fast. day 6.

Hi there.

It's me.

I'm here on day 6, going strong and doing well. It has been quite a first week. We've discovered we absolutely hate cream of wheat without brown sugar, we I love love love cheese, corn is just so delicious, and how much our lives revolve around food. Baby shower? Let's eat! Birthday person on staff? Let's throw a breakfast party! Bored? Grab a bag of tortilla chips! Walking Den? Why not take a cup of coffee along! At Disneyland? Here, have a churro, chipwhich, and chocolate covered banana! (all foods we have never craved until this week. go figure.)

In all honesty, the first couple of days were terrible. I ended up getting a really bad headache that lasted 2 days straight. (I blame the coffee ban.) I was tired and low on energy and so sad to not know what to eat. But by Friday we were feeling strong and healthy and energetic! I'm not even craving the same stuff I was early on. (except for cheese...I am a little sad about that one.) Danny has already tightened his belt a notch and I, though I'm not sure I've lost weight, feel great.

Sunday came and went and though we are breaking our fast on the Sabbath, we ate pretty mildly. I was so excited to eat cheese. He was so excited for his favorite yogurt smoothie. The worst decision of our lives came that night. A lovely, large, luscious slice of red velvet cake (which I had taken from the baby shower the day before for just this occasion) awaited us all day. So at 9:30 at night we broke out our forks and went to town. That cake never had a chance.

But it got us back. Oh, did we pay. Horrendous stomach aches at 1 am for the both of us. What were we thinking? So not worth it. Note to selves: easy on the sugar next Sunday.

So now we're back at it. Had steel cut oats with blueberries for breakfast. A banana, whole grain crackers, a few nuts for lunch. A tangelo for snack later. And dinner tonight? Stuffed red peppers. (am thinking mushrooms, onions, brown rice, green onions, garlic, tomatoes, and spices.)

Here's to week two!