Day 22

I woke up this morning feeling great!
One thing I have started noticing is that I feel a different kind of hunger these days ... In another word, the sensation of hunger I experience these days is different from the hunger I used to feel three weeks ago.

Before, I would have a meal and an hour later I would feel like I was starving and I'd have to eat something sweet to keep me going and two hours later, the same thing .... But now, I don't feel hungry between meal and right around the meal time I start feeling a little hungry, but nothing like I use to feel.  Now when the sensation of hunger starts coming on, it's a gradual sensation.  I start feeling a little hungry and if I don't eat then I feel a little more hungry and when I finally sit down to eat I don't have to stuff myself.

I have more energy and steady energy as before I would have many highs and lows!

I think working out is helping with the blood sugar stabilization. 

Today I decided that I'm gonna hit two birds with one stone.  I'd bought a bag of chocolate flavor calcium tabs and took one with my tea.  They are chewy little cubes!.  Satisfying my sweet tooth while getting my calcium.  I also started taking multivitamins.

Breakfast: Protein shake
Lunch: Ethiopian food .... rice, injera bread, lentil stew, beef stew, eggplant stew, zucchini, okra, cabbage  ... etc .... I hit the Ethiopian buffet in NE Portland.  I had promised myself not to do buffets anymore, but I figured I'll be getting lots of veggies at this buffet!  I felt good about what I ate!
Snack: black tea with my calcium tab.
Dinner: green salad with balsamic vinegar, a cup of edemame beans, 3 fish sticks
Snack: 1/2 grapefruit.

Exercise: 1 hour of arms and shoulder workout.  I did the p90X arms and shoulder.  I did like this clip.  No jumping :)  I have started noticing changes in every part of my body, except my arms, so I have decided I will do one day of arms per week.  I feel pretty good.  I used really light weights; 3 and 8 lb sets.

I took pics of my arms today.  They are gonna be a bit of work :)

I have not been drinking enough water lately.  So my goal for tomorrow is going to be drinking tons of water.