So the first half of my first week of officially being on IP is over. I was going to post after my first official day but it kind of sucked. I went in for the required blood work in the morning. This of course was a fasting blood test so they can get baseline numbers for cholesterol and glucose etc.
Normally after one of those I pig out on carbs. Couldn't do that on Tuesday. and was I HUNGRY. most of the day! I had a headache and it felt like I'd just cut carbs out of my diet not nearly 3 weeks ago. I ended up have a 4th IP protein food because Lindsay (my coach) said the first week that was OK. I had a snack before bed thinking that would help keep me good over night.
I was right.
I slept great and the second day was just fabby. I tried the IP cream of chicken soup (thinking to myself it wouldn't really be creamy). I was surprised. It was rich and creamy and delish! I added my broccoli to it and had a wonderful lunch. Dinner was just a ham steak and roasted asparagus. Filling and tasty.
Today I started with a mocha smoothie (pre-made chocolate IP drink, WF caramel sauce, WF chocolate sauce, powdered espresso and ice). Rich creamy and satisfying.
Tonight is pork chops marinaded in Sesame Ginger WF dressing and veg stir fry. I think I can do this. I really do :)
Oh and for those of you who have trouble recording everything in the little book or want to be a little more tech-savvy, I found the Doc's Diet Diary app for my android phone. Its a text based entry and has categories for meals, snacks drinks and "symptoms" like the smiley face on the booklet. It was a free download and so far I am loving it. Its easier to record all the details there and scribe in my book at night so Lindsay can see it.
So long for now!
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