Week with out pop

So my goal for the week was to stop drinking pop, and the results were varied. The first two days I only had a few sips, and then came Thanksgiving, and I was back to drinking glass after glass. The good news is that I was conscious of what I was doing and made an effort. This week I will continue me effort along with trying to not eat sweets (which I'm doing very well at, by the way).

In other research, I'm doing well on curbing my need for snacking. So far I have been working on eating the right meals to leave me full longer. I've been trying to establish the same routine every day. For breakfast I have a single egg, English muffin, and two pieces of sausage, as well as a piece of Velveeta cheese (only 40 calories). This provides enough carbs, fats, and protein to get me through the morning.

After breakfast, I get coffee with a little half and half. I then go to the mall and get hummus and pita for a snack. I walk for an hour and then work out at the YMCA. Three days of lifting weights and five days of swimming. I take the weekends off.

For lunch I have a ham salad with balsamic vinaigrette dressing and a few croutons. I make sure to add tomato slices as well as sliced onions to get a couple servings of vegetables. My goal for lunch is to cut back on carbs and continue my trend of filling up on fats and proteins.

After lunch, I have cottage cheese for a snack. I've been eating the regular style but I plan to switch to low fat cottage cheese to cut back a little on fats.

To end my day I have dinner which changes day to day but follows the my food plate guideline. It's a good balance of carbs, protein, and vegetables.

Where I've been failing is to split my dinner in half to eat later at night. While I'm still working on my pop goal. I plan to make this a new goal for the week. Grab a plate of food and then split it in half.

Overall I feel happy about my progress. I haven't been as hungry, although I did slip last night. My step-father who I live with bought a loaf of banana bread, and in the middle of the night I started digging into it. This is definitely a no-no, but on the flip side, at least it doesn't count as a sweet. My goal still stands!

So far my posts have focused on my progress, but by next week on plan on writing more about research and my book. I want to devote every Saturday to working on my non-fiction (I write fiction Monday through Friday for about three hours a day.)

Until this, have a good week!

Best,

Michael Medlen