Atkins, Day Two

My weight this morning? 179.5. That's 2 pounds less than it was at the same time yesterday.

I'm very tempted to say "Oh it's just water weight," except that looking back on yesterday, I can see I drank a lot of liquids. This could be really good.

• 8:04 am - handful of raw almonds


• 3:49 pm - 12 oz can Diet Coke Plus
  
  


• 4:48 pm - Burger King chicken Caesar salad
  
  


• 5:10 pm - dill pickle spear


• 6:15 pm - 2 cheese dogs (grilled), 16 oz Diet Dr Pepper, 16 oz water


• 9:30 pm - ground beef cooked with garlic, onions, green pepper, mushrooms, chili powder, red pepper, paprika, cumin & hot sauce, topped with sharp Cheddar cheese; 32 oz water
  
  


• 11:20 pm - coffee with half & half and Splenda, 4 slices of pepperoni


• 2:18 am - cheese dog


• 4:47 am - 12 oz Diet Dr Pepper, dill pickle spear, 2 slices deli turkey, handful of raw almonds, One-a-Day WeightSmart multivitamin

Today worked out pretty well, though I stayed up really late working (strange for a Friday night, I know). I went to the grocery and stocked up on all kinds of meat and cheese and veggies, which made my boyfriend quite happy.

The Burger King salad was spectacular, though I hope I didn't go over for carbs - I know the dressing had 4 grams and the salad included some baby carrots and tomatoes, which I enjoyed immensely.

The beef dish was an interesting caprice, in that I had planned to mix it with more Red Pack picante sauce, but I forgot that I had put it back on the shelf at the grocery. I remembered this just as I started rummaging the cupboard to add it. Whoops. It challenged me to come up with a more robust combination of spices, and these proved quite delicious. Mixed with lots of sharp Cheddar cheese, it was fabulous.