Day 20

Wow, 2/3 of the way done! Being on day 20 feels like such an accomplishment. As I drove to work this morning, I felt proud. I drove by Dunkin Donuts and felt FREE that I am no longer depending on eating breakfasts there that always end up making me feel awful afterwards and taking all my money! I feel like I'm on a different path-where I am recognizing that I don't *need* food to feel happy or satisfied psychologically. I am still experiencing cravings and grumpiness when I can't partake in group desserts, longing for a buttery grilled cheese sandwich and chocolate pie with cool whip topping. Mmmmmm. BUT, I know that I feel better when I mainly avoid those things in so many different ways-physically, emotionally, psychologically. I feel so much more confidence knowing that I have the power and the ability to say NO to things. I have not regretted it once!


I am starting to mull over what to do when I'm done in 10 days. I really like Jen Hatmaker's take on it- to do 80/20. Basically stick to the rules, but if there is some goat cheese in a salad, or butter on something, or if I want to have a grilled cheese, splash of sweetened creamer in my coffee or cookie once in a while, I'm not going to kill myself over it. But I think realizing that I never regret saying no to those things is really going to help me do it more often. At least I hope, that's why I wanted to do this in the first place!


Anyways, breakfast today was boiled eggs at work cut in half. Lunch was leftover cashew sauce + roasted broccoli + spaghetti squash. YUM!





For dinner we had taco night at church. That was so easy for me to adjust-I brought some cauliflower rice with me and then topped it with ground turkey, lettuce, tomato and guac. I definitely was eyeing the chips and cheese but it was still good without.


After dinner, 3 of us families went out for ice cream. The true test!! I was actually fine and only envied the ice creams for a moment. In the future, I can see myself having a tiny bowl or a couple bites of Jay's, but probably not a whole ice cream. Today though, nada. I ate an apple pie lara bar instead!