cheat day #1.

holy moly.
i survived week one of the slow-carb diet...and my cheat day was magnificent. i told chad that i wanted to eat "as many cookies that will make me not want to eat cookies again for another week." i did just that. by 9:30 last night, i felt sick to my stomach from eating so much (ha ha ha). it was glorious.

i got my delish pumpernickel bagel with plain cream cheese and chocolate-caramel mocha before church. i was pleased. then, during 1st service, i ate an old-fashioned donut (complete with chocolate icing). during second service, i ate 2 rice krispy bars, chocolate on top...obvs. we got back to the operations center around 2, where there was tortellini in alfredo sauce (thank you, Jesus!) patiently waiting, along with some assorted godiva chocolates that someone gave to us. mmmm. we went to chad's afterward, around 4. while there, i ate:
-one seven-layer bar
-3 chocolate chip cookies
-2 pieces of pizza
-some buffalo wing chips
-the inside of 3 oreos
-some dr. pepper and root beer
-half a banana creme pie blizzard.

so glad i got my ice cream in there. i was worried i wouldn't get it! ;) overall, it was a successful cheat day and i look forward to my next one. obviously, i have quite the sweet tooth. i just can't help myself! in all reality, though- i'm already noticing a little more looseness in my clothing. come on, slow carb! i love thee!

the slow carb diet.

okay. i'm on day one of this "slow carb diet" from tim ferriss's book "the 4 hour body." i've known a few girls who have done it and had good results, and it's made for people who simply don't have the time to do full-on workouts. i used to spend 40ish minutes at the gym 4 times a week, and i lost a ton of weight. now, i'm lucky if i can find the time to do a 15 minute walk! with this diet, you're supposed to only do some light cardio and strength training (and never on the same day), or else it will work the opposite and you'll gain weight! yikes! the diet is great, but i can tell it's going to wear on me...oh well, results are results, right? i just have such a sweet tooth...essentially, you don't eat anything but beans, green vegetables, and meat for 6 days out of the week. but then there's the cheat day. the glorious cheat day. ferriss suggests that you eat yourself into oblivion on the cheat day, ingesting all things delicious that you miss throughout the week. i've been operating on a 'sunday is cheat day' mentality for the last couple of years, so this shouldn't be hard for me. i'm just so glad that i get to eat ice cream on that day! here are the things i'm definitely going to partake in on my cheat day:

• ice cream (and lots of it)
• macaroni & cheese (and probably other pastas)
• fruit
• sunday morning bagel
• sunday morning donut (i know, i know)
• pizza
• cookies
• candy (lots of chocolate, please)

just thinking about it gets me excited. haha. i just need to lose like 20ish more lbs. i'll be doing long walks on mondays, wednesdays, and fridays...and doing some light weightlifting on tuesdays, thursdays, and saturdays. it should be good! i've also got chad and some others keeping me accountable (because we know i need it!)...i can't wait to see the results! i hope they come sooner rather than later! :)