This is the hard part...

This is where the rush of "willpower" and the thrill of starting something new starts to wear off! Ha! Now kicks in determination and the goal.

Whole grain cereal with 2% milk for breakfast. More UberSalad for lunch - man that is good stuff! Dinner was roasted chicken with UberSalad, and fresh fruit and low-fat yogurt smoothie for dessert. My 10-year-old was delighted to learn that we bought a blender. She calls it the smoothie maker.

Smoothies:
Banana
Low-fat yogurt (any flavor, but watch the sugar!)
Handful of strawberries, fresh or frozen
Shot of fruit juice of your choice
Some ice

Grind to consistency of your choice (I like 'em kinda chunky)
Pour
Spoon :)

Delightful

Lots of water today, probably 6 12-ouncers. Only two diet sodas (bleagh).

(Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with Dr. Phil, I am not selling his book, and I am not making any money by referencing his work here on my blog. I don't really even like Dr. Phil, but he sometimes makes sense. End Disclaimer.) I was reading in Dr. Phil's book "Ultimate Weight Solution" about the Readiness Profile. You gotta wanna, basically. So he gives a short little test to see if you're ready to lose weight or not. Some of the questions/scenarios are interesting to me.

Quote: "I am ready to eat differently even if it hurts my family's or my friends' feelings, or causes conflict." ( Copyright 2003 by Phillip C. McGraw - with all due respect and legal citations to his website - http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/460/) (you can even take the Readiness Quiz yourself there!)

Why in the world would it hurt anyone's feelings if I eat differently than they do? It would have to be a real manipulative control freak to give a fat person a hard time about changing how they eat. Are people really like this?

Quote: "I am ready to temporarily give up any friends who do not totally support me and who may wish to sabotage my weight-management efforts."

Quote: "I am willing to change my job, if necessary, to become healthier and manage my weight better."

Wow! That's a hard one. I sit at a desk pretty much all day. I've actually gained about 30 pounds since I started working at this place. Maybe I really should consider this question. But then, how would I support myself? This would go over really great, don't you think? "Boss? Um, I was just getting ready to get busy on my weight-loss program? And there's this section where, uh, I'm supposed to quit my job if it's making me fat... What do you think?" Here's where I show him my tons of flab (like he can't see it already). Yeah. That's gonna work.

But how can I change that part of my lifestyle to fit into my new goals for health? This will take some thought...