Day 10

When I got up this morning, my headache was gone and I felt fine. I lost another 1/4" in my waist and the scale is back to my weight last Friday. While this isn't really about losing weight and more about speeding up my metabolism, I still like to track these things. I did not do a workout. I slept later than I had wanted to. My routine has adjusted a little without my energize, so it just seemed off. I am thinking about trying to go back to weights again instead of the intense cardio. I was hoping to finish it the whole way through again, but I haven't yet decided.

I wanted a dark chocolate candy bar before I could eat at 10 and did not.
I'm noticing that having my shake (breakfast) not until 10, that come lunch time usually at 11:30, it still feels like morning. Not in a bad way, but I've got energy and it's like I'm focused the way I would be if it were 9 a.m. which seems to be me at my best normally.

I've decided that tomorrow I'm going to take out my shake that includes strawberries and whole organic milk to reduce my proteins and carbs and see how that affects me. I will still have the whole milk to be sure I've still got the fat. I'll have to find something else to replace my yogurt fat, so maybe an extra string cheese.

Afternoon: Held lunch off til 2:00, but I had a few almonds and water at 1:00 when I hit the 2-3 hour mark and felt hungry. Was I hungry or was it just habit? I was satisfied after the little bit, so maybe I didn't really need the snack and the water was enough. I must say that lunch was DELICIOUS! I usually have a chicken breast with bruschetta on top, but the last time I ate it, I was dissatisfied. Since I had to eat it again, I heated it with butter and melted some cheese on top then added the bruschetta. Perfection.

Evening: I was feeling pretty good. I think I had a moment of trying to stay awake on my drive home. After dinner, I realized since I had just eaten, I could have my Energize and get a workout in. So I did. I did not want to do anything intense. After starting a couple workouts and stopping, I finally settled on doing upper body strength training. Either from the Energize or not, I had a good night after. No headaches or feeling of exhaustion.