Temptations Galore

Today was uneventful. Worked 07-18. I was up and ready to go at 5:45, which was highly unusual considering I got to sleep at like 2.

I packed my bag of food which included a breakfast of 2 chicken sausages and a slice of the western frittata, a container of the shepherd's pie for lunch, as well as snacks of a small container of cut up strawberries and blueberries, carrots, and turkey jerky. I figured since it was an 11 hour shift, and sometimes they get busy, I would prepare for hunger. The frittata and the shepherd's pie were delicious and filling, the shepherd's pie especially. I definitely didn't have any issues with feeling hungry today. I had my fruit with lunch and sometime around mid-afternoon I had the carrots. I had dinner when I got home which was two chicken drumsticks, steamed broccoli and an orange.

Day 2 of keeping up with my water intake went very well. I've been peeing my brains out, but I don't feel as bloated. I've definitely hit that point where I legitimately just feel good. I think it's because I got my body used to this kind of lifestyle a few weeks ago so it's not as hard getting back to it, even without the cheats.

The tough part of today was definitely being at work. I almost feel like an addict - my home and the box are my safe havens. No unhealthy food to be found. But then I get out into the real world and there's sugar, and Wavy Lays, and Chinese food and all I wanted to do was curl up into a corner and hide. I was actually fine at base because the only time I spent in the kitchen was to either get my own food or refill the water bottle. Trust me, I thought about those animal crackers long and hard, but resisted. It was the trips to Wegmans that killed me. I didn't get anything, but walking past the chocolate chip cookies was rough.

So I'm going on a roadtrip to DC on Friday and coming back Sunday. It's a very short amount of time, but there's going to be plenty of opportunity for cheating. I know that I'm not going to get all my points for those days just because I will end up cheating at least once, but I plan on cheating as little as possible, more for my mentality on this whole thing than anything else. I feel like I'm using this trip as a way to test myself and really see how far I'm willing to go to stay healthy. Not to mention my friend told me I don't have the willpower to watch him eat Chik-Fil-A without getting some myself. Watch me, bro! With that said, I'm going to spend tomorrow looking up some treats that I can bring that will sustain me as much as possible and won't go bad immediately. The biggest turn off about this paleo thing is the almond flour. It's so expensive! So I think I'm going to try making my own. It's basically grinding up almonds, how hard could it be? If I'm successful at that, I can make things like muffins or pancakes, which would be easy to store in a Ziploc container and bring with me. I'll keep everyone posted!

Short post tonight since I have to work again tomorrow. Luckily it's an 8 hour shift so hopefully the animal crackers won't have enough time to entice me. Damn zebras.