Day One - a success.

I guess we all have to start somewhere. It's been a very long day. I had a long nap yesterday so was up until 2:00am, which of course meant that I slept through the alarm a bit and jumped out of my skin when I woke up and realized it was 7:15am. I hate getting up abruptly and springing out of bed.

I've stuck to the diet 100% today. Diet really is a 4-letter word though. I did well all day then got home and even after eating this fabulous slab of meat prepared by my husband (awesome flavor/marinade).... I still want cheese of all things!

I love having steak with sour cream so I found this interesting alternative (almost by accident) called Quark. I'm still not quite sure what it is but its the consistency of sour cream but tastes sort of like a light cream cheese. It's high in protein and low in fat so its a great option. So basically this is my steak and baked potato without the potato. ha! Sugar cravings have been curbed by the vat of yogurt I've consumed today and 2 sugar free jellos. I had a fat free mueller lite vanilla yogurt with little chocolate bits and I was so excited it was like I was eating a piece of birthday cake. I'm still wondering if I can actually have fat free yogurt that has some sugar though. I'm a bit confused as all of the information I'm finding says its ok as long as it doesn't contain fruit bits and is fat free. I need to do some more digging but for now I'll live in an "ignorance is bliss" zone. 

I also did my first weigh in. It was a bit disheartening this evening though. I went to a weight loss support group after work to discover their scale was about 6 pounds higher - not in my favor. Mind you I'm sure a few pounds can be chalked up to clothing and the ton of water I've had today but it made me sad to see the scale as high as it was! It made me really defensive (to the lady weighing me in) and emotional. I've never done weight watchers or anything where I have to report in to someone - even if its one person. I suppose in a way it could be motivating because of the pressure to succeed - I am competitive. But I also could go the other route and never go back. Right now I'm not sure to be honest. I need to see how I get through this week. 

My husband had on Food Network when I entered the living room this evening after my 2 mile treadmill walk. He was also chomping on goldfish crackers. I think the look I gave him summarized my thoughts on both issues. He turned the channel and stopped eating crunchy snacks shortly after. I know that there will always be temptations so I can't expect everyone else to be miserable. But it would be really helpful if at home I had some more understanding. 

So for tonight - I sign off and plan to get to bed earlier. I need a good solid 8 hours.