New Day

I started the 17 day diet when I returned home from CA. There's something about seeing yourself in pictures, that just kicks you in the butt to get started. I don't eat a lot anyway, but I think I eat the wrong things. This diet works well as the first 17 days are called the "accelerate" cycle and it is meant to boost your metabolism. I think my metabolism quit a long time ago. Partly because I forget to take a daily thyroid pill and partly because I don't think I kept it stimulated. I might eat at 6am and not again until 2pm. So anyway, I am now on Day 8 and I am down 9.5 pounds. Not enough where anyone will see a difference yet, but I know it and it's exciting. Cravings are gone and it seems to be do-able.

I start working on August 24 at Joe's middle school, but as long as I plan ahead I should be able to stay on it without a problem. Sometimes Starbucks is a temptation, but I got their green tea frappucino and it wasn't bad. That's not on the plan, per se - green tea is and lots of it, but I did try it once.

Today mom is trying to get home to Dayton and is stuck in Denver. We thought about driving out there (to Denver) to be with her but she reassured me she was fine. She's at a Doubletree and she got her free cookies. I'll have to check and see if Pam made it on You Tube yet.

Well turkey burgers for me tonight and lasagna for the kids and steak for Dave. Spent about 2 hours at the grocery store and didn't want to spend another two hours cooking enchiladas, so I bought a frozen lasagna for the kids. Once school starts I'll get them eating more and more of what I'm eating. I think they'd like it.