Day 1 - 24 day challenge - Deanne

Today is Day 1. Blogging for day 1 begins. I ate every two hours today. That is tricky because you have got to PLAN. In December, I ate anything that wasn't nailed down.

My food today:

Breakfast (715 am): vanilla yogurt, 1 piece of whole wheat toast with natural peanut butter and 1 clementine, 1 coffee

Mid Morning:(930 am) 1 coffee, cheese string, celery and carrots dipped in white bean / roast red pepper dip, vanilla cottage cheese

Lunch (1130 am) : whole wheat wrap with oven baked ham (Natural selections brand), 1 slice of deli thin pickle, 1 slice of Havarti cheese, dijon mustard

Snack (2 pm) and I was hungry because I went to the gym: spinach / greens with handful of almonds, handful of dried cranberries, 1 boiled egg cut up on top, handful of baby tomatoes (no dressing).

Late Afternoon (4 pm): 1 apple

Supper (545 pm): 1/2 cup of whole wheat pasta, spoonful of tomato sauce, (No parmesan!); 5 oven baked scallops

At 7 pm: I plan to eat one handful of almonds.

It is now about 630 pm and I have had 6 of my 8 glasses of water. Heading for the fridge when I am done blogging to get one last bottle of water for the day!

My workout today was Gymstick Muscle at HEAT at 1215. I enjoy the gymstick and I really need work on my upper body. I tend to have neck and shoulder issues but I really focused on my posture today.

As I said, my 3 resolutions were more water, more blogging and more HEAT classes. The other 'unwritten' changes I plan to make (since I was naughty in December) are no booze, no chocolate, and no potato chips (this one may be the hardest!)

I am sitting her full and satisfied. I am not following any particular eating plan, just better choices, and grazing. I tend to get back on track when I keep track of what I eat. I did a start weigh-in (But Mary Ann won't tell us the number) which I like. I will see what it ends up being in 24 days. Its not about "the number" but about making some good changes.

I am not 'dieting' and at no time was I feeling like I was 'starving'. I am eating lots and feeling great. I felt tired and lazy in December because of all the sugar I was eating. What a difference that makes for the body !

Thanks for following my Blog. :)

D.