Naturally Optimistic

Day 8 and I'm actually starting to *like* green tea. Crazy. I tried adding a TEENY tiny bit of Truvia to it (no WAY could I use a whole packet - blech!) and it made it just the little bit of sweetness that I needed (plus I"m drinking a berry blend tea). I've eaten  A LOT of eggs. A lot of chicken breast & turkey breast & a LOT of salads. Whew. I am anxious to move on to some other foods, but I'm doing okay, I guess. I still long for carbs. A big crunchy, chewy roll would be fantastic! I'm down 3lbs. Which is cool. I was hoping for 5 like the book says will *probably* happen, but I'll take 3. We'll see what happens the next week. Oh, I've also hit my 10,000 steps a day goal every day since Sunday this week. My goal is to hit it all week long. Somedays that's pretty tough! If I had time to take a walk (sans kids) every day I  could do it no problem! Ah well.... Happy Friday!

So I'm doing the 17-Day Diet . It's high protein, tons of vegetables & no carbs (bad carbs). Ugh. I have never done a diet before but I wanted to do something to jump start my body & get me eating healthier. It means I drink a cup of hot water with half a lemon squeezed into it first thing in the morning, I'm drinking 2-3 cups of green tea a day (which i dislike), TONS of water, exercise & SO many veggies. I haven't had a diet coke since THURSDAY which is a world record for me. I'm not going to lie. I miss it. I want to be sitting right now with a plate of crackers & a crisp cold diet coke. I'm hungry. It hasn't hit me yet that I'm "full." I hope it comes soon. I've tried kefir - both the store kind & homemade kind that my friend made. I like it. It's almost a super food so that's cool. I made a smoothie this morning for breakfast with frozen strawberries, kefir & agave nectar. I'm not going to lie. I c...