Day 8

Today is day number 8. I have finally figured out how to know which foods I can eat each day in the set of 17. You see on the 2nd set of days you can eat lean red meats, potatoes, rice and such every other day. Then every other day you are to eat like you did for the 1st 17 days. So I have figured the way I can remember which day I am on is by what I eat for breakfast. Every other day I get to eat my favorite – homemade oatmeal and on those days I get to eat all the other stuff, too. On the days I eat eggs I have a little more limited menu. It isn’t that bad except that what I cook for dinner on the days I can cook red meat – I can’t have that the next day for lunch. Just a little annoying glitch that I am going to have to figure out.


Today is our schools big fundraiser. We have been busy all day with volunteers everywhere. There are folks here cooking, and wrapping desserts. There are folks counting money and getting items ready for the auction. There are just folks all over the place. Of course there is food all around too. Someone came in my office before 8:30 and handed me a home cookie & not just anybody either – I of the best darn cooks that I know brought me this cookie. I still have it sitting on my shelf – right on top of a can of oranges. I brought the oranges and thought – open in case of emergency. I have not eaten any of my fruit today but I figure if I can stay away from all the other bad for me foods it won’t hurt too bad if I eat both my fruits after 2 today. I will be still running around here at 10:30 tonight more than likely so it will be a longer day the normal. The verdict is still out on that good looking cookie. . . I may eat it and I may give it to my daughter.


I am proud of myself for getting up this morning and coming up here to run. When I woke up I really wasn’t feeling much like going for a run but I kept telling myself, “You will feel so much better when you are done”. So I got up and got dressed and came on up to the school and ran for 30 minutes and I really did feel better once I was finished. I am also glad that can say even on this crazy busy day I got my work out in.

Also, when I went home for lunch I roasted some veggie and fixed me a healthy lunch. I also brought back some veggies and dip, yogurt, apples and green tea. Kevin is supposed to bring us a plate from the seafood place in town with baked seafood and steamed veggies to eat instead of the BBQ & Stew. I still bought 3 tickets for my children + 1 and I am sure there will be something at the auction that I will be getting to support the school tonight. However, if I am going to cheat on my plan it will have to be for nothing less than Mexican. Stew & BBQ is ok . . . but not the best way to cheat.

Today’s food: eggs, roasted chicken, salad w/ roasted chicken, roasted veggies

Today’s plan for the rest of the evening: the list of stuff from above.

Today’s exercise: walk for 10 minutes and run for 30! Yippee!

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