Day 5

So this may seem silly, but something I noticed last night was when I would move to roll over, it seemed easier to do. I mean, I'm not as overweight as I was when carrying my baby belly, but I still have some extra that I gained from the pregnancies that is hanging around. I felt lighter moving last night. I don't know if I would've noticed it if I weren't logging everything.
I measured this morning and I've lost a total of 6 lbs and 2 inches in my waist at my belly button. I didn't measure anywhere else except my hips and I didn't lose any there yet. I'm feeling pleased with how I feel though and that's important. Again, only 10 minutes in my workout because I waited too long to start it. On my way to work I was feeling a little sick and got better after I was drinking my shake with strawberries, whole fat greek yogurt and whole fat organic milk. My energy level was low walking up the steps at work, so I tried adding water. For some reason my water has to be really cold this week.

Afternoon: One of the things with this test I'm doing is to not do anything that will drive me insane. Today at work, a bunch of us brought in Mexican food for Cinco de Mayo. I made my chicken dish, but instead of using brown rice and beans, I kept those out and tried cauliflower rice. It basically just dissolved. Everything else in it was fine for me to eat. A co-worker brought in chips and salsa. While I'm not eating carbs, I allowed myself to have some chips for snack so that it doesn't drive me crazy all day. For my lunch, since there wasn't much substance without the rice and beans, it's more like a sauce or dip to put over nachos, so I took a few nachos and ate some of it like that. I was still hungry after, but was thinking I was content, but don't want to overdo it. I don't need to be full or stuffed. I did avoid donuts and homemade chocolate chip cookies. Though I love both, I know the salt is better for me right now than all that sugar.

I can tell my belly is a little bloated, but that's why I'm doing this, so I can tell how my body reacts to foods. There aren't any other special occasions scheduled for the rest of my experimenting, so I only suspect more progress. I get to make my own rules and one cheat meal is okay with me.