Double digits

 Onward & upward!  I’m almost there.  Feeling proud of myself :)

Day 10 Menu:

Chugging Along

 Another day with our any detours.  I’m really proud of myself.  It’s nice to lose a few, but more so I’m glad to be feeling better & accomplishing my goal.  These 14 days are as much a mental challenge as physical.  I actually forgot how easy it is for the food planning too.  My flour, no sugar.  That simple.  It’s the will power that is the hurdle.  But I feel good about it!

Day 9 Menu:

Forgetful

 I completely forgot to plan my food menu last night, so I did it this morning.  And then I kept changing my mind about dinner!  Hope it’s not an indication of the day 😋

Day 8 Menu:

Survived the Stress

Today was a stressful day.  Waiting for X-ray results for my youngest.  Getting to work early and on time for a staff meeting.  Getting rained on at my oldest’s soccer game.  Oy!  In the very little down time of a day like this, I normally would’ve snacked and snacked and snacked.  Today I didn’t!  I still stuck to my plan for food for the day!  Feels good, really good.

Day 7 Menu:

Day 6 Tomorrow

 Almost halfway there!  

Day 6 Menu:

Onward!

 My daughter had an audition today & did absolutely amazing, I was so proud of her.  I want her to be proud of me too.  I want to show both my girls how hard work & will power can pay off.  Whether they know it or not, they give me a lot of motivation when it comes to my bright lines.  Watching them succeed and accomplish hard things, makes me want to do the same.  That thought crossed my mind several times today when I felt my tummy rumble a bit.  

Onward to day 5.  My menu:

Temptation

Today I was noticing my hunger between meals... a lot.  Luckily I had a busy day planned & was able to power through by drinking my flavored water.  Then tonight, the rest of the family wanted Panda Express.  I was very tempted.  Instead of the salad with taco fixings that I had planned with seasoned ground turkey, I had Art get me some plain chicken from Panda.  I still had my freakishly big salad with some excellent chicken.  And it not only tasted great, but I felt great.  I didn’t feel guilty because I simply switched up my protein.  Stuck to the 4 oz, it worked out well.  Another successful day!

Day 4 menu:

Preparing for Day 3

 Another successful day!  I guess I did have a vodka with sparkling water drink tonight, both 0 calories though, so I still feel good about it 😉.  I was sitting outside to eat lunch on our patio today & had all of my food sitting in front of me.  I was thinking about what a beautiful day it was & how yummy the food tasted.  Also about how lucky I am to have such a great place to eat lunch, with such healthy food!  Planning my meals & physically sitting down to think about what I’m eating really help me open my eyes to how much I’m grateful for.  I think it’s because I take that time to really just sit.  I’m not on my phone or in front of the tv.  I’m just sitting & clearly thinking.  It’s nice!  

My day 3 plan:

Day 1 Recap & Day 2 Plan

 Today went off without a hitch.  I made myself a calendar this time around and put it on the refrigerator.  It will serve as a reminder when I get hungry to stick with my plan.  It will also be a way for me to track my progress.  I forgot how empowering it feels to do this.  It really makes me feel like I'm accomplished more today, even though on the whole, I probably didn't do much more than a usual day.  

My Day 2 Menu:

14 day challenge... again

 I’ve done really, really good with my bright line eating.  Have I truly stuck to the bright lines though?  Not so much the last few months.  So tomorrow I’m starting the 14 day challenge again.  I know I can get back on track.  My menu for tomorrow:

Last Day!

 My last day of this 14 day challenge is tomorrow.  I'm so excited to have stuck with it.  I plan on continuing on because I really do feel a ton better. 

Breakfast:

4 oz cottage cheese

1 pear

1 oz bran cereal

Lunch:

4 oz tuna

.5 oz mayo

6 oz celery, cucumber, carrot

1 banana

Dinner:

4 oz crab & shrimp

8 oz cesar salad

2 oz cesar dressing

6 oz green bean

Almost there!

 As much as I was hoping that if feel better with this new way of eating, I had major doubts.  My biggest worry was that I wouldn't be able to stick to it.  Now I'm almost done with the 14 day challenge I set out to finish & I'm planning on continuing after that!

Breakfast: 

1 banana

8 oz yogurt

1 oz oatmeal

Lunch:

1 hard boiled egg

4 oz cottage cheese

1 pear

6 oz cucumber & carrots

 2 is dressing

Dinner:

4 oz chicken

6 oz spaghetti squash

8 oz cauliflower & zucchini

12

 Breakfast:

1 oz oatmeal

1 Apple

2 eggs

Lunch:

4 oz mini sausage

6 oz sauerkraut

6 oz mango

.5 oz nuts

Dinner:

4 oz pork chop

6 oz broccoli

8 oz salad

2 oz dressing

Going strong

 Breakfast:

6 oz strawberries

4 oz cottage cheese

1 oz cream of wheat

Lunch:

4 oz leftover steak

6 oz leftover fajita veggies

1 banana

.5 oz nuts

Dinner:

4 oz souvlaki chicken

7 oz zucchini

7 oz cauliflower

2 oz taziki sauce

Day 10

 A week & a half in & I'm loving this.  The book I read said that the joy of planning your meals would help you not think about food & I really didn't believe it.  But it's true.  Knowing that I don't have to think about what I'm eating at each meal really does take my mind off of snacking.  All of the healthy options have been great too.

Breakfast:

1 banana

2 eggs

1 oz oatmeal

Lunch:

4 oz leftover cabbage roll

6 oz cabbage & sauerkraut

6 oz watermelon

.5 oz nuts

Dinner:

4 oz Fajita steak & chicken

7 oz Fajita veggies

7 oz spaghetti sauce

1 oz cheese

Day 9

Breakfast:

8 oz greek yogurt

6 oz strawberries

1 oz bran cereal

Lunch:

2 hard boiled eggs

6 oz watermelon

6 oz spaghetti squash

.5 oz nuts

Dinner:

4 oz shrimp

8 oz ceasar salad

2 oz ceasar dressing

6 oz corn on cob

One Week Complete

 Not to root my own horn, but I'm pretty darn proud of myself!  I've completed one full week of my Bright Lines.  And I'm all set to keep on going.  

Breakfast:

1 oz oatmeal

6 oz blueberries

4 oz cottage cheese

Lunch:

4 oz steak strip

6 oz tomato, cucumber, snap peas

1 Apple

2 oz but burger

Dinner:

4 oz cabbage roll (meat & sauce only)

6 oz cabbage

8 oz salad

2 oz dressing

Success

 Tonight we had dinner with a bunch of family & I stuck to my plan!  Even whan cake was imvoled!  I'm beyond excited that I had the willpower to do it.  It felt really great!

Breakfast:

1 oz cream of wheat

2 oz pecans

1 plum

Lunch:

4 oz steak

6 oz bell peppers

1 banana

2 oz avocado

Dinner:

4 oz kielbasa 

6 oz veggi e sauce & doodles

8 oz side salad

2 oz dressing 

Day 6

 Tomorrow for dinner we're going to my in-laws house.  This will be the first real 'in my face' temptations that I'll be around since I cut out sugar a few weeks ago and started my Bright Lines 5 days ago.  I'm confident I can do it!

Breakfast:

4 oz cottage cheese

1 oz bran cereal

1 peach

Lunch:

4 oz hummus

6 oz cut veggies (cucumber, carrot, celery, bell pepper)

6 oz cantaloupe

2 oz olives

Dinner:

4 oz grilled chicken

14 oz cesar salad

2 oz dressing

Cruising to Day 5

 Breakfast:

2 eggs

1 oz oatmeal

1 banana

Lunch:

4 oz leftover salmon

6 oz green bean

6 oz cantaloupe

.5 oz nuts

Dinner:

4 oz rotisierre chicken

8 oz broccoli

6 oz salad with cucumber & tomato

2 oz salad dressing