Day 5...

The super slow and ignorant drivers were out today. So from the start I was a tad on edge today. Fortunately I chilled out. Started the day with my usual, two scrambled eggs, at work. Around 1, me and mom went to lunch at a Sonny's BBQ place. I know what you are thinking..."BBQ!!!!????", but no worries. I ate 2 chargrilled chicken breasts and two trips to the salad bar. In the past the salad bar actually meant a ton of buffet type foods with a tad of salad. Today it consisted of one salad with all the veggies, couple spoons of ham, shredded cheese, bacon bits (should have passed those, but oh well) and a little southwest ranch dressing. The next salad was the same, but with vinegar and oil instead of dressing and a few cheese blocks. The quantity was too much, but the quality of food was good. The worst calorie/fat choice was the ranch dressing and cheese, but that's fine since I hadn't had much. I estimate the calories to be the following...eggs/150, chicken breasts/400, salads/500 for a total of 1050. I am so proud that I passed on ribs, fries, baked beans, garlic bread, bread pudding and pasta salad!!!! To top it off, I took the kids to Burger King tonight for dinner and had another pleasant surprise. Chloe ordered the grilled chicken sandwich with a side salad and fat free ranch dressing. I was so proud of her. Unfortunately, Austin wouldn't even try a bite of salad and stuck to the plain cheeseburger kids meal. I pray he eventually will branch out to other foods without the juvenile grumpy tantrum. I did not have a thing from there! Was not hungry and really I still am not hungry. I will have a small veggie only salad maybe after bit, but for now I'm good.

I feel so good about myself. The bloated gut is gone, my jeans are a lot looser and I can see that my belly sticks out less. Today my energy was the highest it has been in ages. I didn't get home until 8pm tonight. I was out walking around different stores just to get some exercise and supplies in before the expected winter weather comes tomorrow. Overall it has been a great day. I love the time I spend with my mom before the kids are out of school and I love the time I spend with the entire family together. Family means everything to me and I thank God for mine everyday. It doesn't get much better than cuddling up under the covers with my beautiful wife and falling asleep with the woman I love.

Everyday and every night I pray to God and thank him for my blessings and ask Him to help me with my weight loss adventure. It is because of God that I am not eating junk that I have been addicted to. It is because of God that I am drinking more water than pop. It is because of God that my mom is eating healthier and also starting to lose some weight. God moves so much in our lives and I am thankful for his grace, forgiveness, blessings and help.

I guess that's all. It's funny, I dreaded writing tonight due to I didn't think I had anything to say. I'm glad I logged in. This helps me unload all my thoughts, vent my frustrations and gloat the things I am proud of without seeming like I'm bragging or boring another person. Peace out, off to explore the internet.