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So, my first day eating TBL was successful!  I didn’t work out today, but my goal for the week is 1300 cardio calories, so I can make it up! :)  I think that once I start seeing results, I will be able to push myself to workout more.  Plus, the semester is drawing to a close (THANK GOD), so I can really focus now.  I’m also thinking that over Christmas break (I have four weeks!), I can do some serious working out - like REALLY long sessions.

So, here was my eating for today.  I’m really proud of my willpower today. We’ll see how tomorrow goes, but it was enough food.  It’s weird to me to eat larger portions of protein, but I hope that I’ll get used to it.  This is much more manageable than the South Beach Diet, so I feel like I’m going to be able to stick with it.  I’m not feeling sick or too deprived.

Breakfast: 1 and 1/3 cups of Special K, 1 cup skim milk, 1 orange

Snack: 15 almonds, 1 mini box of raisins

Lunch: .4 ounces roast beef, 2 wasa multigrain crackers, 2/3 cup sweet corn

Dinner: 4 turkey (biggest loser recipe) meatballs, 1 cup spaghetti sauce, 1/2 cup whole wheat spaghetti

Dessert/Snack: 100 calorie pudding pack, 20 baby carrots

Maybe if I need it later: 25 calorie hot chocolate.

I’ve drunk 1/2 liter of water + 2 16-0unce glasses + 1 16 ounce glass of seltzer, and 1 20 ounce bottle of Diet Dr. Pepper - which is a huge decrease in caffeine for me.  I’m usually drinking three or four times that much.

Anyhoo.  I was surprised to learn that I lost weight over Thanksgiving.  I’m not really sure how, but I guess that I didn’t eat any huge meals other than Thanksgiving.  I was pretty well-behaved the rest of the time.  Feeling positive this week, and ready to get to it!