Day Four

196 :: Thursday's Food Log

Down a total of 2.6#'s in three days! It felt good to pop out of bed this morning, excited about getting on the scale for a change. While I've been losing slowly over the past couple of years as I learned about eating for nutrition, it's been so gradual that I don't really expect to see much of a change when I do get on the scale. I was pretty happy this morning, I can't remember the last time I saw a lower number three days in a row! Now, these could just be the weekend pounds I put on over our road trip, but if they are it's the first time they have come back off in three days instead of three weeks and if that's the case, well, I'm still really happy! I'm looking forward to taking the products with me when we go away again next weekend, and not so stressed about eating away from home now that I have the Cheat to take with me.

One of the things I struggle with is my honey taking off to buy fast food at some point each day. While I don't want to eat that junk, I still respond to the smells & convenience and have to constantly fight against my cravings for the refined carbs I know he is eating. This is the 2nd morning this week that I've caved and asked him to bring me back pancakes, so it's the perfect time to write a little about the Cheat part of this program since a friend asked. This is copied from CNI, "...sprinkle this clinically proven 100% natural fiber on any solid food. Will not change the taste of food and allows a portion of the food to pass through the digestive tract without being absorbed. Use 5-6 sprinkles per portion." From listening to the product calls I know that the Cheat works by 'sealing in' macro nutrients (protein, carbs or fat) so that their calories just pass through without being absorbed, the Cheat safely eliminating about 25% of the calories without their being digested. So my breakfast of about 500 calories becomes 375 calories, a much more reasonable number for breakfast when I am trying to lose weight. This is what I meant by tipping me from maintenance to losing on days I want to splurge a little, or when I give in to something easy like I did this morning. Calorie restriction is always a part of any weight loss program, this just makes is easier to cut back on unwanted calories without setting up the mental anguish that comes from depriving myself of something I want.

I didn't take my 2nd Accelerate today and I can feel the difference in my energy level. I'll be sure to take it tomorrow. I made a wonderful thick spaghetti sauce for dinner, tossing in some veggie 'meat' balls. Since I had pancakes this morning I skipped the pasta and ate it like a stoup, this worked well for sprinkling on my second serving of Cheat for the day. I don't often use the 'alternative' meats, and dinner was a little heavy, so I packed up leftovers with only two 'meat' balls in each serving.

After a bowl of dessert I realized I also didn't use my Lean today - hey, I could have added it to the dessert? I'll try that another time. For now maybe I should incorporate having a shake and taking my 2nd accelerate together at noon each day as part of my daily routine, that way I won't forget - I know it's important for the program to use all four products to achieve the 'nutrient fusion' that's part of their designed synergy, and I want to do this right! Besides, the Lean has the B12, B6 & Folic acid that are so important to heart health when used together, I don't want to miss that benefit either.

So another good day. Tomorrow will be busy, we're heading out to the archery range in the morning to field tune our bows in preparation for the State Competition coming up Sunday. This would be a good time to mention that the Accelerate does not make me shaky; that would be unacceptable considering the calm and steadiness required for making good archery shots! I just have the energy to practice more, which is a good thing :)