Day 3

Day 3 (Oct 3, 2007)

Yesterday was much easier for me than day 1 and 2. If fact I made a discovery last night…Slim Jims are a no no during Induction because they contain Nitrate. Luckily I read the ingredients before I indulged in them, which allowed me to make a conscious choice to eat a piece of string cheese and drink an Atkins shake instead. I also had a vigorous workout, doing both aerobics and weights for 70 minutes. For some of the exercises I was even successful in increasing my weights from 3 pounds per dumbbell to 5 pounds per dumbbell. While I am content with my progress, I have to confess that I feel the burn today. In addition to the great FitTV workout with Gilad, I worked up a sweat playing table tennis for 30 minutes...okay maybe not a sweat, but at least I put my body in motion.

Enough gloating about exercising… this morning I took another Ketosis test (Oct 4, 2007) and had a reading of Moderate (medium trace). Course I am not sure how accurate the Ketosis strips are, but at least they give you the illusion you are progressing, which helps motivate me to keep on track. In addition I weighed myself this morning and the scale dropped from 151.7 to 149.5. Even though I know the loss is pure water weight, I am still happy with the progress. If I can lose 10 more pounds during Induction I would be extremely pleased. Keep your fingers crossed for me! Now for yesterday's meal plan:

Breakfast
2 Large Eggs
1 slice Kraft American Cheese
Carbs: 1

Lunch
Hardees Thickburger with bacon, three slices of cheese and mayo wrapped in lettuce
Carbs: 5

Dinner
Scallops wrapped in bacon
Carbs: 4

Snack
Atkins Shake
Mozzarella String Cheese
Carbs: 2

Total Carbs: 12