New Plan, Day Six

I woke up about 8:30 feeling much better than yesterday (several stresses alleviated), and I was overjoyed that it was sunny outside.

Breakfast, 10:30am

• ham and cheese toasted on a whole grain English muffin
• navel orange
• 12 oz. Coke Cherry Zero

I really love this breakfast - it's great to start my day with protein and some fresh fruit. I have a feeling it's going to become the usual.

Exercise, 12pm

• walked approximately 1.97 miles, at a slow pace

I went for another dog walk with my parents, on the same route as the other day, but I couldn't find my pedometer, so I don't have the exact distance or pace. I know it was slow, but at least I got outside and enjoyed the sunshine. I spent the afternoon out in the yard as well, which I think is very good for me.

Lunch, 2pm

• flatbread pizza made with tomato sauce, part-skim mozzarella, mushrooms, and broccoli, seasoned with basil, garlic powder, salt, fresh black pepper, red pepper, and nutmeg
• 32 oz. Diet Dr Pepper (not pictured)

I am so in love with these pizzas, I feel like I could eat them every day and still want to sing songs about them. Yum.

Dinner, 8pm

• Cuban pork cooked with Arborio rice, tomatoes, green beans, green peppers, and tons of paprika
• 12 oz. Coke Cherry Zero (not pictured)
• 24 oz. water
• herb salad with Lite Creamy Caesar dressing

My mom found this recipe online (I'll ask her for the source tomorrow), and it was incredibly delicious. I don't usually eat pork (then again I don't usually eat eggs either), but prepared this way, with so much flavor from paprika and cumin, it was tremendous. I could have eaten five more bowls of this, and fortunately, we have enough leftovers that I can have it for future meals.

Snack, 11pm

• Yoplait Light Thick n' Creamy, cinnamon roll flavor (not pictured)
• 2 caramel popcorn cakes (not pictured)
• 48 oz. water

I realize that I went over for my dairy, but I've decided that I'm going to allow myself 3 low-fat servings of dairy rather than 2, after reading a little bit about the benefits of dairy in weight loss. Technically I think the popcorn cakes should have been a bread, but they're so low in calories and have such a good trade-off of dietary fiber to carbohydrates that I'm inclined to call them a wash.

I really wanted to get all my water in for the day, so I spent some time chugging it late at night. I don't know if that will have much health benefit beyond making me wake up fifteen times in the middle of the night to pee, but hey, at least I got 9 glasses in.

Summary

Today was a pretty great day. I really enjoyed all the food, and I got in my waters. I got to spend time outside and generally moving around doing stuff, which makes my body feel nice. My mom and I talked about how even if we find we haven't lost weight tomorrow, we're winning already, and that feels great.