Day 2: Not So Bad

I think I can really do this. Amazingly, I'm not tired, I have no headache, I have plenty of energy and my mind is totally clear. Mostly all my cravings are gone and I'm rarely hungry. At this point the only reason I want to eat is because I get bored and being able to pin point that has seemed to help. I made of list of things to do when I'm getting restless and I'm slowly checking it off.

I had to have a bite of pasta though today while I was nannying. AJ (the mom) was still there and made lunch for me as well. I managed to hold off as long as possible before she left but it was unavoidable. I should've just told her what I was doing this week but oh well, what are you going to do? It was one piece of pasta... delcious cheesey pasta. I don't think the hunger will be the hardest part of the 10 days, I think the boredom of the lemonade/lack of variety is going to get to me. The salt water in the morning sucks too, as does getting up at 5 to get everything together before work.

One day at a time...

Day 1- Holding Strong

The first day went as well as can be expected. My lovely morning started at 5 am by chugging a liter of salt water. Delicious! Ok not really. About a half hour later I felt like I had food poisoning. The lemonade drinks (lemon juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper) aren't horrible but I definitely put way too much pepper in. I could hardly swallow the second batch I had made. I let Ossie (2 y/0) try some and he loved it. He also drinks 3 glasses of hot tea a day. He's seriously an 80 year old man trapped in a 2 year old body.

I made lunch for the kiddos and had to stop some of the automatic reactions to put bits of food in my mouth. I'm pretty proud of myself for not eating while cooking. That's probably one of the hardest aspects of this. I'm wondering if the temptation will get too much. Down time like this is difficult too. Every time a Dominos commercial comes on the TV or I open my fridge to get water, I feel like I might crack. But I allowed my refridgerator to become relatively vacant on purpose and let's be honest, Dominos is disgusting.

Ten days is starting to feel like a decade away but I'm optimistic that I'll be able to keep it up. Though Chipotle sound amazingly delicious right now. I'm so excited to eat again. Sexy Pizza is at the top of my list...