3 days

I figured it would take some serious adjustment time to get used to eating differently, and the last few days have been no exception. As expected, it has been REALLY SUPER DUPER OMG HARD to give up coffee. I've tried drinking black coffee, I've even enjoyed it, but not going to Dunkin' Donuts and getting an iced coffee with cream and sugar is a tough habit to break. Most of the time I don't even think about it - I just see where my bus stops, hop off, cross the street and there it is. But, of course, that's the problem. At this point it's automatic, and hopefully eating a bowl of cereal or a yogurt and a banana at home will be more automatic eventually. But damn. The iced coffee. I even got a bowtie today. Shameful! However, I read in this book that sleeping less makes you more susceptible to cheating/making bad decisions to amp up your brain. So that makes sense. I guess getting four hours of sleep because of merrymaking the night before didn't do me any favors!

I just made and ate a really nice dinner: pan-seared salmon, and a baby greens salad with a little reduced fat feta, some dried cranberries and a little honey mustard dressing I made myself. Super satisfying! And it seriously took 10 minutes to put on my plate. I'm a fan of quick and tasty, although occasionally I'll go all out and make something more complicated. But nights like this call for quick and easy. I'm also a super fan of preparing fish in a foil or parchment pocket - just stick a serving in there with a drizzle of olive oil, whatever seasonings and herbs you want, maybe a lemon wedge, fold it up and stick it in the oven for 20 minutes or so. And voila!

Of course, I'm still thinking of the coffee. And how to curb this sweet tooth!