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Day 7 - One Week Down and Two to Go

It is the end of week one.  Today is officially day 7.  I must say it was much easier than I thought it would be.   I was never hungry.  Never forced to choke down anything I didn't like.   Enjoyed all the food, and there was sooooo much food.  I am at the top of the calorie group so I have a lot of veggies and protein to eat.   Who knew that eating healthy could leave you feeling satisfied and full and, well, happy?

There are a number of things that I didn't have this week that I would have considered absolute staples in my diet.   Now is the time for another confession.   Not only was I a sugar addict, I have a mild addiction to Diet Coke.   I don't drink coffee, I do drink tea, but never coffee.  When I work my 12 hour night shifts, I can easily go through 4 Diet Cokes a night.  I used to bring in a 12 pack of Diet Coke the first day of my tour of 4 days and sometimes there were none left when I left for my days off.   When I was at home on my days off I was having usually 2 a day, more on the weekends.   Since I started this healthier eating adventure, courtesy of the 21 Day Fix, I haven't had a single one.   I must say I'm very proud of myself for this.   I don't think I'm sworn off them forever, I may have one or two this Summer. We will see.  

Another staple in my diet in the past was my post dinner snack.   Now this could be anything that was not good for me.  Ice Cream was a popular choice and so was cookies.  Not just one cookie but many cookies.   This week I did not find myself in the kitchen looking for a little something.  Again I do believe this is a side effect of eating good nutrient filled foods during the day......who knew. 

Another thing that I have added to my daily routine, which is not part of the 21 Day Fix, is warm water with lemon and honey every morning.  

I start every morning with a coffee cup full of warm water, as warm as I can stand it, and I add a little honey to it and the juice from half a lemon.   I drink this before I drink or eat anything.  I enjoy the taste.  Now I have no medical expertise or any nutritional information of the do's and don'ts of honey lemon water, but if you want to know more google it and there are a tonne of websites that talk about the benefits of starting your day this way.   I can say that since I started doing this I have noticed some positive changes.   Some of the changes involve certain trips to the washroom which I don't want to go into detail about but things seem to be improving in there.  This could also be due to the increase in fibre from my new eating habits, but it doesn't hurt. 

I feel really good too.   I have some more energy and I seem to be sleeping better.   The time change did have an effect, but I think overall I'm sleeping better.  


I'm not sure if I'm supposed to weigh myself now or at the end of the 21 Days, but I'm just dying to know if I've lost any weight.   I think I have because my pants feel a little different, but the suspense is killing me.  I'm pretty sure I'll climb on the scale tomorrow for a little peak. 

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