well, i made it to day 17 of the first cycle. i have lost 10 lbs. I thought I would be in misery the whole time, but my kids had happy meals 2 times and chips and there is even icecream in the house and I know I can have it if I want it. I just want to get healthy more than I want to eat junk. I do not want to gain back what I have lost. I have an energetic and, shall we say, hard to please, 2 1/2 year old and getting to sit down to eat is a blessing I do not get to enjoy too often.

      Things have not been perfect. I do miss being able to just pop a meal in the microwave to heat it up. With 2 kids, and an ex who sees them for 5 hours each month, I don't get much me time. I need to find a way to get more organized with this meal planning. tomorrow i start cycle 2. i'm excited because of the new foods that i get to add to my menu. i got my new bike finally, and have to put the baby seat on it so we can start biking. and hopefully, maybe i wont have so many headaches with this cycle.

     i am trying not to whine my way through this. dieting is no fun at all, but I am so glad Dr. Mike wrote this book. I remember when i was craving sugar. Who'd have thought I would start looking at potatoes and red meat like it was manna from heaven? that is so wierd!