Day – 15




Dinner for tonight. Scrumptious & beautiful!



Oh my goodness. I am now finished with day 15 of the second set of 17. I cannot believe that the second set of 17 days is almost over. I guess I need to get my book back out and start looking over what my next set of days includes. I know that it includes even more variety to my diet. I know that it includes turkey bacon and sausage. It also includes nuts! I am so excited about almonds in my oatmeal. I have looked over the next chapter but I haven’t looked really hard at it. I haven’t sat down and started making plans with it – other than almonds in my oatmeal. I can tell you that I haven’t lost as much weight on this set. I don’t know for sure how much because I weighted right after a 5K run today and man – it made the scale looked real good right after the run but I know that is not an accurate weight. I am not going to worry too much about it because with just a few cake exceptions I have done exactly what I was supposed to do. I have really done better at eating healthy with this diet then I have ever done on any other diet. I don’t over eat. As I have said before – it is really hard to over eat on health y foods like fresh veggies. I have eaten a very balanced diet. I have learned to be resourceful and find new ways to cook things that are on this diet. I have learned that there are foods that I do like that I didn’t know that I liked. One of the best examples of this is my favorite roasted carrots & cauliflower. Who knew that those two would be my go to foods when I need something to eat? I have also come to realize that I do not have to be addicted to sugar. I can go without it. Yes, I have cracked and eaten some sweets; however, I don’t have to eat something sweet to signal that my meal is over. I do not have to eat sugar to help me make it through my day. It is not a requirement in my diet.



So I have two more days on this set. I really wish that on this set that I could have lost more weight. I really wish I could have found this diet several months ago before I gained the 12 – 15 pounds I found since summer. This fall and winter has not been kind to me. I have really pondered the thought about how much less I could be weighing if I would have started this after I picked up those first 5 pounds. However, the past has pasted and I will not beat myself up with those thoughts. I am moving forward. I am grateful for every lesson that I have learned along the way - even the hard ones. The hard ones have probably taught me the most.



Well, as I said yesterday my spring break started today. I had a good day. I took SAM to breakfast with some friends and while I waited I got my grocery shopping done. I went home and went for a 5K run. It was a beautiful morning for a run. It took me a little longer then I wanted (42 minutes) but I was glad to finally get a chance to get out without rushing and just enjoy my run. I did have some big hills in my run because I will be running a 5K soon that is hilly. I figured I needed to do some training on hills now! I also calibrated my Ipod wrong the last time I did it so I don’t know how accurate it is . . . I really need to redo it so I will at lease stop second guessing it. I also spend the day with my son out shopping with his money from his grandpa for his great report card. I didn’t do a lot around the house but I did get a bunch of stuff off my back porch and off to the recycling center. I also got some clothes done. I also got some food chopped up and prepared for the coming days. So I am happy with what I did get done today.



Today’s meals:



Breakfast – oatmeal with apples

Snack – apples, cantaloupe, grapes, pickles and chunks of chicken

Lunch – taco salad

Dinner – grilled shrimp with veggies and mushrooms, spinach, tossed salad, yogurt



Snack - yogurt

Today’s work out: Walk 10 minutes & run for 42 minutes.



The plans of the hard working person lead to prosperity but everyone who is always in a hurry ends up in poverty. Proverbs 21:5