Wave One, Day One

Well, I have nearly survived day one of wave one. Above, you'll see pictured my dinner this evening-- marinated flank steak (actually, London broil), and broccoli with goat cheese and roasted red peppers. Yum!

Granted, my dinner took up about half a salad plate, and it took me... oh, about 30 seconds to eat... and sure, I'm still a little hungry. But hey, I still have 28 peanuts to eat!!! I bet you are jealous.

Nibbles

One area that I have identified as "needing work" in my skinny future is my total inability to eat A LITTLE while in a surrounded by snacks situation. I can not eat nibbles when they are present, but I cannot seem to manage eating just a little.

Oh, yes, the other factor here is definitely booze. Drinking, hanging out with friends, and not snacking with abandon? Is that possible?

Sweets

Today, as I walked by the vending machine at the door to my work gym (where I worked out for an hour and a half!), I realized that I have had exactly three sweets since starting my diet over 4 weeks ago: 1) Split a S'more cake in Temecula; 2) Had some creme brulee pudding thing in my boxed lunch in Temecula; 3) Pineapple upside-down cake at last week's birthday lunch. And that is all. Willpower, thy name is my own.

Oh, but tomorrow, I have a work party and my friend is making cupcakes, so I will have at least half of one to demonstrate my support of baked goods.

Snacking FAIL

Ever since I put my Wave Two two-week meal plan up on the fridge, I've been pretty excited about one snack in particular-- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella on a whole wheat tortilla with 1/2 cup broccoli florets. I even bought shredded mozzarella, even though I am generally opposed to shredded cheese, but I figured that was the best way to make sure i got the full 1/4 cup.

Anyway, 1/4 cup of cheese on a tortilla ain't shit, folks. And whole grain tortillas, while fine when filled with wrap fixings like black bean spread and chicken and spinach, overpowers cheese and broccoli with their gritty blah-ness. Sigh. Cottage cheese, nuts, fruit, veg, and cheese sticks remain my snacking favorites.