Day Three Oh Look at Me! 2/28/2007

So Day 3 has come and gone, and I’m still doing fantastic! 100% for 3 days straight. For the morning I had scrambled eggs (in powder form, which you have to mix with water… just don’t ask….lol) I substituted my dairy for a protein and added an extra egg to the mix. I read on the NS support boards that by doing this, it actually makes it taste like real eggs, and the texture would be better. I can’t say the texture was that of real eggs, but I can’t imagine what it would have been like had I not added that extra egg in there. Add a little salt and pepper and voila! It actually tasted pretty decent.
For lunch I decided to try the Cheese Tortellini and that was EXCELLENT!!! I didn’t need any spices to make that one taste good, it actually tasted like it was full of fat, and it really wasn’t.
Snack was the same Cottage Cheese with two whole wheat saltine crackers. I’m actually starting to like that stuff. Imagine that! Even without the crackers, it’s not all that bad. I never thought I’d say that.
Towards the end of each day for the past three days, I had been feeling light headed, but not hungry. I entered all of my food into the food journal provided on line that does a calorie count, and all three days I did not add up to the 1500 required caloric intake. NS has a great online feature where you can speak with a nutrition councilor in a "chat" format. I asked my questions, and it turns out that the light headedness is definitely coming from not taking in enough calories. He gave me some suggestions on how to amp up the calories and that included adding one more serving of Carbs, fruits, and dairy.
So.. Last night for dinner, I had the cheese and spinach ravioli in meat sauce, and I toasted TWO pieces of whole wheat bread instead of the one. I also had the amazing green beans again. YUM!!! I add less than a serving of margarine to it, and ad some salt to taste and it’s mighty tasty!
Last night’s snack was less than thrilling, but it wasn’t bad. I made the chocolate pudding. This has an awesome chocolate smell to it, but the minute you touch your tongue to it, you realize that some things are just better with fat and calories. BUT… I did add a banana with it, and I had a semi chocolate banana for my dessert. It wasn’t completely horrendous, but I have gone in and altered my next order to not include more than 1 packet of chocolate pudding.
Last night, the reduction in my carbs really got to me. I always heard of people who went on the no carb diet, saying that they started really craving carbs. Well, last night, I did! I wanted a baked potato so bad!!! So again, I opted for the carrots. Those darn carrots have become my crunchy life line lately. I’m not complaining though. I guess I should test my taste buds with another crunchy veggie for variety. We’ll see.
I also made a goals list of what I’m working for. My final goal is a trip to Hawaii!!! LOOK OUT MAUI CAUSE HERE I COME!!!
So onto Day four!!!! Thanks again ya’ll for all of your support!!!