The rest of my day went pretty good actually.  I did not walk to work after all because I had some errands to run at lunch.  Once at work, I had 1 small banana, 1 small apple, 1 special k breakfast bar, 1 cup of black coffee, 1 cup of tea and a handful of tamari almonds.  When I went to lunch, I got a salad from subway, which was pretty good actually.  It was ham, turkey and veggies, no cheese, oil and vinegar. I got a huge iced tea and no sweetener!  That was a tuff one.  I've heard and read that now that even splenda and nutrasweet are bad for you.  Somehow, your brain tastes sweet and starts pumping out insulin that has nowhere to go since there's no sugar to break down.  It of course, turns to fat.  What else is new.  

Don't you just hate it when you've started down the new path, the right path, to ultimate health success, and some wise guy comes into the picture and tries to break you?  Today, someone came into the office with a tupperware of rum balls.  I declined but they were shoved into my face.  Literally, he was saying 'come on, you can have just one...they're awesome!' I tried over and over to decline but eventually took one.  I took a pinch of it and gave the rest to someone else, who wound up throwing it out.  It really upset me that he was so insistent that I eat one.  It must be that only people who haven't been in my situation, or those in denial, just don't get it.  Here I am starting the new year off on a good foot and a friend is trying to undermine me.  After discussing this issue with a few cohorts, I think I have a solution to this dilemma.  The next time this happens, and it will, I'm going to politely take the item and throw it away later.  Or as soon as the giver is out of sight.  Hopefully I won't be tempted to dredge it out of the trash can later in the day, but it's worth a shot. 

Around 2:30, I needed someone to talk me down.  I was having total withdrawals from coffee mate and diet coke.  I swear there is something in them that is addictive.  Perhaps I shouldn't have tried giving them both up at the same time.  Maybe I should have weaned myself off gradually, like over a period of 2 years or so.  Tomorrow is another day and I'm pretty proud of myself actually.  No cheating and I feel pretty darned good.  Albeit a bit waterlogged from drinking so much water and iced tea.  I've heard I will eventually reach a point of water balance so I won't be in the bathroom more than at my desk.  We'll just have to wait and see.

Until tomorrow...enjoy this food for thought.