Day 3

There's a blessing and a curse that I'll go ahead and call day 3.

I made it through day 1.

Day 2 came and I even said, "no" TWICE when sweet B offered me some of his jellybeans. And while I was less tempted to grab that handful of jellybeans on day 2, I was also hungry when I went to bed.

Hungry because my body had apparently worked it's way through my reserves of all the crap I had consumed in the days prior.

I once read about a girl who actually LIKED to go to bed hungry. I, however, feel as if I'm torturing my poor body and baby any hunger pain with a little food. I think there's something wrong with being hungry.

There's one problem with that. When your body is used to consuming too many calories, there's going to be some hunger as it adjusts to what is a healthy amount. It's not giving into it with handfuls of jellybeans, cheese and tortilla chips that seems to be the problem.

I have a certain amount of calories that Everyday health has given me to lose a healthy 1 lb. a week. It's nothing crazy, but it sure helps me. Helps me to get the right serving size. The right amount of calories. It's helped me to be more aware of what I put in my mouth.

I love that I have that benchmark each day. Last night, as I stood looking at my food journal, I realized, "hey, I still need to eat 200 more calories!!" Yeah for 200 more calories!!

So, what's the curse of day 3 you may ask?? Well, my body is starting to feel less crappy. I don't feel as bloated. I feel better about myself. I can almost tell myself that it's fine to have some jellybeans today. After all, I went 2 WHOLE days without them :)

Here's to staying strong on day 3!

When do you have the hardest time staying on track?