Day 5

Cravings have mostly totally subsided, but I would still not hold myself responsible for another person's safety if they waved a piece of pizza in front of my face :)

Today's meal plan (pretty much the same as yesterday's because it is what I had in the fridge):
Breakfast (8AM): Chocolate shake w/ 1c. milk
Snack (10:30): Cut raw veggies w/ 1/2 c. hummus
Lunch (1:00): Lentil salad
Snack (3:30): Chocolate shake w/ 1c. milk
Dinner (6:00): "Chicken Strips" w/ lentil salad & roasted veggies
Snack (8:30PM): Yogurt w/ chocolate Elance powder

OHMYGOSH The roasted vegetables last night were to DIE for! Roasted spaghetti squash is AH-MA-ZING!!!!

Okay, so a few notes so far:
- Down 3lbs from Monday as of this morning.
- I think that I need to focus on two things in the coming days: (A) my portion sizes, and (B) and eating every two and a half hours, rather than three hours. I am going to do this because I am finding that I am not really hungry. I mean, don't get me wrong, when I am hungry, I AM HUNGRY, but I am generally feeling quite full. I have been focussing on having two servings of beans each day to help with liptin sensory in my body and to avoid mental fog. I have been drinking lots of mostly caffeine-free bevvies. Green tea is the only caffeine I am getting. Also, I have not been that hungry when I go to bed, so I have not eaten my evening snack the past two days.
- Finally, on a very personal note, I am not as 'regular' (BMs) as I would think I should be, so I am focussing on increasing my veggie and water intake. Will update you on this again in a day or so.

So, the weekend is coming, and BodyWise/Rae sent out a great email this morning on how to prepare for your first weekend on BootCamp. Let me summarize for you here:

BlastOff!

• The first weekend on BootCamp can be VERY difficult.
• Focus on your goals - WHY are you doing this? What are the short-term and long-term benefits of your efforts, if you stick with the program?
• Practice makes perfect, so continue practicing your meal planning, preparation, and sticking to it!
• Think about your typical weekend routine ... and make sure you have substitutions planned for any potential struggle.
• Some substitutions which Rae suggests are: "Usually have a glass of wine on Saturday nights? Plan a pedicure or a bubble bath with some herbal tea instead. Usually order pizza on Friday nights? Make up a big pot of chili and a huge platter of cut veggies. Stop by Starbucks for a latte on Sunday afternoons? Hit the bookstore instead and pick something up that motivates you toward your goal."

Thinking ahead to my weekend, I can foresee a number of potential challenges:
(A) movie night tonight with my girlfriends, and
(B) my husband comes home from camp.
Fortunately, we are pretty tight financially, so I don't have to worry about going out for dinner or anything. Nor do I need to worry about us being out shopping or something and him saying "let's grab lunch at the Costco cafeteria!" Phew!

Movie night plan: I am going to make sure I have eaten my main meal before I go. I will go with a bottle of carbonated mineral water to drink because this stuff just feels so decadent in the evenings! I will pack my serving of Chocolate Mousse with me because I know that I am going to be hungry at some point during the night. Maybe I will even make enough for my girlfriends. Finally, I will also take a Petite Chocolate with me as a last resort.

Husband home: I generally control what food is made in our house and the grocery shopping. I will make a giant something for dinner on Saturday night that is BootCamp friendly, but that is disguised as something is made for him. My solution: Chili!! If he is nice, I may make him a baked potatoe to go with it, but that's up to him. Other than that, I have veggies cut up, hummus portioned out, and a few other meals prepared in the fridge. I also have my meal plan for the weekend made up already. I wll print this and post it on our fridge. I AM PREPARED!!!

Off to eat my morning snack!
CZ