Day 5

Good afternoon, everybody,

Well, loss this morning was only 0.8 again. But it's a loss nonetheless... Maybe when my TOM (time of month) decides to leave the losing will increase. :)

I woke up feeling not too well this morning. :-( Had a Melba toast, Left for class, drank 40oz of water during the hour-long drive, took a midterm, came home and slept a little more, got up and took my drops, and just had lunch.

I ate the hcg chili for lunch (yummy as usual) but could barely finish it. So I skipped my fruit... may have it later for a snack.

I'm taking my two kids (ages 3 and 4) to Chick-fil-A for Dr. Suess night tonight... After reviewing their nutritional information online, I think I'll be eating before or after we go. They use sugar, dextrose, maltose (all the "oses") and tons of salt on their grilled chicken! Ugh... The side salad looks like a safe option if I can get them to make me one with just lettuce. Lite Italian Dressing is a "no go" because of all the sodium. Berry Vinaigrette I suppose could be used in place of my fruit, and it has only 150mg of sodium. May choose that option and just eat my protein beforehand. Gosh, I wish this was an easy decision! I don't want my kids to wonder why Mommy isn't eating with them. And I think I'll want to eat something if I'm around all of that delicious food so it's best to know my options prior to going so I don't completely tank the protocol for this diet!

Anyways, the hunger isn't as bad today. :) So there is hope! Yay! I start my new job tomorrow working for the Clerk of Superior Courts and will stay super busy, so hopefully that'll be beneficial to my dieting efforts (i.e. keeping my mind off of potential hunger, food I wish I could eat, etc.)

Going to look for some inspirational stories online now to increase my motivation... Hard to get it going when you're sick. Wish me luck and I shall do the same for all of you! Best wishes,

~Ms. HCG~