Day 6 - June 3, 2012

Good morning. I woke up on my own this morning at around 8:15... my husbnd was still asleep.. my daughter was still asleep... even our pets were still asleep... i guess it was just time to wake up.... i took the Probiotic Restore and started my day.



8:45am - i decided on a chocolate shake for breakfast... i really do like these things.... along with 2 Omegaplex as usual...



oh!! i haven't mentioned the results i have noticed from that yet..... it is said that the Omegaplex, which is fish oil, is supposed to also help with your hair nails and complexion.... and it's the complexion where i am already noticing an improvement....... i have never had really bad skin, but ever since starting all of the hormone and drugs for IVF, my skin has gotten worse and worse.. always a covering of acne along my hairline ... it was there before getting pregnant through IVF... and during pregnancy i had that lovely acne glow.. and after she was born, i have not been able to get it to go away no matter what i tried, from using Clearasil facial pads to using the generic form of Proactive.... and nothing got rid of it...... well.... i can tell you right now, that lovely sheen of acne is already going away... and the only thing that has changed in my beauty regimen is the Omegaplex...... i am convinced that is why my skin feels so much better,... which, of course makes me feel better about the way i look.



11am- snack - banana and a Spark... got some stuff to do around the house (rearranging a couple of rooms) before i go to my nieces birthday party this afternoon... lunch will be a little later than usual so need to make sure i get a filling snack.. and a banana was exactly right :)



1pm - i think my eating habits will be a little off today because of when food is available at the party... but the 24 day challenge does say you only have to be 80% compliant to get the results you want..... so... right now i am having a small salad and 3 mini meatballs, just to tide me over till later.... it was actually filling, like having another snack...



2:30pm - swam for a bit, socialized for a bit. and now lunch is ready.... hamburgers and hotdogs is on the menu..... i decided to have a bit more salad, and 1/2 a burger patty and 1/2 a hot dog... no buns... i am proud of myself for this... all this food right in front of me and i am able to eat closer to what the plan recommends... water to drink, which is perfect on a hot day like today.....



i have to tell ya... while sitting here eating this half of a burger patty, with no bun and no cheese... it IS absolutely delicious... I’d forgotten how good burgers straight off the grill really are when not smothered and covered by bread and cheese and condiments and whatever else you put on it.... you lose the flavor of the grilled meat under all that.... so yummy.



and hehe... have you ever seen the movie Defending Your Life, with Albert Brooks?... there is a scene there where Brooks is eating lunch with his "lawyer" played by Rip Torn... and Torn is eating what looks like ground crap... well... i had that vision of myself when i was sitting here eating the burger patty.... it made me giggle.... does this mean i am no longer a "Little Brain" and use more than 3% of my brain now? lol!!!!!!! (you'll get it if you have seen the movie)



and now to live vicariously through everyone else eating cake and ice cream.....



and for what it's worth, i felt really good when i put my bathing suit on.... last time i wore it was the day before i started this challenge.. and it was a tight fit....... and when i put it on today...... it felt perfect.... that is so encouraging!



i have to admit i gave in and had a tiny bit of cake... red velvet.. i know.. i caved... but i was good and only had the cake, no icing.. and the piece was maybe an inch wide by 2 inches long... i am proud of myself for keeping it to a minimum.



5pm - snack... still at the party so decided to have a small salad for my snack... i do love salad... i could probably live off this stuff...



oh... it might be good to know what i put in my salad.... lettuce, mostly romaine and a bit of iceberg... cucumber, black olives, apples and carrots.... i was very good and did not put any cheese or croutons... and every time i have a salad i find myself using less and less dressing... i used to put probably a 1/2 cup of Catalina on it.. at least.... but now, it's maybe a teaspoon or ... and i am using light or fat free dressing, and not the white ones like the plan recommends to stay away from :)



715:pm - Dinner - i decided to have more salad and the other half of the burger patty from lunch and 2 more mini meatballs.... i have to admit.. if there is anything in this world that is my weakness other than spiral cut ham, it is the way my family makes meatballs... but i feel good that i did restrain myself and didn't eat 20 at one sitting, which i easily would have done before now....



of course, i WILL be working out again this evening to work off those extra splurges i took today...

it's probably not "necessary"... but i was to hold myself accountable, and in that accountability is working off any splurges... it's how i roll :)



10pm - snack... i know i will not be going to bed early tonight since i have to wait for my husband's baseball game to end before i can exercise ... so i decided to go ahead and have some grapes as an evening snack... it's didn't take many to sate me... just enough to give me a bit more fuel :)



11:45pm - the game is finally over and now i get to exercise... i was ready for bed an hour ago... and i think i really should have gone ahead to sleep... but i REALLY felt like i should get a workout in... but since i am tired, i think i will do 30 minutes of Yoga instead of an all-out workout.....



time for bed... take the Herbal Cleanse tablets and i think i will fall asleep as soon as i hit the pillow..... did you know Yoga works you out almost as much as a regular routine does... man am i gonna be sore.