I no longer feel like I'm dying of starvation. I think my body went numb.
Didn't snack as much yesterday because I had a huge chicken cobb salad I'd made myself. Sure, it was almost 400 calories, but it was a giant bowl that was mostly lettuce and spinach. I ate it a bit faster than I intended, but it was so good. Doing that again today, definitely!
I walked yesterday too, so the program actually allows me a few more calories when I exercise- what a motivation! If I swim the Atlantic, I can have a steak with a loaded baked potato for a snack- that makes me want to get my bathing suit on!
I have managed to stay within 150 calories give or take (mostly give) of my goal of 1500 calories a day.
What I have learned:
I didn't die. God is good.
Hunger will go away if you find something to do- distractions are a great way to stop thinking about your next meal/snack.
Water helps, but when you're truly hungry, it doesn't do diddly-squat.
Drinking 2 cups of water right before eating helps you slow down your food intake, because you don't feel as desperate to get something in your stomach before it implodes like a black hole.
I have refrained from grazing and eating anything with empty calories because I don't want my nutritionist to yell at me.
I think an exercise bike in the house would let me do more than 20 minutes of exercise- like walking outside in freezing temperatures. Just pop in a movie and literally pedal my hiney off for an hour and a half- then go eat an elephant.
After four days, my belly has gotten a lot smaller.
I don't care how much I think I've lost, I'm still not bringing a scale into the house!
That's it! I've learned a lot, but I'll bet I'll learn more in the coming weeks. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to be under the Flabulous Threes before spring? I really do wonder if I'll stick with it for that long- I hope I do!
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