the first week

141 lbs. I know I said that it was "day 1", but I didn't really begin until the beginning of this week. My birthday cake (a nice, German affair with egg yolk-rich frosting with a couple sticks of butter and plenty of sugar to round things out) is somehow NOT in the book. LOL. So unless you have more self-control than I do, don't do what I did. Since then, I have been eating more according to the Trim Healthy Mama way. And it seems to be working well, though I take liberties every day.for example, ii am still using my old Skippy natural which does have sugar, eating some bananas (but not nearly as many as before!!), and not necessarily spacing out the S and E meals as delineated. But it sure seems like I'm losing, so I don't think I'll worry about it. If there's one thing that's hard to get used to on the plan, it's the fat. Don't get me wrong; I love it- but after years of hearing that fat is bad, it seems too good to be true to be able to have a meal of eggs, cheese, and avocado fried in coconut oil. Wow... soo tasty!!! My other problem is pancakes. Yes, they have a nice pancake recipe, but I've made them twice and both times I had to chip the cakes out of my frying pan!!! Not too much fun. I may just throw in the towel on that one since pancakes are more time-consuming than oatmeal or eggs, anyway. Smoothies... ah, another old favorite. I used to throw a few frozen bananas, good spoonful of pb, yogurt (aka yogie), and cocoa in the Ninja and whip it up. I had smoothies a LOT. But now, since bananas and my pb aren't so kosher on this plan, I get more creative. I just have to figure out how to make kefir and whey taste a-okay ;)