Day 5 - No Beer, Pizza, or Pie

For day 5, I was able to abstain from beer.  I did have breakfast, lunch, an dinner but all mostly healthy.  The main thing I'm really trying to do at this point is to not eat out at Taco Bell, McDonalds, Chipotle, or really any other restaurant, and avoid empty calories.  I know that the simply action of not eating out loses weight for me.  Of course, if you are going to eat out there are healthier choices than the ones above.  My family did get ice cream in the evening but I did abstain from it.

For drinks I had coffee in the morning, one Diet Pepsi at noon, and tons of water the rest of the day.  I limit the number of diet sodas because I found that they will make me more hungry.  Water is the best to avoid hunger, and since when you diet you are usually dehydrating yourself, it will also make you feel better.  Too much water, though, can leave you waterlogged so you want a good balance.  Most people do not drink enough water.

I know to get all the way to my desired weight, I will have to lower the calories in my meals but at this point, I'm just trying to get rid of the bad stuff.

I did walk for 20 - 25 minutes yesterday around our warehouse.  I was not able to get out because I was in meetings all day but this was actually better because it takes time to leave and come back, time I could be spending walking a little further.

I did feel very hungry in the evening but I countered that with water.  It mostly helped but I still felt a little jittery, didn't sleep well last night, and am up early today.  I am also battling my psychological demons, the ones that tell me that I'm a guy and I should eat what I want.  I also hear that little voice in my head telling me to finish what's on my plate and not waste food... that there are starving children in China... you know that kind of stuff.  My ego and sense of entitlement are in there also.  Will keep battling.

I will post my weight each Saturday but I have been weighing myself daily.  I just know I'm going to fluctuate up and down during the week but the weekly interval should show my true weight loss.