Thursday update

Morning weigh-in:

Daily gain/loss: -1/4 lb.
Total loss from peak (7/8/08): -1/2 lb.

I made it through my first day back in the box pretty well. I staggered my meals well enough that I did not feel hungry: I started with a cereal for breakfast to immediately satisfy my hunger. In the late morning I had a double shake. I was going to put fruit in it but found out I didn't have the frozen fruit I thought I had, so I just used sugar-free syrup instead. I had a later lunch of the lasagna entree with a can of green beans and 4 oz. can of mushrooms on the side. Then, because I had to work at a charity outdoor event in the evening, where I know there would be some tempting food, I filled up on a dinner of savory chicken entree mixed with HMR Soup mixed with a can of garbanzo beans and another 4oz can of mushrooms. That really helped me resist the kettle corn I kept smelling at the event -- it's good and it helped start my descent (or should I say ascent on the scale) last summer. However, as I browsed the vendors of jewelry, etc., after my shift was over, I sampled a cracker and a small meatball with BBQ sauce (the vendor was selling bottles of the sauce) on it before realizing I was going out of the box. I wasn't even hungry, I just wanted to sample the sauce (which wasn't that good). Because it was so small I don't think I'm going to say I was out of box on my mid-week call, but I can't do that again!!!!!

Almost forgot my daily numbers -- don't know if I'll do it everyday but here goes:

S: 2 shakes/1 soup = 3
C: 1
E: 2
V: 7
F: 0
PA: 360 calories (continuous strolling/standing at charity event for 3 hours times 2 cal/min)