Week 1... Complete

Week 1 has been accomplished, and that really should be the worst of it! The hardest part is going to be going to my families and maintaining this diet next weekend. Let's face it, weekends are the hardest. You're at home... all day... bored, and what most of us do when we're bored, is eat. So last weekend felt a little weird.

#1 Thing I've leared this week:

Eat every 2-3 hours (EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY) and DO NOT skip a meal
When you get hungry, it's too late... your body shouldn't have to send you signals to feed it. If you start to feel yourself get hungry, you can just about guarantee a headache will accompany those stomach growls. Even if it's a little snack, grab it. If you think it's too late at night, eat something anyways. What you're eating is healthy protein, it's brain food, so it's better than waking up with a headache the next day.

My go to snack this weekend was a SB friendly variation of my favorite bruchetta:

Procuitto
Goat Cheese
S/F Apricot Jam (it tastes like diet soda the first time you drink diet soda... you know you'll get used to it eventually)

I wrap a little bit of the goat cheese and apricot jam into a piece of procuitto and it's a great little 2 bite snack.

#2 Piece of Advice:

You aren't going to necessarily notice your weight loss on a day to day basis... so you need to make sure you give yourself a little extra TLC for putting up with all of this. (I am NOT stepping on the scale again until week 4 Goal (maybe week 2, we'll see) because if you aren't loosing, you'll feel less motivated. Let it work behind the scenes) Make sure you do your hair and your makeup, dress up a little bit! It'll make you FEEL sexy until you hit your goal. No need to slum around in baggy sweaters hiding what you're trying to loose. Be aware of yourself, and know you're beautiful regardless.

1 Week down, 3 to go!