Written in Citrus Heights, CA
Age: 49

So glad 2014 is gone! Even though only a third of it was scary for me with the medication nightmare, 4 has always been my least favorite number. It’s just very unlucky. The rest of the year sure was great, though.

Been here a year and a half and we’re still finding things that don’t work here, like the oven’s self-cleaning function. Really, what’s the point of paying hundreds of dollars for a home inspection if they’re not going to tell us everything that’s broken? I’m sure the lazy people who lived here before us knew it, too. Someday we’ll replace this 31-year-old oven (at least I think it’s that old), even though we rarely use ovens/stoves anyway. We’re modern, microwave kind of people.

A little disappointed to be down just half a pound after day 1 on NS, but I guess that’s better than nothing. I still worry my metabolism isn’t fast enough for this (or any) diet. My body simply cannot burn calories like a normal person. So right now being down at least 5 pounds in just 7 days seems highly unlikely. We’ll see, though. I’m still gonna stick it out!

Yesterday I was OMFG kind of hungry. I was so famished that going outside and munching on grass in between meals would’ve seemed like heaven. The first day is always the hardest and was it ever! But the food was delicious. My next order ships on the 29th, so that gives me time to make any edits I may want to make to my menu. Going to the grocery store later on for some fresh produce.

I’m learning the science behind the diet, like how important it is not to stuff yourself with big meals and all that cuz of how food is like cigarettes – the more you have, the more you want. This is so true, too. On days I’d eat a lot I’d often wake up super hungry the next day. If you enlarge your stomach, you will need to put more into it to keep it full and satisfied.

I’m also learning ways to dress those healthier foods up without adding tons of calories. Anyone who knows me knows I hate carrots. But they have a recipe where you coat peeled, raw carrots in sugar-free syrup and bake them at 500° that may be the only way I can stand the things. Forget celery, though. No matter how you dress that shit up I’ll still hate it!

Not gonna log my water and food on NS’s site, but just my weight and measurements instead. I know what I’m eating and I know that I drink 64 or more ounces a day of water whether I’m dieting or not.