Preamble and Day 1

After weeks of researching, thinking, contemplating, agonizing, strategizing and planning we decided to start a new diet life style. I have done a bunch of research on the 6 Week Body Makeover plan, and watched the infomercial just about every day for 2 weeks. I went to our local library and got a book written by the same guy who does the 6 week program. I was so fascinated that I read the whole book in one day (a feat for anyone who knows me) and started planning from there. I made photo copies of pages of the book, and tried to plan as much as possible. Yesterday I went to the grocery store and was quiet pleased that I was able to buy all healthy food and stay on budget. So I spent the afternoon yesterday cooking, portioning and planning some more. I made grilled chicken (26 2oz portions) green beans for me and broccoli for the hubs, hard cooked eggs, ground turkey with a mushrooms, asparagus, onion mix, potatoes, sweet potatoes and rice.

This morning I woke up slightly excited to begin this new journey, although cautious and weary, knowing my track record. I weighed myself at 277.5 pounds just before getting in the shower. This is slightly better than the 282 I saw last week while making dinner one night. It was oatmeal and fresh blueberries before I left the house and 2 egg whites when I got to work. After a minor crisis was solved I had 2 more egg white and some green beans at 11:30. Lunch at 1 was 1/2 a sweet potato, some romaine lettuce and 2oz of chicken. This was ok, the lettuce was very bland and I don't really like it in general, but with no salad dressing it was borderline gross. I tried to dissolve some of that true lemon stuff in some water and that too was just lame. Tomorrow I think I will bring in a lemon or lime to try to help or perhaps some vinegar, something to help cut all that...blech... green I guess. Afternoon was ground turkey 2oz, and a cup of the mushroom/asparagus mix. So far at this point during the day I was doing ok. Then it came time to go home for dinner and this is where I fail. Dinner-time is the worst time of day for me. after driving home I was so convinced that I had to have pizza for dinner that I was able to convince and bribe my husband into letting me get it. I am a terrible person for this; continually ruled by my flesh. But as my husband pointed out to me, when I try to jump into these things head first and give it all or nothing, that is when I continually fail. It is better to do this in baby steps. So today I had a great morning and afternoon and not so great this evening. Tomorrow I will take another step and get a little better. Change one habit everyday and I'll be good in no time- ok not no time, but faster than doing nothing at all. I think that setting mini-goals for everyday is going to be the right way for me to accomplish this. My goal for tomorrow is to eat diner and after dinner snack as planned.