Day 8 of Phase 2

Day 10 of a 42 day program
Weight: 213.6

Today was a terrible, no good, very bad day at work. Thankfully it was not as a result of hunger. Actually I got through the day feeling pretty good. I even had less coffee than I normal do. One thing I did today that was new is I brought a 1/2 gallon container of the Lemonade I mentioned on yesterday's blog entry. It helped so much, especially when you just need a "little something".

My prepackaged lunch of grilled chicken burger and broccoli went well. I was afraid that having cooked the meat and then frozen it in the same baggie as the broccoli would cause it to have a funky taste, but nope, all was good...actually the taste was really good.

I have also resigned myself to the fact that I am going to have to cook at least 2 meals for dinner. I say  "at least two" because I was superwoman tonight and cooked 3 different meals all at the same time. Why, you might ask, well it is simple. I was cooking veal (yes I know I said no beef this week, but veal is super lean and is only a starter cow, right?) and I knew my husband was going to want something more than just veal sautéed in chicken stock, so I made him veal marsala. I also knew that there was no way my son, at four years old, was going to eat and enjoy veal, so Voila Mac and Cheese was made. For me I had none of the the two which just about killed me, they both look and smelled so great, and instead I cooked my veal and added some spinach. Ehhh, it was OK. I won't do it that way again.

I had 4 large strawberries dusted with Stevia for desert and that was a nice treat. The protocol says I can have a handful of strawberries and that is what the 4 came out to, so I was happy with that. It was a nice change from an apple or an orange. I did the 1/2 a grapefruit thing a couple of nights last week, and I guess it is the way that I was programmed, but to me grapefruit is a breakfast thing. At some point I may do a bit of a switch up and take the fruit from my lunch and eat it as a breakfast. If I do that, then I would re-try the grapefruit at that point.

I was thinking tonight about how I physically feel on this diet - other than the hunger that I felt in week one - and I have noticed that I am ready for bed quite a bit earlier in the evenings that I had been before I started the diet. What is an even bigger change is that when I go to sleep, I stay asleep all night long. This is a very welcome change for someone who has been battling insomnia for the better part of 2 years now. I'm not sure if it is the decrease in calories that is making this change possible, or if maybe I am detoxifying crap out of my body, or maybe the weight loss is making me more comfortable and I am able to sleep now. I have no idea what is behind it, BUT I LIKE IT!


So, all and all it was a good start to my second week on the VLCD. I feel confident that I will be able to survive until friday without breaking the protocol. I hope to create and upload my second video on Wednesday, so look for it.