Hey everyone,

Starting day 3... things are better today than yesterday. Yesterday was tough in the evening. I had cravings for sweeets and the veggies just were not cutting it. Thank you for alll the help everyone and keeping me motivated.... I think that I am going to take your advice Kat with a beanless chili.... I found a great recipe online, and I am going toh have 16 ounces of meet with 2 cans of tomatoes..... I am going to have to suck it up. Iam down 4 since starting.... I go to the gym everyday and I think that helps burn off the extra calories.... I usually have to stop my workout and go #2 at some point, but oh welll things are great..... Looking forward to that meat tomorrow. Keep up the good work everyone, and thank you very much for your help and positive reinfocements.... We can do it.....

My day 8 is Christmas day.... that is going to be one heck of a feast.

Dave

Hi Kinia!  Thanks for the encouragement, although I am down and out on down 5.  Gave up this morning.  But then I sure did regret it after I talked to my sister, and she said that the meat days are what really drops the weight off.  I should have stuck it out!  I am still going to incorporate this cabbage soup into our regular menu and try to drink more water.  It did give me a little hope, and at least stopped my binging(like, oh well, I'm already overweight, why not eat that? - even when I didn't even want it!) and got me back on the track of being motivated to lose weight.  I plan to give this another try next month.  And I think instead of trying the roast beef, which is what really bummed me out, I will just go with something simpler.  That beanless chili really sounded good.  I am still going to try to eat healthier throughout this year(what another week or so?).  When the new year starts, I hope to get back into the habit of going to work out everyday.  And I will give myself a jumpstart with a SUCCESSFUL seven days on the csd!
Dave,
good to see you still going!  I will still be coming on here until you've reached your day 7 to be encouraging you and hopefully offering you some accountability.  This discussion forum was a huge encouragement and a big part of the diet for me (as you can tell, because look how much I write!).

Anyway, I am thankful for this start on my way to losing weight.  And if you'd like to keep me posted if you guys are doing this again next month, just name the start date and I'll meet you here!!!

Thanks everybody for the encouragement and positive feedback!  Keep truckin!
Kat