Day 2 in

I apologize for not posting last night. By the time I was done with my day I was exhausted and could not even think straight. I think I picked a tough week to start this whole lifestyle change thing. The kids are on Spring Break! It is not a huge deal, but it has been raining all week, so they have been stuck inside. I have been a little bit sore and cranky. The combination of me being cranky and 5 kids in the house all day, is not an ideal situation! But it is ok. I will get through it and all will be great! :)

I want to thank everyone who has stopped by and especially for your words of support. It really does make a difference! This morning, I really did not want to get up at 5:00am. I was so sound asleep and comfortable. When the alarm went off I considered just going back to sleep. But then I thought about the fact that I would have admit on here that I got lazy after only three days! So, I got my self out of bed and went for it! So, thank you for your support!

My food log for yesterday was as follows:

*Access bar
*8 oz proflex protein shake with 4 frozen strawberries and 1 scoop of fiberwise high fiber drink. This tasted kinda nasty, I think it was the fact that it was chocolate, strawberries and peach flavored fiberwise. I will try different combinations and may just end up drinking the shake plain because it is VERY yummy plain!
*3/4 cup brown rice with 1 cup shredded chicken cooked in carne asada sauce
*2 small hand fulls of roasted almonds
*1 apple
*4 oz chicken breast grilled with BBQ sauce
*6 asparagus and 1 tbs. of mayo made with Olive oil (much less fat)
*1/2 cup spinach with balsamic vinegar
*1 cup rice pilaf (this is a family favorite, but I changed up the recipe to make it more healthy. Normally you saute a package of vermicelli in 1/4 c. butter and white rice, mushrooms and a strong chicken broth and then simmer, last night I used whole wheat thin spaghetti, sauteed it in 1 tbs olive oil, used brown rice and fat free, low sodium chicken broth. It was okay, but next time I will make a stronger broth, it needed a bit more flavor.

My mom called yesterday and read me an article about a study that was done recently where they had 2 different groups of people. One group ate 1/2 of a grapefruit before each meal. the other group ate the same exact meal, but the group that included the grapefruit lost substantially more weight. I am going to give it a try. I will be going to buy grapefruit today! :)