Breakfast- Optifast shake, a bottle of water with rose lemonade cold infusion tea bag, coffee with full cream milk and no sugar. I am drinking more than one bottle of water a day, I just forget to record how many to include in my posts.
Morning Tea- One square of sugar free Tahitian lime dark chocolate, which I thought I'd hate and have to get used to, but the rich cocoa flavour is nice and it melts in your mouth. I savour the taste rather than immediately feel like I need to eat more as I would with Cadbury milk chocolate. I'm guessing that's the absence of sugar. Fruit salad with table spoon of strawberry coconut yoghurt on it. I think coconut yoghurt itself would be a good food choice, but the addition of strawberry puree stuff probably increases the sugar levels making it not such a good choice. I'll be careful to only have the recommended serving until it's gone, then get plain next time. Handful of fresh green beans
Lunch- Optifast shake, a boiled egg. A square of dark chocolate.
Afternoon Tea- Serving of yesterday's chicken and veggie stir fry, a homemade bliss ball.
Dinner- Optifast Shake, pear.
Before bed snack (I get really hungry around 9-10pm)-The Counter Bar protein bar, chocolate brownie crunch.
Exercise
Due to big blisters on my feet I won't be doing a walk/run today. I start these posts in the morning and update them before publishing later in the day, so this is morning-me saying I'll do some at-home exercise tonight involving the Fast Car dance workout, maybe a happy mile walk, Yin Yoga, or even some Wii Just Dance. Just as long as I don't need to wear shoes. Ouch.
Afternoon me- I went anyway. I jogged at intervals for 1.6km and I'm glad I did it. But now my blisters have popped so no more for me til they heal.
As for meals for next week I'll continue with the shakes, but vary my snacks a bit with roasted spiced cauliflower, some homemade sweet potato chips, spinach, broccoli, and chicken or eggs in containers. I might look into some soup options, and some of the I Quit Sugar recipes I've used in the past.
I am struggling so badly with cravings and the food around me today... especially hot buttered toast which my kids are having, and the chips my boyfriend has in the cupboard. I told him I don't want him to feel like he can't have anything that I'm not eating myself, I think that's important, but it's soooo hard in these first few weeks saying no. Carbs are the hardest I think. That comfort and satisfaction I get from a cheese sandwich i'm missing A LOT. I'm not letting myself be too hungry, though. I'm just making sure that I snack on the right things.
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