Day 1 VLCD

Jami: 163.9
Justin: 203.1

Phew, I only gained just over two pounds from gorging. Pam commented that that is the fun part, and I agree, getting one last taste of the crap you crave that isn't good for you, but for me, the extra pounds become a nuisance at the end. So I focused on eating very fatty foods, but not everything in sight. We will find out in the next few days if that was smart or not. *Fingers crossed*

Another new strategy I am implementing is eating as little as possible in the first week on the vlcd. Why? Because that isn't the time when the diet is hard; you don't miss anything, you don't crave anything, you aren't bored with the food, you are just hyped up on initiative. So why not take advantage of that extra will power, and eat as little as possible when it's easiest to do it? Again, we will see in the next few days if it works or not.

I will comment, again, that one of my favorite things about this diet is the instant results. Not only do you drop weight right away, but you can actually watch the pounds melt away. It's crazy, but I have seen my love handles just disappear. So wonderful.

So back to my current 'eat very little' strategy (ok, ok, ok, so this is just where I get to do the dumb girl thing and list out everything I ate today...if you don't get the reference, watch How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days). Today I had three cups of coffee sweetened with Truvia (our Wal-mart just got Truvia, no Stevia in sight), two cups of tea, half a cucumber, 100 grams of steak, and a handful of cherry tomatoes. It was really delish and I wasn't thinking about food all day. It also helps that I got a wonderfully long visit with the gorgeous Catherine Corso and Machaela, Justin's friend Brendan and his two boys (3 and 4), and we had a Chuck-E-Cheese birthday party too. The party was easy, just kept my hand on my unsweetened iced tea and played with the kids. All diets are much easier to do if you don't lack things to think about other than food.

Now Justin had a little bit of a tough time today. Let me preface his story with noting that he hasn't been hungover but maybe 3 times in his life. Today was one of those days. Since he doesn't get hangovers, he isn't accustomed to the cravings that go with them. All day he kept saying he was really craving greasy meat and more greasy cheese. He even snuck several slices of pepperoni off the kids' pizza. At the birthday party, he also ate two giant plate fulls of salad, including bacon bits and a couple teaspoons of balsamic vinaigrette. I also believe there were restricted veggies on there too, but I am not 100% sure. Lol, it is super easy to make Justin's confessions for him. :) But I am sad to say that these confessions do not give me confidence that he will have a significant drop in the morning. What I am happy about, though, is that he has a day of labor planned; installing insulation in our crawl spaces. I am not looking forward to helping and watching the kids...

So, at the end of the day, I feel great and am jazzed with anticipation of the day one drop I'll see tomorrow. Can't wait for everyone else to jump on the wagon! Lauren, if you are reading this, you should start a blogspot blog for your progressions for the rest of us to read. :) Thanks Love!

Happy New Year Everyone!

Pounds to go:

Jami: 29.9
Justin: 28.1