries I'm sure) for Brad and Quinn while I have a mahi mahi salad or something. I guess this diet is also going to teach me to cook! See, I knew this was the diet that was going to change the way I eat in the future! PRocessed burgers- my hubby prefers them because they dont fall apart on the bbq and are easier to cook. I can't eat processed ones. I can eat homemade ones that don't ahve bread. Guess he's going to have to learn to eat unprocessed foods!
It was good to spread the protein out throughout the day but by 4:00 I was famished and had my protein that is supposed to be my snack. By supper at 5:30 I was famished again. and here we are 7:30 and I'm starving. I still have a half a cup of kale chips. and hopefully that will do me. and some more water.
Getting my water was easy, but I'm not hunched over my desk concentrating on work. Even walked Quinn to the park and back. Feeling a little tired. Bloated by all the water. Feeling exhausted but optimistic.
Now what am I going to do about tomorrow?!
Taren
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