I had to cheat a little

     This is an update from days three, four, and five....I feel great! I feel thinner, I feel better, I feel less hungry. I have exercised every day this week either at the gym or in my yard. One thing I did notice over the past few days were that the fiber drink really keeps you full. I drank them the first three days of the challenge, and was full for most of the day after breakfast. These past couple days, I still feel full, but I have to eat sooner. I have followed the plan very accurately. I turned in a food diary to my AdvoCare coach and she said that I am eating great to keep it up.
     I have a new love, natural peanut butter and fresh cut strawberries on a 100% whole wheat flat bread. This is like a treat and so delicious to start the morning with.

   I'm preparing myself for the holiday and the weekend. Before, with all my other "diets" I was the worst weekend cheater. I would do so good all week long and then the weekend would get here, and I would just go crazy. I am already mentally preparing myself for this weekend and how I am going to handle holiday gatherings. Saturday I am going to dinner and am going to use this as my one "cheat meal" for the week. Sunday I am meeting my family at the park for food and volleyball. I am going to eat before I go to this because I know there will be plenty of temptation. This is what I have to do. I do plan on making some cheesecake pudding strawberries to take there as a healthy treat for people who want a healthy treat.
    So I know that I am on the up and up. stay with me here...when I was doing Weight Watchers I lost 2 pounds. Then the weekend came, and I gained another 3 pounds.  When I took my before weight for this at 208, that is up 5 from when I lost the 2 pounds. When I lost the two pound originally I took my measurements for that weight. Because I am feeling so good, today I cheated a little and took my measurements, and I am down an inch in my chest,waist, belly, and leg. I am down a half an inch in my neck, and a half an inch in my arm!!! I am not weighing in until Sunday morning because I want to wait, but I have a feeling that it is going to be good because of those measurements.
   Dinner tonight was wonderful-1/2 cup of wild rice, 1/4 cup black beans, 3oz salmon. ((tried Mrs.Dash for the first time..delicious))

     This was lunch for two of the days- salad with grilled chicken and red wine vinegar.