Finally, 500 calories!

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I'm actually excited about the 500 calories. The last 2 days were horrible. Load day 1 made me feel disgusted, load day 2 went a little smoother, which worried me for a minute or two, but by the end of the day I did not want anything else to eat. Load day 2 consisted of a double bacon and egg Crosandwich AND a double sausage and egg Crosandwich from BK. Lunch was a Chipotle steak burrito with sour cream, cheese, and guacamole. Dinner was some left over wings and pizza.

It's funny, even though SheSchrader and I are both doing the diet at the same time our experiences are going to be so different, and it's not just because She is a she and I am a He. SheSchrader is a stay at home mom with the temptations of a readily available pantry, fridge, kids (and I always joke about the Bonbons and soap operas); I work M-F and have to deal with food brought into work, friends wanting to go out to lunch, cocktails after work. Oh, and of course the co-workers that expect this to fail no matter what. I'm under observation by more than just my doctor, a lot of people here think this will not work or if it does it will be unbearable. But I expected this.

And if you're wondering why would I even tell anyone at work if this was a concern, why would I even agree to blog about this stuff, I assure you, I am not a masochist. For anyone that works in an office, call center, etc for a long period of time they will know what I mean by "Cubicle Butt". Might not be the proper medical term but when you sit at a desk day after day, year after year a person's arse begins to expand. It's rough, there's birthday cake everyday, burrito runs in the morning, lot's of bars for happy hour right around the office.

So, what I'm hoping is that by being vocal about this process and keeping my composure at work no matter if the process is difficult or not I might help influence others to take this initial step to improving their health. I don't consider this diet to make my health perfect but I do consider it to be a chance to restart. Gosh, I am such a martyr.