Day 5

Day 3 of the VLCD diet and i'm starting to adjust. Last night my hunger got the best of me and i ended up using way too much salt on my dinner. Woke up this morning and weighed myself and i only lost .4lbs. Oddly enough, i weighed after i took my first drops and i was down another .2lbs! Considering i have been weighing after i take my first drops each day i should weigh after my first drops every day. i'm now 226 lbs even.
Taking my drops 1-1 and a half hours before eating helps the meals feel so SO much more satisfying. I also had some strawberries today and that was quite a treat since i've been eating leftover chicken and broccoli and apples  for the past two days. Once this chicken is finished i'm going to measure it out before and after its cooked to see how much i can eat when having left overs. i forgot to do that before i made my first batch so i'll fix it in a few days when these leftovers are gone.
I figured out 4oz is half a cup, which is the amount of meat i can eat each meal. I dont have a mail scale to weigh my food, and to be honest i cant afford one right now either, so i'm using cups to measure my food since my kitchen scale is TOTALLY off.
I found out through Miss A that the veggies need to be measured raw so i bought some raw broccoli stocks today and cut them up and measured them before cooking. I found out that 2 cups of raw broccoli is equal to one stock and when cooked that makes 1 and a half cups. That helps a lot for when i wanna have leftovers of cooked veggies.

This is my lunch for today. 1 and a half cups of cooked broccoli, 1/2 cup of chicken and strawberries!

Its possible 1/2 cup is too much chicken but i'll correct that when i weigh and measure it out next time i cook a new batch! Until then i have a couple days left of leftovers. I cant believe how long leftovers last when i can only eat 1/2 cup at each meal! 

I'm also cutting back on the salt intake today and drinking more water to flush the excess out of my system so my body will stop retaining so much water. 

My energy level is getting higher, i definitely don't feel as weak as i did the last two days. 

I'm also feeling so much more hopeful for my health in the future. For the first time in any diet or in my life, i feel like i'm taking control of my weight! It's a great feeling. I find myself distracting my mind from food, trying to make it not as big of a role in my life. I keep reminding myself "well i cant have chocolate but i can listen to whatever music i want! i cant have cake but i can wear and buy whatever shoes and clothes i desire.." As long as i don't obtain a shopping addiction after this i think i'll be in full control.

I am nervous, however, that when i am able to reintroduce sugar back into my diet that i wont be able to resist little treats. Sure i can have it if its within my daily calories but i'm nervous that little treats will turn back into bad eating habits. This is definitely going to be a major change for the rest for my life! A mental change more so than physical. 

Send me good vibes! I need them!

xox

Lady C