Day Three

Day 3 arrived with me waking up BEFORE my alarm and NOT wanting to hit the snooze bar!  That hasn't happened in a long time.  I'm guessing the "carb coma" is a real thing.  I have been a little more hungry this morning, but just had my mid-morning snack of hard-boiled eggs and am feeling satisfied.  I will say that my biggest struggle so far has been to make time for working out.  For instance, my mother-in-law is in town today for a funeral and wants to see me on my lunch hour.  I need to work out on my lunch hour as I can't after work because I have a meeting tonight.  I am hoping she can drop by my office and say hello, but I need to work out and will have to find a way to fit it all in.  Also, tonight I have a sorority meeting that starts with a big dinner.  Part of me wants to go because I know I can stick to the foods I can eat (lots of fruits and veggies without dips), but the other part wants to avoid the dinner like the plague.  I really don't want to watch other people enjoying foods that I can't eat.  That just makes me feel deprived.  On the other hand, going to the dinner gives me power to be able to make this a life-long change.  I just don't think I'm there yet.  I think I would still feel too deprived of all of the yummy food in the "beige" food group.  I haven't yet reached the stage where "skinny tastes better than cheesy potato casserole."  Plus, I don't want to have to cook a yummy dish, smell it, then not eat it.  Okay...I think I have talked myself out of going to the dinner portion of the meeting.  :-)  On the plus side, my energy and focus have been really strong this morning without coffee.  I watch the college kids drudge around on too little sleep and too much caffeine, while I feel almost too perky for words.  Let's hope that this side effect continues!  We'll see what tomorrow brings...