Today woke up to 220.0# which was a -1.6lb loss since yesterday. I was hoping for another 2lb+ loss but I'm still getting used to this. 1lb+ a day is good, from what I've read.
Breakfast was half a grapefruit and I made my lunch of chicken and my version of salsa again. Since I'm on the go around lunch time during the week, this worked out pretty good today.
Felt satisfied after lunch but still weak and out of it until around dinner time.
For dinner I wanted soup so I cooked some onions, 3 large stalks of celery in a pan with some ACV, spices, and some beef broth until it was tender. Then I added 2 cups of beef broth and my veal chunks to make like a beef stew. I also tossed in a tiny bit of spinach just to add something else to the soup. It was tasty and I'm still full for the last 2 hours. That's finally a good sign!
I'll have an orange here in a bit for a snack and we'll see what tomorrow brings.
So far, I think this might work but I need to feel a little bit more normal to make me feel better about doing this protocol.
I really want Hostess cupcakes, and a glass of wine, and mashed potatoes, and pizza. I never want pizza, but today it sounds so freaking good! Everywhere I go, I see food I can't have. On tv, driving by restaurants, opening my fridge, in my mind, in my dreams (I had dreams about eating bacon and spitting it out just so I could have the taste in my mouth!)
But....
I have to beat this addiction and learn how to handle food not as an escape, but for nutrition, for my body, and to live better.
