Day 3 - May 31, 2012

i slept so well last night... still didn't want to get out of bed.. because the sleep was that good :) been a long time since i had really restful, undisturbed sleep :)



i cheated a bit and weighed myself this morning right after i used the restroom.. and it said 218... no way... i must have been full when i did the initial weight or something because there is no way i lost 8 pounds in barely 3 days... is there? of course the initial weight was the night before starting the challenge, and this was in the morning of day 3, after peeing a bucket.. lol.. but even if it is just water... yay!!!!!!



wake up- down a glass if the Fiber Drink... still yucky, but not as bad as the first day.... i was actually able to chug every bit of it before i got in the shower today... yay me!!! now no more till day 8 i think.. woohoo!!!



on the way to work- continued drinking the bottle of water i started after my shower.. took 2 Omegaplex and had a banana... it was yummy today.. i didn't have to force it down.. and it was the perfect amount to have :)



10am - snack! decided on an apple today... easy to eat at my desk and just enough to satisfy :) i also decided to drink a Spark and it occurred to me that i really really like the Spark... it reminds me of Tang, which i LOVED as a child... ahh the memories.... i could drink a few of these a day if i didn't fear I’d be bouncing off the walls.. lol



i am sitting here at my desk trying to think of ways i can start exercising since i have more energy already... but i am so busy during the day and have so much to do when i get home, where is the time? i think i will make a plan to take my daughter for a walk on Saturday... perhaps even a jog if this energy level keeps up.. just have to talk my body into it since jogging and fatness do not really mix without a little pain.. (think Shamu on concrete) but i think i will try at least :) and i am writing it here to make it a commitment.. hold me to it, won't you?



noon: lunch... my husband took me to Groucho's Deli for lunch today... and while his Pastrami on Rye looked REALLY good.. i stayed with the Cleanse plan and had a grilled chicken salad... and again i immediately put half of it in a to-go box because it was soo big.... and i even used the tiniest amount of salad dressing... like 1/4 teaspoon, if that... helped that the offered dressing was NOT my favorite so i only needed enough to make the lettuce not so dry.. and water to drink of course.....

i am full after that.. and so proud of myself :)





oh.. and this will be TMI.. a LOT TMI... so stop reading this paragraph if you're at all queasy reading about bodily functions.............................. but when i was talking to my coach before even starting this challenge, he was explaining what the purpose of all the elements of the challenge are.. he mentioned that the Omegaplex pills are basically Fish oil and will make the poop come out easier as the cleanse cleans out your intestines..... he said you'll go to the bathroom and be amazed that it comes out so easy.. you'll be like "what? done already?".... well... i had that experience this morning... i have never pooped so easy in my life.... TMI i know, but proves the Omegaplex does its job :) now i can only hope the rest of this challenge works so well and i can start losing pounds and inches like i hope i will..... and if it takes pooping out my intestinal lining every day, I’ll do it! :)





OK.. you can start reading again :)





will be interesting this afternoon.... my husband is taking me to the movies after work.... so i will have to figure out what i can safely eat to keep within the confines of this challenge... since we will be in the movies during my normal dinner and snack times....... i have been good so far...



3pm - snack.. well i missed this one by about 2 hours... was in an interview that lasted for-e-ver... so at about 4:45 i grabbed my snack of nuts... at least it wasn't much so hopefully it won't throw off my routine much... i was smart and took a bottle of water into the interview with me.. thank goodness because i was thirsty.......



i was very surprised at myself just now... when i got out of the meeting i went back to my desk and checked my email... one of my coworkers asked for an item i had at my desk which she could not leave her desk to come get..... so instead of emailing her back to come get it tomorrow... i got off my butt and walked over to her office to give it to her...... last week, i would not have done that... i would have been too lazy to walk over there... but now... i have so much energy and i actually want to walk instead of sittin in my office on my rear end...... it's fantastic!





5:45pm - Dinner... my husband is taking me to the movies tonight and he wants to eat at Chipotle before... i LOVE Chipotle.... so i tried to do the smart thing and stay as close to this Cleanse as i can..... i bought a chicken burrito.... with only brown rice and chicken... and i took it out of the tortilla (which i was good and only ate one little bite of... and the amount of rice and chicken that was in there was the perfect amount to fill me up.... i figured it was safer than ordering a burrito bowl because that would end up being more food than i needed..... first time i didn't have a veggie with dinner, so i feel weird about that... but i will talk to my coach tonight and find out if it is ok.... i do know the instructions for this plan say to stay within 80% compliance to get the results you want... so i guess that is ok... i didn't have ice cream or anything... lol! and i did remember to take my 2 Omegaplex with dinner too :)



i wanted to make sure i had enough energy to make it through the entire movie, so i took a Slam drink with me... it's a little energy drink in a bottle the size of the 5 Hour Energy.. strawberry flavored and yummy... it did give me a bit of a head rush right after i drank it.. so i don't think I’ll chug it again....



movie started at 6:20 and i was smart enough to bring my other container of nuts in with me so at 9pm i was able to have my evening snack... and i drank a bottle of water through the entire movie......and i was completely happy with that... used to be we would drink a huge Pepsi, or I’d have one of those strawberry Icee's... and a bucket of popcorn and candy..... now my water and nuts were fine... i was surprised....



hehe.. for the first time in my life tho, i did have t leave during the middle of the movie to pee... i couldn't hold it any longer.. lol.. it's all this water i tell ya.... when i left it was a fight scene.. and when i returned they were still fighting so i don't think i missed much... lol



bedtime will be 10:30 ish tonight as soon as i am done with this entry... i am tired and ready to sleep... gotta take the 3 Herbal Cleanse pills before bed.. and i think i will sleep like a baby....



tomorrow the routine changes a bit... no more fiber drink for a few days.. yay!!!! and a new tablet to take at some point... i need to ask my coach about the change......



i can already tell i feel different even from only 3 days of water and fruit and salads and nuts and whatnot... not eating all the crap i did really does make you feel different... better. i guess if you are what you eat, then being produce isn't so bad......