Days 4, 5, 6, & 7

Wow, I'm behind! I can't remember all the details, so I'll stick to the highlights.

Day 4 - My first cheat
Day 4 was a little tough for me. Friday afternoon we had our department picnic for work. I was surrounded by hot dogs, hamburgers, and lots of desserts. I stuck to chili (1/2 vegetable, 1/2 beef). It was freakin' cold outside, so I also had some hot chocolate which happened to be made with milk. I only had a small cup, so I thought it would be ok. Other than that I was pretty good. Friday nights are always the nights that Marcus and I go out to dinner with each other. I look forward to yummy food on Friday nights. We were going to go to PF Changs which I was excited about, but the wait was too long and we had to settle for Ruby Tuesday in order to make our movie. I had boring grilled chicken and broccoli. I stared at the drink and dessert menu the entire time. To make things worse, we went to the movies and I couldn't get any candy. I had some almond cranberry natural bar as a substitute. Couldn't really touch SnowCaps. Thank God for Vince Vaughn. I was laughing so hard in the movie that I forgot about chocolate.

Day 5 - Rainy Day
Day 5 started out ok. I had to do a 3 mile walk for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in the morning. After the walk, I met Tracy, Matt, & Gavin for lunch at Mimi's. Mimi's is the perfect place to eat on a cold rainy day. They have delicious soups and yummy muffins. Wait, that's right, I can't have muffins! Crap! I decided to go with the egg white omelet and turkey sausage. Unfortunately, the turkey sausage was actually a huge turkey hamburger patty. Gross. Luckily, a low-fat blueberry muffin came with Tracy's meal. Wait, I can't have muffins and neither can Tracy. The muffin sat their and stared at me the entire meal. After my omelet I was still hungry so I ordered a cup of the naked french onion soup. Good, but still not what I needed. I NEEDED the muffin. I gave in and Tracy taunted me. Really, she did. If I could pick any adjective to describe her behavior, I would pick evil. I ended up eating the entire muffin top, not the entire muffin. Not too bad right?? Well, if the day ended their, no; however, it did not. After brunch, I went straight to the gym and ran my muffin top off (in more ways than one). Later that day, Marcus & I decided to meet our friends at Six Flags. We decided not to eat anything before the park because we both get a little queasy on the rides these days. Bad idea. After a very twisty Mind Bender ride, our stomachs were not too happy. We needed some carbs, and quick!! We split a giant pretzel. Oops! It was either that or a funnel cake and as Denise always says, it's all about the choices. I guess I could've opted for a turkey leg, but they make me vomit in my mouth when I see them. Still not too bad if it ended there. Wait, there's more :( We left the park around 10pm (after walking many miles I'm sure) and we were STARVING! Wendy's was located directly outside the park. I was instructed by my husband to pull in. I was going to be good and get the chili; but they were all out of chili so I decided to get the buffalo boneless wings. I only at half. Really. When I got home, I took my Omegas and my Healthy Cleanse and went straight to bed before I could do anymore damage.

Day 6 - Sunday Sunday
Day 6 wasn't too bad. It started bad because I was late to church and only had a box of raisins for breakfast. By lunch I was ready to eat a cow. Instead, I had brunswick stew and grilled chicken salad. I wanted a sweet potato, but Tracy thought sweet potatoes were high in carbs so I abstained. I did however have to eat a couple bites of my precious nephew's chicken fingers since he so sweetly offered them to me. After lunch, I decided to take a long nap. I figure if I'm sleeping, I can't eat, so it's the safest activity I can do. I was planning on going to the gym during Desperate Housewives, but my husband suggested I might do some laundry instead. Being the type A personality that I am, that led to cleaning out my closets which took a little longer than expected. Bottom line, no gym, but I didn't eat bad either, so it wasn't a total loss.

Day 7 - Success (somehow)
Day 7 was full of cravings. I found myself eating peanut butter out of the jar with a knife at my desk while on a conference call. Not attractive I'm sure, and a little dangerous since my tongue was licking a serrated knife. I caught myself in what I was doing and quickly stopped before anyone saw me (I think). I didn't quite get in my water today. I need to do better with that. I went to group swim tonight. Before swim, Tracy and I went to weigh in. Time for the truth. The scale doesn't lie. I couldn't believe it!!! 6 lbs!!!! In 7 days!!!! Yay!!!!! Tracy too!!!!! We were so excited!!! I swam my heart out and then I ate a subway sandwich, which hit the spot!! It was worth it. I'm going to get back on complete track tomorrow. No more cheating.