Day Three: Work Days Are Hard!

Day 3 Breakfast, 7:00 a.m.: 2 Devilled Eggs. 75.8% fat

See Day 1 for specifics.

This morning's reading of the scale was somewhat disappointing, but a least it still moved downward. A loss is a loss. Today I was down 0.2 lb, bringing my 3-day loss to 1.2 lbs.

 

That brings my total loss since Atlanta to 28.2 lbs.

 

This is the point where it starts to get difficult, where I begin to ask myself whether the effort is worth it. This is where the lure of forbidden foods becomes the irresistable song of the Sirens, when I beg those chocolate chip cookies, the fudge brownies, the M&Ms and Whoppers, to jump into my mouth.

Only two things are stopping me from from running down to Walmart for a shopping bag filled with sugary goodies. One is the fact that our California trip is a mere 53 days away. I can endure anything for 53 days. The other is this blog and my commitment to write down everything I eat, right up until D-Day (the D stands for Disneyland). So thanks for sharing this experience with me. You matter!

 

Day 3 Lunch, 11:30 a.m.: Spinach and Baby Kale Salad. 84% fat

I forgot to make my salad the previous night, and in the rush to get to work

I just threw into the bowl whatever was left in the spinach-and-kale bag.

It was closer to 3 cups than the usual 4, so that means slightly fewer calories 

and a slightly higher fat percentage, which is a good thing.

See Day 1 for specifics.

It is so much harder for me to stick to a diet at work than it is at home. With a classroom full of teens noshing on cookies, crackers, chips, and bags of goodies from McDonalds, Taco Bell, or Subway, food is continually before my face. (They aren't alowed to eat in class, but they still walk in with it.)

 

And you'd think being super-busy would take your mind off of food, but it never works that way in reality. At home I literally get lost in my favorite projects, and I'm shocked when I look up and notice how much time has passed. At work it's more like, "Is it time to take a break and eat somethng?" and then you realize it's only been 20 minutes since your last feeding.

 

So yesterday, after lunch, I had an unplanned snack and surpassed my 1,000 calorie mark again. As on Sunday, it was not a true cheat. Still Atkins-friendly and all. I ate a 1.2 oz. sugar-free, low-carb Ross candy bar. Oh, so yummy!

Day 3 Snack, 1:30 p.m.: Ross Dark Chocolate Bar. 61% fat

180 calories (110 from Fat), 2 g protein, 3 g fiber, 2 net carbs.

Way too low in fat for the Fat Fast, but dark chocolate is still good for you!

I used to be able to buy these at Walmart, but now I can only find them online.

I buy them by the case, which lasts me up to 2 years.

When melted, they makes delicious dipped strawberries and MacTurtles!

Day 3 Snack, 4:30 p.m.: Tuna and Mayo.  76.3% fat

I didn't wrap it in lettuce at work. I ate it right out of the container

while working at my desk after school.

See Day 2 for specifics.

Day 3 Dinner, 7:15 p.m.: 4 oz Broccoli sauteed in 2 Tbsp Butter. 61% fat

I like my broccoli still a bit crisp after I cook it!

Dinner is served.

Except for the dark chocolate, I was completely faithful to the Fat Fast yesterday. The candy bar really shouldn't have impacted my diet too much. I'm thinking my body is just a little slow kicking into ketosis. For the past seven months I've been giving up too easily. But I'm going to hang in there this time until I finally see the results I want!

Day 3 Dessert 10:00 p.m.: Hot Cocoa with Heavy Cream. 88.9% fat