Ryan Day #9 8/21/2012

4:00 am - POM 1

Ok, I had every intention of doing POM 1, before I went to work. I had to carpool with my Dad and he doesn't get up as early as me. But I kept hitting the alarm and then I realized I had 15 minutes to get ready!






It's about time I start taking my own advice!

7:00 am - Coffee time!              

    

I'm thinking if I did this at 4am I may have been able to get my POM 1 completed. But I do love to sleep, it's definately one of my top 3 things to do. Plus, one of the things outlined in this program is just how imprortant sleep is. On top of that, I did manage to put an outfit together I would not have normally worn before because of my belly, which is finally starting to disappear!! I don't care what the scale says I definately see a difference.

 

12:00 pm - Meal 1

strawberries and yogurt! Yummy. I was so hungry.

2:00 pm - POM 2

Took a 20 minute break from work to walk around the building. It was actually very nice to unplug for a little bit. It's nice to get to be alone with my thoughts at least once during the day. I like to reflect on positive things in my life.

 

3:00 pm - Meal 2

I had a turkey hot dog with honey mustard on a bed of mixed greens. It was really delicious. Food is really good when your hungry! I have been really good at not snacking between meals. It's like I have to train myself to pay better attention. But, when I'm ready to eat my second meal I'm really hungry and I think it makes me enjoy it a little more. I know this probably doesn't look very appetizing, but it's actually very tasty!

3:30 pm - Tea Time!

Green tea is very good for you. Check out this website to read about the full benefits of Green tea. I know living in south Florida in August is nearly unbearable with the heat, so I brew mine and pour it over cold water and ice. It is very refreshing! Right now I am using Biglow Green Tea (basically because it was cheap). I also have some Matcha Green Tea, which helps promote weight loss even more. I'll probably alternate between the two because the Matcha is expensive ( I do use a very good quality loose leaf Matcha).

7:30 pm - POM 3

I wanted to take a walk but there was a severe thunder storm. So I did a dance video for 30 min and it was a lot of fun!

 

8:30 pm - Meal 3

I had a protein shake, I didn't want to eat too late but I got home late and I had to wait a half hour after I finished the dance video. I had an atkins protein shake it wasn't great but it wasn't too bad and it hit the spot. And I had a skinny cow candy bar... yum yum yum!!!!

Summary





I think I did really well today and I am starting to feel like my stomach is going down. I 'm not craving the cabrs like I had thought I would. If I do have a carb craving I just have a small amount, as long as I keep it under 60. I feel like I'm back on track and I really do like this way of eating. I have tried the Atkins diet, which is somewhat similar and I did NOT like it. But this is different and I'm eating food I really like!