January 5, 2012
Day 3
Today was better in many ways. Getting a jump on things, though, was not one of them. Thankfully I didn't have any early meetings and could sleep in a bit. Other than being slow getting out of bed - a problem I have always had* - I felt pretty good today. I would even say I'm a bit energetic this evening.
On the food front, smooth sailing so far. I did go out to lunch today unexpectedly but fortunately my lunch companion is on a similar program and we just went to a place that does breakfast anytime.
Menu:
Breakfast: 3-4 oz. leftover sprial sliced ham, ~ 4 oz. V-8, coffee
That was the last of the spiral ham. My dad got it for new years and it was a crazy good bargain, marked down something like $33 to $10. It's been a good quick breakfast. I realize that my diet is a bit on the salty side, but I'll worry about that later.
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, avacado and cream cheese, 3 slices of bacon, coffee
Tried something new, it was very tasty. I absentmindedly ordered the side of bacon, forgetting that I ordered an omelet with bacon in it. Oops. Good thing I like bacon.
Snack: 2 oz. spanish peanuts
Not nearly as hungry this evening but it was still pushing 7:00 by the time I got home and I ate lunch earlier than usual so a bit hungry.
Dinner: 3 beef brats with jalapeno mustard, 2 big slices sharp cheddar cheese, small lettuce salad with Kraft zesty italian dressing
All the lettuce (all bagged preshreds) I've purchased lately has tasted chemical-y for some reason. I think I'm going to get plain old head lettuce, organic if I can find it, for next week, and also try and work in some other veggies.
Dessert: 1/2 grapefruit
Probably just a touch high on the calories - dinner was probably pushing 900 by itself -- but it's still a lot less than I had been eating.
Planning on hitting the grocery store tomorrow assuming that I have the energy. I have a surprisingly long list, considering that I have a lot of stuff in the fridge yet. Probably going to open a bottle of wine too!
* There was a time 10+ years ago where I lost a lot of weight on this sort of diet and was even getting pretty regular (mild) exercise. One day I woke up well in advance of my alarm, completely refreshed and actually sprung out of bed to tackle the day. Pretty much a once-in-my-lifetime event.
Day 3
Today was better in many ways. Getting a jump on things, though, was not one of them. Thankfully I didn't have any early meetings and could sleep in a bit. Other than being slow getting out of bed - a problem I have always had* - I felt pretty good today. I would even say I'm a bit energetic this evening.
On the food front, smooth sailing so far. I did go out to lunch today unexpectedly but fortunately my lunch companion is on a similar program and we just went to a place that does breakfast anytime.
Menu:
Breakfast: 3-4 oz. leftover sprial sliced ham, ~ 4 oz. V-8, coffee
That was the last of the spiral ham. My dad got it for new years and it was a crazy good bargain, marked down something like $33 to $10. It's been a good quick breakfast. I realize that my diet is a bit on the salty side, but I'll worry about that later.
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, avacado and cream cheese, 3 slices of bacon, coffee
Tried something new, it was very tasty. I absentmindedly ordered the side of bacon, forgetting that I ordered an omelet with bacon in it. Oops. Good thing I like bacon.
Snack: 2 oz. spanish peanuts
Not nearly as hungry this evening but it was still pushing 7:00 by the time I got home and I ate lunch earlier than usual so a bit hungry.
Dinner: 3 beef brats with jalapeno mustard, 2 big slices sharp cheddar cheese, small lettuce salad with Kraft zesty italian dressing
All the lettuce (all bagged preshreds) I've purchased lately has tasted chemical-y for some reason. I think I'm going to get plain old head lettuce, organic if I can find it, for next week, and also try and work in some other veggies.
Dessert: 1/2 grapefruit
Probably just a touch high on the calories - dinner was probably pushing 900 by itself -- but it's still a lot less than I had been eating.
Planning on hitting the grocery store tomorrow assuming that I have the energy. I have a surprisingly long list, considering that I have a lot of stuff in the fridge yet. Probably going to open a bottle of wine too!
* There was a time 10+ years ago where I lost a lot of weight on this sort of diet and was even getting pretty regular (mild) exercise. One day I woke up well in advance of my alarm, completely refreshed and actually sprung out of bed to tackle the day. Pretty much a once-in-my-lifetime event.
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