Day 6, I cannot believe I have reached almost a week. I thought it would be a lot harder than it has been. I have not cheated at all and am consistently drinking my water as well. I am not going to lie, there were a couple of times when I really wanted to eat something but I immediately stopped thinking about it and started to do something else so I would not be tempted. The hardest part for me was the weekend. Not in trying not to eat but to take my shakes like I should. There were two days that I was not even hungry for my last shake of the night. In class, there are specific instructions to drink every single shake no matter what. Skipping shakes will actually prevent a person from losing weight.
I have been keeping meticulous records about when and where I drink my shakes. It helps to have a schedule that I am bound to because it takes the thinking right out if it. I am excited about my first "official" weigh-in tomorrow. Although I don't feel any different, there is definitely something to be said about not having fat ankles. No swelling. I love this aspect. I can only expect that my health will continue to improve as I lose more and more weight.
Stay tuned for the weigh-in results!
Thinking about the weekends, I think a difficult dynamic to our culture, and many cultures really, is that our social networks are built around food. Please be mindful not to cut yourself off from social activities because of the shakes!
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