Things went better than planned. I was able to stick to my plan of eating Egg Beaters for breakfast and Healthy Choice or Lean Cuisine meals for lunch and dinner almost every day. On the days I was still hungry I added either an apple, a banana, or both. One night for dinner we ended up at Casino De Mino and I had a Chicken Taco Salad without the bowl (400 calories). Since it was early on in the diet I was able to pass on the chips, the cheese, the tortillas and the sopapillas. All I added was salsa and “relish” (carrots, onions and jalapenos) — both “free foods” in my book. Sunday for lunch we ate out at Swadly’s BBQ. I had the smoked turkey sandwich with two sides (green beans and coleslaw). I ate the sides first and was pretty much full (it doesn’t take long to shrink your stomach). I ended up eating the turkey off the sandwich and leaving the bread behind for another 400 calorie meal. <\/p>\n

I really stuck to my exercise plan this week as well. Again, it’s early on, so I’ve got a lot of stamina and incentive. We’ll see how that holds out throughout the duration. I managed at least 1.5 miles each day. Several days I walked 2.5 miles, and on Sunday I walked 3 one-mile laps spaced out. <\/p>\n

Although week one was technically only five days (Wednesday, Nov 1st – Sunday, Nov 5th) I managed to lose 9 pounds! Now that I’ve got my body’s attention I plan on adding a few calories and adding more exercise as well. I picked up a Tai-Chi video this weekend which didn’t seem to do much except give me sore thighs. The video was a buck at Wal-Mart and kind of sucks. I’ve added a couple of supposedly better ones through Netflix that should be here sometime during the week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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