And on the 78th Day, Detecto Said "206"

So it's 206. On my journey to lose 30 lbs I have lost 20lbs, but I am afraid that that was the EASY part. Okay, I know I am moving in the right direction, and I am not to get down (except down in weight). I am a little bit bummed out but now I know I must redouble my efforts and stay strict. I must admit that I was getting a bit loosey-goosey in the past two weeks. I had consumer 8 oz of yogurt; 3.5 strips of turkey bacon, and even a french fry. On top of that, I had honey in my tea and I took airborne tablets—which have sucrose in them! Today I started by eliminating pistachios—tomorrow I will see if I can eliminate the almonds (that might be trickier). I think I'm good on the excercise—I was just studying an at-home exercise to work on the stomach. We'll see if I have the discipline to do 10 reps of THAT every day.

Breakfast
1 Cup All-Bran/Grape Nuts
1 Cup Strawberries/Blueberries
3/4 Cup Fat-free milk

Snack
1 Cheese Stick
15 Almonds
1 Granny Smith Apple

Lunch
Greek Salad with Chicken Kebab

Dinner
Ground Lean Pork with Fried Onions
Banana Peppers
Pickles
Olives

I will tell you that one significant change I have noticed is that I am much less picky now. I find that I can eat salad without dressing. I can eat apples that I would have refused as being less than perfect. And I can eat the Whole Food Cheese Sticks (which are decidedly second-rate) without a complaint. Well, I'll complain here, but that doesn't count. Also, I've found that my energy is really something. A great example is putting the shelving unit together last night after the kids went to bed. I don't think I would have been up for that kind of thing in the past five years. 10lbs to go! (And after that, probably another 10lbs, but first things first).