Day 7 - First Week Check-In

First, I must regress and return back to Day 6. Our second fasting day was more comfortable (at least for me) and dinner was a shocker. We had a late dinner - 7:45pm. And we decided to have fresh veggies and hummus. But then we realized a problem...you can eat a SH*TLOAD of veggies since there are so few calories in vegetables. This was my 277 calorie plate:

It took me 30 minutes to whiddle this thing down! It was like Thanksgiving! Seriously! And since we ate later at night, I wasn't hungry when I went to sleep. Which meant I could sleep! Hallelujah!

Okay, Day 7: Mike and I weighed ourselves this morning. The results?

Lori: Previously 126.8 lbs. on 4/14. This morning I weighed: 126.0! WOO!!! Almost a full pound actually removed. TOTALWEIGHT LOST SO FAR: 4 Pounds in 7 days!

Michael: Previously 240.4 on 4/14. This morning, he weighed: 238.?...Mike forgot what the exact number was (lame!). TOTAL WEIGHT LOST SO FAR: 8 Pounds in 7 days!

Our Second Day After The Fast went much better, too, thanks to having an easier fasting day. At least for one of us. Guess who?

ME (Lori)! I didn't have three breakfasts and two lunches like last time. Nope - I ate a normal breakfast and normal lunch AND even a normal dinner. I wasn't even all that interested in eating breakfast this morning. I was going to eat at 8:30am to make sure I fasted for the full 12 hours, but I got caught up setting up a 5:2 Vegetarian/Vegan group on MyFitnessPal that I didn't eat until 9:00am. 

Mike, on the other hand, seemed to have cracked a bit. He had two breakfasts and two lunch portions. Yikes! Well, so much for shrinking your stomach and wanting to eat less...

So now I feel like we're coasting until Sunday, our 3rd fast day. It's really exciting to see the scale drop and drop...all while eating what you like for most of the week!