Jello - my new best friend!

7 milkshakes down - 77 to go! I'm hungry, cranky and crampy. I was warned about all of this ahead of time, but there's nothing like actually going through it. I've had to fast before for medical tests but in hindsight, 2 days of fasting is easy compared to 21 days. No, I'm not really fasting. The shakes are somewhat substantial, but nothing like a good feed of Stelios' souvlaki! I made some sugar-free jello this morning and bought some sugar free popsicles. I have never loved jello so much in my life.

I bought some pure cocoa today to add to my vanilla shakes because I just couldn't take them plain. Just added a teaspoon of cocoa and it tastes awesome, well, as awesome as an Optifast shake can taste!

It is really hard to feed the kids without wanting to sample the food myself. This is something I didn't usually do anyway, but it's amazing how I want to do it now that I can't. I've also never noticed how much food is advertised on TV before. It's amazing how much food (and "bad" food, nonetheless) is thrown into our face while we look at the screen. And it's very frustrating that eating healthy (buying sugar-free products) is so much more expensive than the crap out there.

Well, I have to head out to a meeting soon. I really don't plan to complain a lot on this blog (although there's a very strong possibility that it might happen that way!) But I thank you for walking along side of me during this journey. I know in a couple of days I'm going to start feeling great, especially when I see more weight loss. In the mean time, I'll leave you with this verse that my sister left on my last post:

Romans 12:12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

Amen!