Day 13 - Everything Tastes the Same

I can't look at another plate of eggs and spinich. Eggs are beginning to gross me out. Lunch same story...turkey burgers smell now. I did have squash with my lunch and that was appealing. I do like having cucumbers after work as a little snack. I had chick-fil-a nuggets for dinner...it was great. Hmm...I'm going to have start getting inventive.

Day 12 - 2nd Weigh-In

This morning I check for Ketosis knowing good and well that I am not in it any longer. And It shows up negative. Today I am mad at myself all day...thinking how long is it going to take me to get back in it. I am very good with my foods, but I almost feel like I cheated yesterday is because I am tired of all of this protein. I drink a ton of water today too. I walk for an hour in the heat of the afternoon sun. I have my appointment late afternoon; I go in feeling defeated. I admit without being questioned that I am out of Ketosis before any of the weighing, measuring or vitals are taken. I did loose 2.5 pounds last week though and 2 inches! I start questioning Deborah about how long it will take me to go back in Ketosis....thinking in my mind that I will have to redo week one. Thank goodness that is not the answer. She says about a day. We do the urine test and I have traces of ketones...so I am back in and on my way to fat burning...not as bad as I thought!

Day 11 - Cheating

Today I cave and cheat. I start the morning out fine with my usual egg whites and bacon. Lunch is pork tender. Then I go to an afternoon party...I have the fruit salad which I am thinking is fine...but it has melons in it - and those are not allowed yet. I also have 2 chocolate chip cookies dipped in chocolate. I can feel it in my body...I've thrown myself out of ketosis. I just feel different. My appetite has changed and I feel very full. I go to family supper at my aunt's tonight not knowing what is on the menu. The whole menu seems to be inline with the plan. We have grilled chicken. tomoatoes with corns and black-eyed peas (which I shouldn't have had...but i did...it was more of a garnish on the tomatoes than anything. The tomatoes were divine - I only had one...but be careful...tomatoes are high in carbs...who knew?! There was also fried okra...which i think was ok. I would've been fine if I hadn't of had the melons and cookies. I'm stuffed..I don't like this feeling.

Day 10 - Getting Sloppy

I am feeling so good that I start getting sloppy. Today I didn't write down a single thing in my journal. I don't think that I had anything in particular that was bad...I just feel like I was constantly eating ---cheese and more cheese.

Day 9 - Glowing

Today I feel great! My skin feels great and seems to be glowing - it must be the ketosis or it could be the Arbonne skin products that I tried last night. Today I had cucumbers that was a first in a while. And for dinner I had Chick-fil-a....my boyfriend is secretly loving my diet...my date nights keep on getting cheaper and cheaper. At chick-fil-a I got the chicken nuggets...it was super exciting. I almost felt like I was having something bad!

Day 8 - Day One of Week 2 - New Food

Today is the first day of week two and I get to eat some fruits and veggies! It is so exciting; it is almost like experiencing food for the first time all over again. This morning with my egg whites I add in a little spinich and mozarella. For lunch I have pork tenderloin and steamed spinich. For an afternoon snack, I have some mixed nuts. Tonight is the most exciting part of the day though...my boyfriend and I are going out to eat dinner. Usually we do something mid-week on Wednesdays, but this week I was trying to get better and we were waiting til I could actually go out to dinner.

I studied my list of approved meals and I found something that really seemed appealing...but bizare...I probably hadn't been to this restaurant in 10 years - Applebee's!! I had the grilled chili lime salad. I will say...it wasn't all I was hoping for; however it was nice to get out of the house. I didn't taste any lime flavoring or much of any chili. I probably could have done a better job making it at home, but hey my boyfriend got to eat man food and I didn't have to cook it.

Day 7 - On the Mends

Today I feel like I'm going to make it an my appetite is back up. I am happy today. Egg whites, turkey burger, cheese stick, pork tenderloin.