I have a confession.
I broke rule number 6. No Alcohol, on Day 4.
I know it is terrible. Who can’t go 10 days without having alcohol? It should have been easy. I should never have wavered. Then, there was this moment, I was on a rooftop looking over the city at sunset with two of my girl friends. It was a bitter sweet moment, my friend has just informed us she is moving to San Fransisco to take a job with Banana Republic. We have a bottle of wine. That was the cave moment. I needed to, had to, wanted to cheers to her new job. And then I did, and over the course of the next few minutes a half a glass of wine seemed to disappear before my eyes. There went rule 6. Good to note, I held on to my self control and that is all I had to drink. 1/2 glass of wine broke the back of rule 6…
Day 5:
It was Saturday. I could not eat pancakes or bacon, so I resorted to the standard smoothie and coffee. Off to spend the day dress shopping with my favorite girls in the whole world, food registered as an afterthought until lunch time. We stopped at a restaurant known for their burgers. I was so sad, no fries or a hamburger for me. I was thankful for the waitresses patience however. My order went like this: “I will have the Garden Burger, no bun or mayo. Can I have a side of Guacamole? Also, I see on the Kids Menu you offer apple sauce and carrot sticks with ranch instead of french fries. Can I have that? Also- I don’t need the ranch. Thanks!” Blah! Worst ordering experience ever. My spirits were lifted when my meal arrived exactly how I ordered it. I should have tipped that woman more!
Overall feeling for the day: normal energy level, disappointed on missing out on my favorite food-fries, only needed a nap from all the shopping and super happy to have been with my friends 🙂
Day 6:
It sucks to make breakfast sandwiches for a crowd when you can’t eat them. They are in reach and you do not get to benefit from the fruits of your labor. You get to drink the green smoothie you have just blended up. Rough moment. No more rule breaking. I was determined to finish these 10 days with no more slip ups. The day was spent cleaning The Boy’s parents house after the great move that took place on Saturday. I lucked out, girls day landed ever so conveniently on the day all the heavy lifting took place. Shoot. My thoughts never once focused on food. The attitude change was wonderful. I was starting to think this detox was really working!
Overall feeling for the day: Accomplished, volumes of energy and no nap needed!
Day 7:
Back to work, and back to the place where I find myself mindlessly eating. I normally would snack all afternoon after a takeout lunch loaded with calories. Even the days I pack myself a healthy lunch, I find myself looking for chocolates or chips by mid afternoon. Monday was not too bad. I was really busy all day, which cut down on my wondering thoughts to food. I was even able to read my favorite food blogs again. I had sworn them off on day one since they made me think about things I could not eat. I was in the home stretch and was feeling good. Also the scale was yielding positive results. Score!
Overall feeling for the day: empowered, energetic and smiling.
Side note: 3 more days until this is all over.