Day 8 - First week, done!

Today, here...I write my culinary confession.  I did not stray.  I may have wanted to on more than one occasion, but I didn't.  I was not feeling well on Friday, that was the day when I actually didn't want to eat at all.  I had to force the shakes down.  Sunday was probably the hardest.  With only 3.5 hours sleep, as soon as the Saint's game started.  The commercials were so intense.  Subway, Sonic, Chill's...evil.

Next Monday is my 7:30 am appointment.  Weigh-in, blood, and measure me like a thanksgiving turkey.

So what have I learned this week;

  • I am weaker when I don't get enough sleep.
  • I am weaker when it's "that time."
  • Lunch time walks are a way to clear the head.
  • I prefer my shakes shaken, not blended.
  • I prefer Chocolate with peppermint, (the soup - doctored up with dried scallops, dried chives, and 1/4 tsp of bacon salt - yes, dear heaven - there is something in the world called "bacon salt"), then Vanilla with coconut, Strawberry - usually my least favorite...but good as my final snack.

So far the cravings have all been from visual clues, not psychological, which is interesting.

What's 8 days?  It's just the beginning.  

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