Temptation All Around!!

This is a picture of the temptation I have to face today.  Someone at work, sitting right next to me, is having a birthday, so people are continually bringing treats and setting them on this table all day, right outside my cube.  Leave me be, temptation!   Those chocolate chip cookies look quite good.    I’ll make it though…

Today, I can’t help but think.. “just one week from tomorrow!”.  Last night had me pretty hungry.  I had to eat lunch early due to a meeting and that led to me eating supper earlier than usual.  I should rethink that when I plan on staying up late. 

I should point out that although I am hungry at times while cutting quick, the desire for food is not nearly so strong as I would expect.  When I think about the reality of getting only 700 calories a day (I’ve been doing 700 most of the diet but only 500 the last couple days), it’s amazing to me that I’m not balled up on the floor screaming in anguish for “more food!”.  Also, it’s hard to explain, but the body feels different on this.  My stomach doesn’t sit around and growl all day like when I’m usually hungry.  I’ve had none of that actually.  I think part of the hunger is almost habitual, in that I’ve always ate a lot throughout the day and now that’s just not happening.  Indeed, when I turn my thoughts away from food, I seem completely fine.  When they play those commercials on tv showing some fudge dripped 3-layer chocolate cake…  well, that’s when I find it a bit challenging.  But, all in all, things are going well and the results I’m getting are well worth it!