Days 2 & 3 - The Cheater in Me

These past few days have been very busy and stressful, and therefore my Fast Forward phase was a challenge. At first I thought it was easier this time around, but with the added stress in my life (6 daycare appointments and working 2 jobs this week), it was actually harder.

I managed to eat the same meals as Day 1 with a few exceptions and additions (unfortunately...) Here goes me being accountable again:

DAY 2:

I sticked mostly to my meal plan except at dinnertime when I had to make dinner for my husband and son, and then again late at night while I was working on a project my 2nd job. At dinner, I ate a few of the sweet potato fries they were having, and then I had a handful of pretzels around 10:00. My stomach was rumbling, and it was hard to concentrate on writing my report. I had the will power last time, but this time I was weak.

DAY 3:

I woke up this morning, and the scale was down 3 lbs. I was thrilled and super motivated to have a perfect day. And then, I realized that I was out of slivered almonds and raspberries for some of my meals today. I ended up substituting strawberries in my parfait, and my favorite Very Berry Cherry Blend frozen berries for the smoothie. I took the smoothie to work for my afternoon snack, and then I forgot to eat it! On my drive home tonight, I realized that I left it there. I worked on a really hard report all day today, so my focus was completely elsewhere and not on my diet.

Then, when I got home tonight, I fell off the wagon. I had my hard-boiled egg & spinach, and some other random stuff. :-(


I really liked the idea of doing the "detox" part of the Cinch diet again after completing the initial 30 days. But I realized that all of the added stress of this past week really didn't help me very much. I'm ready to get back to the yummy meals again starting tomorrow, and after evaluating myself these past few days, I certainly have all 4 meals planned for tomorrow already. Planning ahead is critical to my success.

On the plus side, I now fit into 3 additional pairs of pants that I haven't been able to wear since before I was pregnant -- Yippee!!