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Mm, that lunch salad was surprisingly yummy!

1/2 small apple (or pear), cored and thinly sliced. Toss with 2 tsp. lemon juice. Add 1 stalk of celery, diced; 1 oz low-fat cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes; 1 tbsp. low-fat mayonnaise; toss to coat. Serve on 4-5 large lettuce leaves and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Looks like I won't starve on this diet, after all.

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Mm, that lunch salad was surprisingly yummy!

1/2 small apple (or pear), cored and thinly sliced. Toss with 2 tsp. lemon juice. Add 1 stalk of celery, diced; 1 oz low-fat cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes; 1 tbsp. low-fat mayonnaise; toss to coat. Serve on 4-5 large lettuce leaves and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Looks like I won't starve on this diet, after all.

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So the first day went well, except for my attempt at exercising with Morgan in the room. She wanted to join in, which was fine and even kind of cute, until she got mad at me for monopolizing our one and only Swiss ball. Sorry, Monkey, priorities.

The "spicy pork and vegetables" for dinner was good, and I actually ate the bell peppers and onions and everything. I should have taken a picture because no one in my family will ever believe I ate bell peppers. Brown rice instead of white is going to take some getting used to, though. I love inappropriate starches way too much.

Also, bananas do not go in the microwave. Yick. Dessert was half a banana (lengthwise) with peanut butter, and vanilla yogurt with cinnamon, but heating it made the banana mushy and the p.b. weird. At least for me. Alan seems to think it was fine.

I even managed to drink ten glasses of water. Man, I have not made such frequent bathroom trips since I was pregnant ;). I understand that will lessen as my body gets used to me drinking more.

Only one splurge, 'cause as I was sitting here writing this I got hungry so I indulged in a whole _ten_ mini-pretzels. *gasp* But I did housework at my grandfather's for an hour and a half this afternoon (scrubbing bathrooms) so I think I'm still on the right side, calorie-wise.

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So the first day went well, except for my attempt at exercising with Morgan in the room. She wanted to join in, which was fine and even kind of cute, until she got mad at me for monopolizing our one and only Swiss ball. Sorry, Monkey, priorities.

The "spicy pork and vegetables" for dinner was good, and I actually ate the bell peppers and onions and everything. I should have taken a picture because no one in my family will ever believe I ate bell peppers. Brown rice instead of white is going to take some getting used to, though. I love inappropriate starches way too much.

Also, bananas do not go in the microwave. Yick. Dessert was half a banana (lengthwise) with peanut butter, and vanilla yogurt with cinnamon, but heating it made the banana mushy and the p.b. weird. At least for me. Alan seems to think it was fine.

I even managed to drink ten glasses of water. Man, I have not made such frequent bathroom trips since I was pregnant ;). I understand that will lessen as my body gets used to me drinking more.

Only one splurge, 'cause as I was sitting here writing this I got hungry so I indulged in a whole _ten_ mini-pretzels. *gasp* But I did housework at my grandfather's for an hour and a half this afternoon (scrubbing bathrooms) so I think I'm still on the right side, calorie-wise.