Christeen's Journal, 22 October 2007

Starting day 8 - so, I've made it a week. I noticed last night I just could not get warm - I'm usually complaining about how hot it is - i put on a sweatshirt, socks, sweatpants to sleep in. Then a couple of hours later I was hot - hormones? I'm off today so slept in. Plan is to go to the gym and walk the treadmill some time this morning. I just can't get motivated yet. I've never been one of those people that can just get up in the a.m. and run off to the gym - I don't know how people do it. Also last night I felt a little upset stomach - I did have some carbonated water and that actually settled it down. I really don't know the reason for not being allowed carbonated water - at least a couple of glasses! That is one thing I'm so sick of is drinking water, water and more water. I've never been a water drinker-have always hated it - I'm the type of person that has to put Crystal Light in their water in order to get it down - so I'm surprised at how well I've done. My husband was drinking a beer and eating some turkey slices last night while watching the game and I just wanted a slice of turkey so badly. I thought, what the heck could ONE little slice of turkey hurt? I didn't do it, because maybe it's just a slippery slope. You eat a slice a turkey and before you know it, you look down and you're wondering how the bowl of ice-cream got in your hands. I'm anxious to weigh myself on Wednesday morning. I know I've lost weight because my clothes fit much loser. Well, if you're reading this wish me luck to get through another day. I'm so looking forward to having some chicken or a piece of steak in a couple of days. And a good cup of coffee. I thought I would have much more withdrawal symptoms from cutting out the sodas. I was drinking a shameful amount per day - put it this way, I'd wake up in the morning and pop open a can of diet Pepsi. So to completely cut it out for a week makes me pretty darn proud of myself.