Day 3.....not gonna lie....this is hard....i have a fear that i can't explain....but then comes HOPE

To put it simple, Day one came a little too easy for me.  I think it was the whole prep thing of getting everything ready and just trying it for the first time.

Day two came and 4:30 pm came and hit me like a ton of bricks.  The mind is a terrible thing that messes me up!  I sincerely thought I was going to cave.  Ramon is asleep on the sofa, I have my chicken breast in the oven, but hunger is setting in.  Sure, I knew deep down inside I was not starving.  I knew that my tummy was grumbling, but I was not going to die!  But the mind......it's telling me that my hunger is bigger than what it really is.  With Ramon being asleep, it was so easy for me to eat from the bag of Cheetos Puff I have in the pantry.  It was just so easy, because NO ONE WAS AROUND and Ramon was asleep.  You don't understand....Day two and I already caving?  This is SO NOT LIKE ME!  I do NOT cave this fast.  What did I do?  I set my alarm for 30 minutes (dinner would be ready) and I fell asleep on the sofa.  That was my answer to this solution.  I SHUT MY BRAIN OFF!  My alarm rang, I could smell the chicken, I jumped up.....and I ate!  Oh sweet 5oz piece of chicken and 2 cups of broccoli....food never tasted so yummy!

After the very first bite....what happens?  My brain starts working.  I'm not "starving" anymore.  I really wasn't famished like I "thought" I was.  I put my fork down after the first bite and I savored my food.  Slowly and with enjoyment, I ate my dinner and it was wonderful.  I finished and got up, cleared the dishes and NO ONE DIED!  Ha ha!  An hour later, I enjoyed my 1/2 cup portion of sugar free jello....REWARD!

My mind is just awful!  My mind is just going to play tricks on me.  I would rather listen to my physical body than my mind.  And this is my focus for week one.

The hope that came to me was today.  I spoke with such a dear person in my life and she amazed me with her words.  She has taken on the challenge to eat healthy and start working out.  I encouraged her and told her I would give her tips and just be there for her if she just needed to talk.  She shared that this morning, she heard the alarm go off for her to get up and work out.  She had decided already that she was not going to workout.  And then she thought of me.  After reading my blog, she said to herself, "If Lupe can do this, so can I".  She got out of bed and worked out.  Wow!  This made my day.  I love the "little" nuggets of HOPE that God brings along our path.

So yes, if anything....HOPE comes in the morning :)

My sugar free jello portions, always ready for me!

My turkey scramble for my burrito in the morning, this was a yummy recipe!

My Waldorf Salad for lunch...loved this recipe!