Day 9 - June 6, 2012

Woke up this morning feeling really good... not too sore from working out last night, and quite rested form a good night's sleep....

My husband's 24 Day Challenge starts today... so we get to drink a Fiber drink together.. yay! i downed mine pretty quickly.. kinda used to it now...... he tried... and once he was done, the first thing he asked was "did you want to puke the first time you drank it?".... lol! i can't help but giggle.. i bet it is easier for him tomorrow :)

took my 2 Probiotic restore tablets and ready to start my day!



oh, and breakfast on the way to work was a banana.. that fiber drink really is filling.. and took 2 Omegaplex as usual... lol i know fish oil is supposed to be beneficial to your hair and nails and completion, so i wonder if that is why my hair seems to have more body lately... i just let it air dry, but it seems to have more curl... i wonder.....



decided to make a Spark as soon as i got to work.. got a lot to do today, and the mental focus it provides sure will be helpful :) Fruit Punch flavor... quite yummy :) my husband called me to ask when he is supposed to have his snack and Spark... i think i need to make him a schedule to follow.. lol



10am - Snack time! brought an apple today... it made my boss laugh to see me digging through files it an apple hanging from my mouth....well.. i didn't want to put it down.. i have to eat that thing... i am so glad i have been reintroduced to food i had forgotten i love... apples really are good by themselves :)



12:15pm - lunchtime!!! since i know my husband will need to be guided a bit to eat what he "should" i figured we'd go where i knew there would be an awesome salad.. so we went to Fatz again for lunch.... i had the grilled chicken salad with low fat sun dried tomato dressing (OMG i LOVE that stuff!!!!!).. and he had the Oriental salad..... i didn't finish mine, as usual... and i was so proud of my husband for not finishing his! (it is a HUGE salad) .. lol.. i know that sounds weird.. but it is an awesome thing to see someone you love actually stop eating when they are full.. and he did.. instead of forcing himself to "finish because he wants to get his money's worth".. which is what he would have done in the past.... heck.. in the past he never would have ordered a salad as his entree..... lol



4pm - snack time... grapes are so handy when you're busy typing letter after letter after letter.....



so there is one thing i have realized after 9 days of these new eating habits.... first... i really dislike room temperature fruit.... second... water is so much tastier when it is cold... and third... having to get up to go to the break room fridge for those things (if someone else hasn't eaten or drank your stuff) takes a LOT of time that i could be getting other work done... so i think i am now going to have to buy a little fridge to put behind my desk so i can keep those things cold :)



7pm - dinner - we were out running errands again (i swear, i really do go home after work)... so decided to try another one of our preferred restaurants for dinner..... this being my husband's first day of the challenge, finding something on the menu he should have was difficult... he ended up getting some chicken dish that i can't remember the name of... and i got a bbq chicken dish, with the bbq on the side... and green beans..... the green beans tastes funny so i didn't eat many... but the chicken was wonderful and i barely needed any of the bbq sauce for flavor.. it's seasoned well enough without it :) i remembered to bring us each 2 Omegaplex to take with dinner too :)



10:30pm... major snack fail. earlier i decided to make devilled eggs tonight... was going to have 1 or 2 for a snack (they are good for dieting as long as you don't use mayo.. and i hate mayo :).. so my relish and mustard concoction is good for the diet too.. yay!!!!!) anyway.... so i put 18 eggs on to boil and then went into my room... and got totally sidetracked... and an hour later.... yes, an hour... my husband hears a popping noise coming from the kitchen..... did you know that if you leave 18 eggs in water boiling long enough, all the water evaporates and the eggs will eventually crack under pressure.... not to mention burning the bottom of the pan... shells burn..... now i know.... major.. major fail. i think i will go eat a couple of grapes to drown my sorrows.........



bed time... looking forward to tomorrow being my last day of the Cleanse phase of the 24 day challenge.... just one more day an i get to officially weigh in and measure to see my progress.. yay!!!