It's 7:15pm and I just finished eating dinner (low fat taco leftovers from last night) and dessert (Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich). I have consumed my allotted calories for the day and had decent snacks I between meals but some how I have felt hungry all day. I just ate dinner AND dessert and I still feel hungry. I started craving Hagaan Daz Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream and it totally sucks. I am so thankful I got rid of all the fatty foods and sweets in my house because I really don't trust myself with certain foods.
I am very proud that I have made it to day 8. That may seem silly to some but for me, it's an achievement to be proud of. One of my main weaknesses is fruit snacks, mainly Gushers and Fruit Rollups. They are meant for kids and that's why I initially bought them. I am not joking when I say I would go to 1-2 boxes in a sitting. There were days I would easily go through 2-4 boxes. The thing about fruit snacks is that they are extremely low in fat (I think they may even be fat free) so I could essentially by them as my after dinner treat. The reason I won't by them is because they are like crack to me. I literally cannot control myself when I am around them which is pretty pathetic. The longer I diet the more I see what an addiction eating was for me.
I am excited about my weigh in tomorrow. I understand that there is a good chance the scale won't have moved and that's okay...well, I'd rather it would go down but I understand if it doesn't. I know that I have been doing a great job the past week and I'm not going to let some numbers on a scale bum me out.
I have been taking Alli since Friday night so this is fourth full day of taking it and so far, I haven't experienced any of the dreaded "side effects". In the beginning I was a little gassier that could have also been to my change in diet. I think the reason I haven't experienced any of the serious side affects is because I read all of the booklets and followed the instructions by limiting my fat intake.
I am still waking up every night to pee and when I do I feel like eating a pound of Fruit Snacks. I know that the medication is known to make people crave sugar but this is ridiculous. I feel like I'm going through withdrawals (who knows, maybe I am). I used to keep a box of Fruit Snacks or candy by my bed so when I awoke in the middle of the night I could pig out before going back to sleep. Now, I've not only cut my sugar and fat I intake, I also stop eating after dinner. No more late night snacks for me... The day time has never been a problem for me. I've always been a late night snacker. I think that had something to do with my recent weight gain. I have also cut back on the amount of (diet) soda I drink. I used to drink 3-4 per day. Now, I drink water all day and have one can of diet soda with dinner.
I hope that my body starts adjusting to this new diet so that I stop feeling hungry throughout the day. Fingers crossed.
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