Okay, so it's not so bad...

...really. Okay, I do admit to sniffing the candy basket at work the last two days, but, come on, it's candy.
They said the first 3 days are the hardest and as I coast in to the second half of day three, the "toughness" is fading.
If you do not know me very well, bread and chips are totally a weakness for me and rice, pasta and such have always been a constant staple in my daily meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Changing my routine was pretty simple because I am a planner and I just have to stay no carb for 4 weeks, well not totally no carb, but only 5 net grams of carbs every 5 hours, which is low.
But the salads and veggies I LOVE.
Okay so as I got up this morning, I have to say, although I know it isn't true, I already felt a bit more svelte. That bloated feeling I normally have is gone and I really haven't been hungry as I have been eating my meals and snacks consistently.
I think one trick will be eating out. My favorite thing is sushi, I know I will be okay there because I can drop the rice and still enjoy the fish. What about Nacho Mama's - fajitas minus wraps, beans, cheese and no chips and salsa.
Another challenge will be eating at friend's houses...I can't demand that anyone cook to please my diet, but then again, even with how I was eating before this, it was a challenge and I sometime had to not partake of some things.
The more I think about it, how come if we workout all the time and watch what we eat, our reward can't just be to grant us a hot body? Just clone Charlize Theron and give me her body and I will forever eat well and workout.
Some think I stress too much over this, and yes I know I have body image issues, but if you are unhappy with yourself, you are the only one that can change it. I will be honest here, having been a 250 pound woman, I know it was a great thing to lose the weight and get healthy. But still when I look in the mirror I see a bigger person, I see imperfections, I see cellulite, I see where there could be more muscle tone.
I am almost 42 and I am not worried about wrinkles or gray hair, I can live with those. Plus, my Mom is 66 and I will tell you she still looks great and hopefully I am blessed with her genes.
I have a pair of pants that I wore in the Match.com picture that I had posted when Bob and I met. I can get them on, by painting them on...barely but no zip, no button...ugh. So those pants are my goal pants.
Alright, enough rambling...time for my mid afternoon snack of celery and swiss cheese. ;-)
Run safe, run happy!
-d