[Gracie2006]

Week one on this eating plan has been great. I'm not hungry all the time like I used to be. Yesterday I got busy and totally forgot to eat lunch. Normally I would be on the verge of collapse, but I just wasn't hungry and felt fine! 3 lbs. lost this week. Have not been exercising much due to ongoing foot problem but things are going in the right direction. Sunday is my cooking day. Home cooking is the only thing about this plan that takes much discipline. My latest favorites are Eggplant Parmesan and Vegie Lasagna. I love that I can eat Salmon as often as I want, and as much as I want, though I don't seem to want too much. A handful of nuts is a great snack, I don't miss chips and other junk food much at all. I've kicked my chocolate cravings with fat free sugar free instant chocolate fudge pudding made with non fat milk. The only real rules that I follow are whole grains (nothing white), and no eating starch with meat. If I'm craving carbs, I eat some sort of vegies with pasta or a portabello mushroom burger on whole grain or whole wheat pita bread. I highly recommend eating Mediterranean.