Day 4.

Day 4 was a true test of will. I'd finally bring myself and my diet to mingle with the public. How would it go?

The day started out normally with my standard breakfast fare. But to throw a wrench in my plans, I had a lunch meeting! Luckily a sugarbusters-friendly place was chosen and I was able to eat a pretty healthy salad with no offending ingredients. It also meant that I passed on any number of amazing sandwiches on delicious bread and that I turned down a pastry case full of some of my favorite items. Tough, but doable.

--piece of frittata (kale, zucchini, eggs)
--salad with greens, walnuts, and olive oil-based tuna salad
--1.5 kiwis
--a few pieces of sopressata
--turkey chili

I also went to the gym and did 15 (very hard) minutes on the stairmaster and 15 minutes on the treadmill of constant acceleration. I was wiped. But then, I had book club. I ate some turkey chili ahead of time so I wouldn't be desperate. Book club was full of delicious foods that I could not eat, but I stayed (relatively) strong. I was not even really hungry and I ate the following things:

--2 (generous) glasses of red wine (legit)
--a handful of sweet potato chips (legit, but slightly questionable)
--1 triscuit (technically legit, but I would personally like to avoid wheat)
--2 carrots sticks and a spoonful or two of hummus (totally kosher)
--1 slice of cheese (legit enough)
--salad with lettuce, kale, chickpeas, and artichoke hearts (green light, all the way)
--1 very, very small square of very dark swiss chocolate! (a slippery slope, but I amazingly limited it to one and I think it was dark enough that it was okay).

What a tough day, but I made it through!

What I did not eat:
--more chocolate
--pretzels
--snickers pie (!)
--delicious looking homemade pizza (!)

Also, the scale at the gym had no good news for me. But I swear my pants feel looser! What gives? Oh, and I did noticed one body area of mine that was getting smaller when I wish it wouldn't. Doh!

I also had more headaches, on and off during the day. They always seem to get worse at night.