NUMBER TWO

288 this morning.  Down five pounds.  Lets not get too excited.  I'm guessing that may have something to do with the 10+ trips to the bathroom.  Overall the first day wasn't too bad.  It was filled with normal dieting struggles; commercials for food, fixing the kids food, being near food, normal stuff.  I'm hoping that these cravings go away soon because food is all I can think about right now.  The funny thing is I'm not hungry.  My stomach feels full (I'm sure the houses plumbing would argue that I have to be empty by now).  What I am missing is the act of eating something.  The putting it in your mouth and chewing part.  I have no complaints about the drinks so far.  The juices I had yesterday were really tasty.

Carrot Apple Ginger
6 carrots, 4 apples, a 2 inch piece of ginger

Mean Green
6 kale leaves, 2 cucumbers, 2 celery stalks, 1 green apple, 1/2 lemon, 1 inch ginger

Pear Pie Delight
1 sweet potato, 2 pears, 1 red apple, handful of blue berries, and a dash of cinnamon

I had the first two drinks twice each and the last one as a dessert.  I'd drink the carrot and pear ones even if I wasn't on a diet.  They are that good.  The green one isn't awful, it tastes mostly like cucumber with a hint of lawn clippings.  Not bad, but nothing I would request.

I haven't had any of the headaches or "fogginess" that I usually get at the beginning of a diet, so that's nice.  I did made the mistake today of going to see my Grandma.  I love her, but she just does not understand the idea of a diet.

"Scotty, let me make you some bacon"

"I can't Grandma. I'm only drinking juice"

"How about sausage and eggs?"

"Nothing Grams, only juice."

"I can fix you a burrito. Do you want a burrito?"

"*Sigh*"

Truth is, a sausage-bacon-egg-burrito would be awesome, but then I'd have to write about how weak I was after a day and a half.  Thats not happening.