Day 4 - Cruise Phase

Day 4, Beginning of Cruise Phase
Wednesday

Stats:
Weight: 160.4
BMI: 21.8
Fat %:  24.1
Water %: 54.5

FIVE pounds exactly in three days!!  I consider that to be a miracle in the diet realm.  It really amazes me how this is working.  I am very very apprehensive about the cruise phase though.  I am just envisioning that I'll go up on the scale tomorrow and that will be a real bummer!!  But for now I am enjoying this very quick success.

Hubby also lost 5 pounds in these three days.  As of yesterday my 74 year old mom had lost 4 lbs...I haven't talked to her today yet.  She's been struggling to lose a couple of pounds FOR YEARS so this is a big step for her too.  It's great to see her so motivated and proud of her success.  It definitely helps to have a buddy system when you are on this diet.

We are planning to follow the 1/1 plan (1 day veggies + protein, 1 day pure protein) until we reach our goal weights.  My mom said she was going to do the 2/7 rhythm (2 days pure protein, 5 days of proteins + veggies rest of week).  I'm going to try to talk her into the 1/1 however because it seems like the diet recommends this approach.  I think it would be better for all of our feeling of success if we all stayed on the same schedule and lost the weight at the same rate.

Last night I went to the store and stocked up on the allowed veggies...mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, squash, zucchini, tomatoes.  I have never enjoyed buying veggies so much!  It was so fun and exciting!  I also bought some fat free cheddar cheese...it's part of one of the cruise phase recipes so I assume this is ok to eat?  Gosh I hope so.

For breakfast today I made scrambled eggs with mushrooms, pico (blend of chopped onion/tomato/jalapeno/cilantro), and some turkey bacon.  Sprinkled a little fat free cheddar cheese on top...OH so good.  I can't explain how good those veggies tasted after three days of meat.  Both hubby and I cleaned our plates.  We got our 2 TBL of oat brand mixed in with yogurt (and the good old sweetener/vanilla).  Felt a bit like eating baby food but it was still good and a little sweet.  That tided me over until lunch, which was a chicken breast and a salad with mixed raw veggies.  I couldn't find a fat free dressing so I used a tiny bit of the balsamic vinegar they carried.  WOW after having very little oil for several days I could really taste the oil.  I felt guilty!!  It's amazing how you can taste things like that, even in the smallest amount, if you haven't had much of it for a while.

Ok...a topic that is pretty personal but you need to know...#2.  I only had two in the last four days.  But I didn't feel uncomfortable or anything...the diet says you will have fewer bm's and that's true.  I didn't have any "trouble" with it, just less frequent than usual.  So don't freak out if you aren't pooping all the time. :)  However my trips to the bathroom for "#1" are outrageous!!!

I'm about to have a little cottage cheese and Splenda.  I couldn't really bring my bottle of vanilla to work so I'll miss that part...I work downtown and don't have access to a grocery store with stuff like that.  Guess I'll have to buy an additional bottle of work vanilla.

This weekend will be our first challenge regarding alcohol.  We are planning to go to a BBQ cookoff.  Easy enough to find suitable food but I can't imagine not drinking beer or wine during this thing.  Hubby is committed to drinking NA drinks but I am not sure if I will end up caving in just for one glass of wine.  However I would really be mad at myself if it messed up my diet results.  I mean is it really worth it?  Mainly I am not sure how to pull it off socially...everyone is drinking, and you know how people feel about that one "wet blanket" who's sitting there stone cold sober.  I guess I'll have to pretend I'm pregnant or something and remember the days when it was actually kind of fun to see how stupid everyone else acts when they're drinking and you're completely sober.