17 Day Diet- Cycle 1 Day 9

I'm going to say it.

I do feel skinnier. It may just be me or it may just be the detox working, but I'm serious! Even with all of the cheating and such my eating has been sooo much better! I am starting to get excited about next Saturday morning when I get to do the end of cycle 1 weigh in and measurements as well.

So the 4th get-together was really great! My cousin Whitney and her husband Brian hosted since the fireworks were literally right across the street from their house. And like all of our family functions there are always tons of food!

I must admit that I didn't stick completely to the diet but I did steer clear of a lot of my go-to favorites. I'll save those for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The dessert table. I obviously wasn't the only one with berries on the brain!

Here is the food table I stayed by. Broccoli salad, tortilla chips with salsa and guacamole, and pasta salad. I also had a naked burger. I figured beef was better than a proceed hot dog.

Also don't be fooled, I did partake in plenty of sweets as well. But because I had played the day right and didn't stuff myself, I wasn't sick like on Monday.

My Aunt Becki's cupcakes. She is awesome!

As far as today goes for breakfast I had some berries and yogurt. I know it isn't fat free but we were out. I am now stocked up so rest assured!

Lunch was some broccoli slaw. Its still good a day after. Also I had some left over berries from yesterday.

For dinner I had some green beans left over from the party. I also had another naked burger. I just couldn't bring myself to cook that much.

So here is tonight's formulation of my chocolate cake. Almost completely made of cycle 1food. We didn't have any applesauce so a few tablespoons of bananas had to do.

This batch turned out great! And my craving were stifled. I'll be getting a recipe up in a few days.

So after a bit on the elliptical trainer I think it has been a good day.

I'm starting Day 10 with a 7am walk with my sisters and ending it with some cauliflower pizza!

So until then sit back and eat some cake.

Cara