Day 3...resisting the company lunch

Day 3 started the beginnings of the cravings.  It was bound to happen.  Hardcore motivation fizzled out after 2 days.  Mind you, I still did fine, but I had lustful thoughts about food today.  The morning was fine.  The morning is always fine.  Each day a fresh start; a desire to succeed and start of on the right foot.  How could you go wrong with my smoothie? 

The hard part started at lunch.  It was company lunch day because we were welcoming a new employee.  Luckily, we catered Shane's Rib shack.  Not a huge favorite of mine.  However, when you're limited in diet, anything sounds good.  The BBQ chicken looked glorious.  The only other items that made my mouth water were the individually wrapped brownies and chocolate chip cookies.  I considered not going to the lunch at all.  After all, I did bring my lunch.  I have a thing about being anti-social so that was not really an option.  So, being the dedicated Paleolithic eater that I am, I prepared my salad and took it into the auditorium and watched everyone else eat the forbidden food.  Willpower at it's finest.

The afternoon was busy and went by pretty quickly.  I decided to treat myself to a salad from Panera for dinner because it was youth group night and I didn't have time to go home before church.  Plus, I knew that if I didn't eat something that all the sugar that comes with the 7th grade girls that I teach would do me in.  Not to mention that I have a bag full of Blow Pops that I carry around in my car so I can bring and bribe the girls to stay focused.  I wanted one so bad and instinctively almost ate one.  I made it though. 

After church I was hungry again.  So, as soon as I got home, I prepared a smoothie.  Still hungry, I ate a mini Lara Bar.  Now, as I type this minute, I'm still hungry.  It's 10:00 and I can't eat anything else....unless maybe I snack on the little pepperonis that I bought.  Yes, I'll probably do that.  So that I can do that now, I'll cut to the chase and get to the daily menu:

Breakfast:
Smoothie (same as usual)

Snack:
Apple w/ 1 tbsp cashew butter

Lunch:
Spring mix and arugula salad with avocado, tomato, red onion, and balsamic vinaigrette

Snack:
1 oz. cinnamon almonds

Dinner:
1/2 chopped chicken salad with avocado, onions, tomatoes
1 apple

Snack:
Smoothie
1 mini Cashew Cookie Lara Bar

Snack:
Pepperoni

Until tomorrow.....