Half-Timer

Day Four and Five are singing the same tune as One, Two and Three; I can stay consistent part of the day, but the other parts are a cheater's paradise.  Of course, I have heaping multitudes of excuses to rationalize my food selections.  Who doesn't?  I think we all go through these issues when we try to make lifestyle changes.

Here's the issue I am currently working through, and the issue I always combat when I try something "restrictive" with dieting and food:

I start the day on-diet.  I can usually get through the day on-diet.  Usually, the dinner is on-diet or mostly on-diet.  So in the evening, I feel great!  Then, this internal dialogue takes place: "Woo-hoo, go me!  I did it! I stayed on track!  I'm so awesome!...I'm still hungry!  Oh my gosh, I'm starving! If I don't eat now, I'm pretty sure I will die!  Ok, I won't die, but tomorrow I am gonna feel terrible because I didn't eat anything today, so I better eat something now so I can stay on target tomorrow.  Yeah, that makes sense.  [Raid Kitchen] Well, all the food I have is for tomorrow, and I don't want to eat that because I need to eat it tomorrow, so I'll eat [insert unhealthy thing lurking in my pantry], and it's okay because I was on target all day, and this will keep me on target tomorrow.  I win!... "

Or do I?

After a couple days of this, I am so disappointed in myself that I throw in the towel and eat whatever I want. Usually this occurs during the time of my mother nature attack and I crave all things fatty and salty and chocolaty.  TMI, I know, but hey - the world is +/- 50% female, so deal with it.  This is the time of the month where I like to use the term 'hangry', anger out of hunger.

Since today equals Day 5 AND I'm dealing with the monthly gift from mother nature that my husband sarcastically calls 'happy-fun-time', I am in the right place to have this cycle of dieting come to a close.

Luckily, I am confident this will go a little longer because my husband is more-or-less on board and I have some other people in my corner who are more or less going through the same thing.

I guess if it wasn't this hard, everyone would do it.

We shall see what happens through the rest of this week.

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Day Four: July 10th, 2012 

(Natalie Only, Josh said he went to Wendy's but wouldn't divulge)
Breakfast/Lunch:  One egg and a giant pile of sauteed spinach, black coffee

Happy Hour:  One glass of red wine

Dinner:  One hot dog and one cup of Sheridan's frozen custard (I was watching the All Star Game at Crown Center)

Late Night Snack: One Amy's Organic Rice and Bean and Cheese Burrito, Low-Sodium (it was meant for Josh) with salsa.

Day Five: July 11th, 2012
(So far only for Natalie... It's only 1:55pm at the time of this post!)
Lunch:  Grilled chicken breast marinated in lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, dill, S&P.  Sauteed mushrooms.  Raw Carrot Sticks.  Black Coffee.