2 days in...

I'm doing well so far! I weighed in yesterday (Monday is my weekly weigh in day), and I lost 2 lbs last week. So that will make my official clean-eating starting weight 180.5. (Are you shocked I'm giving away my actual weight?! I am. Haha. Before you judge my weight, keep in mind, I'm 6 feet tall.)
Philmo weighed, and after two days of (mostly) sticking to clean eating (Tortilla chips are his weakness), he has lost 1.5 lbs.

Before you get too excited for him, remember that processed foods are high in sodium, which cause us to retain water, so during the first week of clean eating, you will lose a lot of water weight. Since I'm being really honest, I'll go ahead and say that I thought I'd be running back and forth to the bathroom all the time these first couple of days. I mean, we're eating a lot of fruit and veggies. I was wrong.

I'm already starting to feel more energized, and less obsessed with food. This morning and yesterday morning, it wasn't as difficult to drag myself out of bed. (Keep in mind that this is quite an accomplishment, considering Baby still wakes up for 4 am feedings.)

Phil and I are big fans of the FourthMeal (Darn you, Taco Bell!), so it's been a bit of a challenge in the evenings to not run to the nearest fast food joint and pick up some delicious but oh-so-horrible for you burgers or tacos or chicken. (I hate when people mention bad foods on their blogs, because then I think, OMG THAT SOUNDS SO DELICIOUS RIGHT NOW...) Well, last night I had had enough of my cravings for a giant something with bread and sugar. So what do you do when you think you may cheat because you want something SOOO badly?

You google.

Yay for the internets! I found a recipe for clean peanut butter cookies from The Gracious Pantry (will share on next post). You should have SEEN Phil's face when I asked him if he wanted to make some peanut butter cookies. You would have thought I just told him that we just won the lottery. Seriously. The cookies were good. Not GREAT. But good enough to nip my crazy cravings in the bud.

So, in conclusion, I'm proud of myself for not cheating and for finding a way around my cravings. :D

Is it Monday yet? I'm ready to weigh in...