Day 8 - The Epiphany... LOL

How I did for today?

• Here I am day 8, I have now stopped eating anything after 9pm and fortunately do not feel the need to eat anything.  I started thinking that maybe I should make a monthly plan to add something healthy into my life.  So, with that said, I have made a plan for January 15th.
• January 15th, I plan to begin my day a bit earlier than normal.  I am going to get myself to bed by 1:00 am and be up, out of bed and eating breakfast by 9:00 am the latest.  I figure I have a few days to make this plan happen. It should be pretty do-able!
• I am thinking that if the wake time works, I will add something new into my plan for a healthier me on February 1st.  Not sure what to add right now but, I am thinking.

Meals and such...

• Breakfast
• 1 choco-latte protein shake (that's chocolate in case you were wondering)
• Lunch
• 1 chocolate protein shake (mmmm, I kinda like those!)
• Mid-afternoon
• 1 chocolate protein shake - this one had a little twist on it though since I was chewing some spearmint gum at the time.  OMG, it was an amazing taste.  I could swear I was drinking/eating an After Eight or Andes Mint! Seriously! Maybe I should find some of that flavor drop stuff! :o)
• Dinner
• 6 oz of jumbo shrimp topped with 1/2 a cup of Tostito's salsa sauce and steamed in the microwave for 4 minutes.  That was amazing, the salsa and water from the frozen shrimp made a sort of soupy sauce that had an amazing taste.  I felt like I was eating something from a gourmet restaurant!
• 5 oz premixed salad with 2 tbsp of fat-free Italian dressing
• Water, water everywhere
• a hazelnut coffee with little but of milk and NO SUGAR! ya, I said NO SUGAR. I drank the entire medium cup and I liked it. So, no more sugar in my coffee.
• Snack
• 1 small green pear 
• more of that water, water everywhere!

What I can change...

• Well, I think that is obvious to say at this point.  I can now drink coffee with just a little bit of milk and NO SUGAR.  I think I should find a better alternative to the dressing on my salad.  I might be using to much.  I also need to drink more water.  I need to have at least two eight ounce glasses between each of my sittings so, I stopped at CVS tonight and purchased an aluminum water bottle that is exactly 2 cups! Cool! Also, I need to start remembering to take my vitamin in the morning. That's important. So, overall I am pretty proud and have a few little changes to work on. Thanks for reading.

Inspirational Thoughts

It is easy to be negative about past mistakes and unhappiness. 
But it is much more healing to look at ourselves and our past 
in the light of experience, acceptance, and growth.
- unknown