Day 10

I feel great today! I think I am done with the really hard detox period. YAY!

Yesterday for lunch I had a taco salad - it was really good. It had romaine lettuce, black beans,
red onion, corn, avocado, and home-made pico de gallo. I had an orange for dessert.

For dinner, we went to one of my favorite restaurants and we shared a cup of vegan tom ka tofu soup and then I had a wonderful salad with lots of greens, sunflower seeds, sweet potato, beets, carrots, and peppers. I asked them to hold the dressing, but they forgot. Normally, I would have sent it back, but the restuarant was REALLY busy, so I ate it. The dressing was vegan, but was pretty oily. Luckily the salad wasn't swimming in oil.

I also had a bottle of ginger-ale. I really regretted this as it was WAY too sweet. Of course, I still drank it though.

I need to work on not just eating or drinking something b/c it is in front of me. It is okay to stop before it is gone. As a food addict, I have never been very good at this.

Also went to the gym. It was a quick workout due to time, but got in 30 minutes of 15/15 intervals. My heart was thumping and my muscles were burning, so it was good.

It is 10:30 and I just starting to get hungry, but it may be toxic hunger. I am finding that I am not truly hungry until closer to 11 or 12. I am also starting to like the feeling of true hunger. I am realizing that I am not going to die if I don't eat right away.

Yesterday afternoon, I had a moment where I started craving a snack. I couldn't get it out of my mind and like a robot, I went to the vending machine. I was going to get peanuts, but luckily they were out. They did have 'sweet and salty' trail mix that was full of m&m's, but I was strong. I looked at the other options, and none of looked even remotely good. I returned to my desk and went immediately to the Eat to Live member forums and read some posts. Being a member is what is saving me. It is nice to know that there are so many people that are going through the same thing and are having success. I finally have the support that has been missing. Not having a snack yesterday was a huge win, not eating the peanut m&m's or the toxic trail mix, or the cheezit crackers. I am beating this thing!

I woke up today feeling energized and very happy! Here's to my health!

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