It was a long day today. I woke up early, at my scheduled time, which was difficult. I think changing my sleep schedule and getting used to not sleeping when I want to is going to be the hardest part about all of this. As you'll see later, I had some difficulty with just that later in the day.

My breakfast was the same as yesterday. I left the peaches in the microwave for longer than yesterday, and as a result the bowl was warm. When I added the milk, it instantly warmed to a lukewarm temperature, which was rather disgusting. I won't make that mistake again.

I went over to the house. Tony was off visiting his grandpa, so I was alone for awhile, and unsure of what to do. I finally decided to paint the ceiling in my office since we were supposed to have the crown molding installed this weekend. Turns out our carpenter's wife was sick, so he never showed up.

For lunch, I went to Applebees with my friend Kristin. Don't start yelling at me just yet. I stuck to the Weight Watcher's tilapia. It was so hard, because from the moment I walked into the restaurant, I was hit with the smell of fried, buttery, delicious comfort food. I wanted to order the fattiest thing on the menu so bad. I was practically salivating. When my plate arived, I was so disappointed. The fish was tiny, thin and not enough to satsfy my rumbling stomach. When I finished eating, they could have taken my plate and served another lunch on it without even washing it.

When I got home, I was starving. Dinner was a few hours away and I wasn't sure what to do, so I whipped up a protein shake with raspberries and mixed tropical fruit. I LOVE Bally brand chocolate protein shake mix. It's the best tasting protein shake I have found yet. There was a time when I drank a shake for breakfast every morning. After ahwile, you start to crave that protein in the morning.

Aaaaaand that's when I screwed up. I went upstairs to check my email, and I was just exhausted. I had a pounding headache from a mixture of caffeine withdrawl, fumes in the house (it's enough to kill small animals at this point) and stress. Within moments, I was asleep. I slept for just under an hour, when I was awakened by Tony, calling to find out what I wanted to do tonight. Aparantly, naps are against the rules. He tried to explain to me that after a few weeks (A FEW WEEKS!?!?!) of waking up at the same time and going to bed at the same time, I wouldn't be as tired. By taking a nap, I was tricking my body into thinking it was bedtime, and screwing up my metabolism. I have now added being tired to the top 5 things I hate in life. For a complete list, just ask.

For dinner, I had another Lean Cuisine with steamed rice and broccoli on the side. It was... food. I can't wait for the cravings for things smothered in cheese and other comfort foods to go away. I feel hungry all the damn time. I also want wine like none other. I passed up an opportunity to go out to two different bars tonight. Hooray for Saturday nights at home.

Since I didn't get to the gym today, I did my Denise Austin yoga video. Denise is my hero. That woman is something like 60 years old and she looks fantastic. I want to look like her now, much less 35 years from now. Her yoga video is pretty challenging, especially since I don't have any balance. I hope by doing some this I will be able to improve my balance. I've heard a lot about how balance can help you loose weight more easily.

I'm exhausted, but it's almost bedtime. I just have to tough it out for a little while longer. I can't belive I'm trying to stay awake until 10pm. I know exactly what's going to happen too. I'm going to get into bed and not be able to fall asleep.

Oh, also I lost two and a half pounds when I weighed myself this morning. I know that's probably just water weight, but it was exciting to see the dip in the numbers on the scale. :)