Day 1 & Day 2 of Get Skinny NOW

day 1: i ate a banana for breakfast and set out with A to buy my beloved mac eyeliner that had run out in iran. for lunch i ate a tomato, avocado and tuna salad. dinner included turkey tacos minus the generous helpings of cheese and sour cream that i am accustomed to. i will admit i probably used 1 tablespoon of each and ate 2 taco shells. whatever. for dessert i had 2 delicious mangos. my whole foods had a sale on a box of 15 mangos (9.99). not too shabby.

day 2: in the morning, i ate kashi cereal with fresh blueberries. (go me!) i decided to hit up costco, home depot and walmart for gardening supplies (flowers, dirt, etc. and yes walmart has a surprisingly good selection of flowers). at costco, i refrained from buying those amazing croissants, madeline cookies, and a very berry sundae (this last item was torture). i was slightly naughty when i tried a free sample of a cinnamon roll (but only had one! come on, how can you go to costco and not partake in a little sampling??) A asked for a slice of pizza and i had 3 bites. wasting food is a horrible thing, you know. i was able to pick up some lovely flowers to plant from costco and was disappointed with home depot's collection. i headed over to the shopping center that has a walmart.

however, i took a detour to target. everyone and their mother (in my case - sister) has been blogging about the $30 cynthia vincent wedges. so i had to see what all the fuss was about. of course, they were sold out. so i casually strolled over to the snack aisle and noticed a bag of snack size oreo cookies. oreos - where have you been all my life? i arrived home from iran and while unpacking - alex shoved an oreo in my mouth. i have never been an oreo lover. i must have been 5 when i ate my last oreo. but i was pleasantly surprised by the delightful chocolate sandwich cookie! so i ate 9 of those which is equivalent to 130 calories.

i find that the more i try to deprive myself and not eat sweets, the more i obsess about them. i felt that by the end of day 1 i was grumpy and cranky and think it was because i had somewhat starved myself. for dinner, i ate alex's homemade hamburgers (which are to die for) and had 2 potato roll buns (300 calories).

i haven't exercised yet. i need to get my asthma in check. i hope to hit the gym tomorrow and do a light cardio workout and some weights. i also want to change things up a bit on this blog. i primarily use the blog to discuss motherhood - but i'd like to include some of my other interests as well. stay tuned. same bat time. same bat channel.