Day 87

The best thing about the SoBe diet for me has been its goal—to lose weight but not to be hungry. I have taken that to heart, and I have lost weight and mostly, I have not been hungry. But there are a few times of hunger discomfort. It's not that I'm hungry and uncomfortable or somehow suffering from that; it's that feeling of just wanting to eat something. I notice it most at night, but I seem to have it lately—and I feel this is kind of sad—when I'm done with dinner. I think it's because that's really it for the night, there's no more. I think that I got to be heavy as I was by eating at all those times I wanted to put something in my mouth—and did. I remember one time specifically, thinking "If I went on a diet I would have to eat salads." I had never approached a diet before as a way of life. Just like quitting smoking; when you're ready, you can do whatever you need to do.

Breakfast
2 Eggs (way overcooked)
2 Strips Jennie O
Tea

Snack
1/4 cup nuts
1 Cheese stick
1 Granny smith (a tribute to my grandmother)

Lunch
Chinese (Split)
Shredded Pork with Peppers & Celery
Sliced Chicken with Spinach
Broth of Wonton Soup

Dinner
Catfish a la Em (with Peppers and shallots)
Broccoli

The combination of going without exercise and feeling hungry was getting me a little bummed out. It seems like just a few weeks ago I was walking, biking, out on the street every weekend riding bikes with Ruby when I got home—just always on the move. But rain has come every weekend and I am not yet adept at finding things for my kids to do that would pass as exercise. In fact, I just got into riding bikes with them. Anyway, I plan to go the gym for two days in a row, tomorrow and Friday, and maybe on Monday—just to make sure I can go to Detecto with a clean conscience.