Day 23

Meal #1 8:45am
two eggs
peppers, broccoli, carrots, mushrooms
1 slice bacon
strip of sirloin
orange juice



Comments:
After setting my mind to not eating late at night, it's been very easy. Going to sleep early has not proven to be as simple. I also opted to not work out last night to ensure that I didn't need more food. I'll have this whole thing perfected soon.

Breakfast was good. I made too much. So much in fact, that I put half the vegetables in Tupperware before I even put it in my bowl. I was thinking I'd be starving since I hadn't eaten since 7:30pm last night, but honestly, my body doesn't know the difference. I only ate half of the sirloin. I probably would have been perfectly content without it.

I still don't know how I feel about the orange juice. I'm only drinking it because of the bacon. I don't think it has an affect on me one way or another; I just don't know that I overly care for it.

Meal #2 12:45pm
tuna with mayo
pepper and avocado



Comments:
I am so hungry. I walked today for the first time in four days. I probably shouldn't have yet, but I couldn't wait. I was itching to get out there and it's such a beautiful day. I walked three and a half miles. It's really not all that much, all things considered. My foot seems to be doing okay and I washed it as soon as I got home.

I almost made two cans of tuna. When I get hungry, actually hungry, I always think I'd just be able to eat forever, but honestly it makes no difference. I still get full from the same amount of food. It's merely a psychological thing. It's good that I don't give in to it. It's good that I've learned to recognize it, otherwise I would be making too much food for myself and then eating too much food, and I don't need or want that.

Snack #1 3:15pm
smoothie and nuts



Comments:
At 4pm I had half of a red pepper. I didn't take a picture of it and I'm not really counting it as anything in particular.

Meal #3 6pm
sirloin
vegetables
avocado



Comments:
This is my leftovers meal. The kids decided to have buttered toast for dinner. I'm allowing this as it's a special weekend. Buttered toast weakens my resolve. I was hungry. I heated up leftovers—vegetables from last night and this morning, sirloin and avocado.

Snack #2 7pm
almnana sandwiches with blueberries



Comments:
I wanted this at 6:30. I decided to clean the kitchen first. I'm glad I waited, if for no other reason than to say I was able to.

Snack #3 10:30
barely 3.5oz of Greek yogurt with cantaloupe
1/3 of pepper



Comments:
Damnit! I worked out tonight and I got so wrapped up in writing about it, I completely forgot to eat until I started getting sick. I even worked out early! Oh well. I'll do better next time, and I'll just go to bed tonight on not as empty of a stomach as I would have preferred.

I really need to make some hard boiled eggs. I always want them and they're so easy. Because I had no better protein, I ate the yogurt even though I really didn't want the dairy until next week. I'm crossing my fingers that there are no ill affects. I added the pepper because I like vegetables last and the cantaloupe is too sweet to serve as the last thing I eat.