It's Day 3 and I'm still alive!

It's Day 3 and I'm still alive.... I'm even down a few pounds.  Who would'a thought!

Actually, I want to say that I'm proud of myself.  It's easy to say "I shouldn't have (insert whatever it is here)" and then say to yourself, "yeah, but a little bit won't hurt"... but I haven't done that.  I know it's early and only day 3 and I totally don't want to jinx anything, but it hasn't been bad at all.

So far, the meals have been:

Breakfast:
  Monday and Tuesday - hot cereal with mixed berries
  Today and tomorrow- Scrambled egg whites with turkey bacon, mushroom and peppers

Lunch:
  Monday and Tuesday - Chicken and apple sausage with brown wild rice and brussel sprouts
  Today and tomorrow - sliced nitrate free deli turkey with cucumbers and hummus

Dinner:
  Monday - Caribbean chicken with pineapple and mango salsa with 7 grain rice and broccoli

  Tuesday - Grilled chicken salad with apples and cranberries
  Tonight - honestly, I'm not sure yet but it will be a lean protein with vegetable

Snacks have been; fruit, gluten free pretzels and fake ice cream (chilled coconut milk, chilled and blended with frozen mixed berries

Here is why I am really proud of myself.... my plan was to grill pork chops for dinner last night but both my husband and I had been feeling under the weather and honestly, I just didn't want to cook.  It happens!   He asked for a Schlotzski's sandwhich and I'll admit, I really wanted one but rather than a sandwhich, chips and a cookie (which sounded much better than a salad).... I ordered a salad instead and I've got to say that I felt really good about myself afterwards.

It's so much easier to stick to a plan that you have set for yourself when you see results.  Unfortunately, sometimes you don't get the results you want or maybe you hit a plateau and need to change things up.  That's sort of what I'm doing right now.... only it wasn't so much a plateau, rather, I was tired of the tracking and wanted to continuously splurge and said to myself, "it's ok that I have (this) because I'll do much better tomorrow".... only, that whole "tomorrow" thing didn't really happen.  It's gone on like this for months and frankly, I'm tired of it.

My husband and I have this thing where we go out on the weekends and we don't have to quit doing that, I just have to make better choices throughout the week so I can enjoy our time together as a special treat.  :)

So here it goes.... the rest of Day 3..... I CAN do this and I will report back with my review and some accountability too.