Day Number Five of My Experiment

After Mr. Honey's birthday dinner last night, and indulging in a small piece of chocolate birthday cake I decided I'd better workout before bed to counter act the sugar in the cake. That hour of exercise helped me sleep, guilt free, like a baby.

I recorded Grey's Anatomy last night, so that I could exercise instead of sitting in front of the T.V. I wish you could see me, because I am patting myself on the back.

This morning I ate my usual cheerios and banana.

It really is important to plan ahead to have what you need in the fridge to be successful at avoiding sugar. However, I ran out of Lean Cuisine meals and had forgotten to get more, so I took some lite rasberry vinigerette and stopped at the deli, before work, and bought a pre-made salad for lunch. It was a delightful change actually. I had my pear for my break and a little beef jerky for my afternoon snack. I was totally satisfied.

Doesn't my salad look yummy? It was very tasty.

Mr. Honey leaves tonight on another Jeep trip, so I had dinner with a dear friend, who I hadn't seen in a long time.

My friend Susan and I play Scrabble on Facebook almost everyday, but we rarely get to see each other. My friend has battled cancer for the last several years and she seems to be on the other side of it. She is motivated to eat healthy and lose weight too, so we both had salmon and skipped the mashed potatoes in exchange for extra veggies.

You won't believe this, but we sent the bread tray back to the kitchen with the waiter. I've never done that before. If I keep patting myself on the back like this I'm going to have to go to bed with a heating pad tonight! L.O.L.

Good food, lots of laughter and a good friend is what a person needs to stay on track.