Small Victories

So, this isn't a recipe, but I just wanted to give a short report on how things are going on the MRC plan.

Things are going great. I actually feel like the amount of food I have to consume is a little too much, but the program is working. I'm sticking with what they tell me. Today, I'm celebrating one of the small victories. I reached the first milestone: 10 lbs. I've dropped 11 lbs. since I began on January 7, and I'm feeling great.

A few of the things I'm trying to do outside of the plan to maintain a healthy lifestyle are:

1. drinking dandelion tea as it promotes healthy liver function
2. of course, keeping this blog to help me have a place to come back for some foods I really enjoyed
3. getting my home in order - I don't want to be lazy about my home anymore
4. taking the dogs for a walk around the neighborhood in the morning - they so enjoy it, and it's good for them to get some new smells
5. biking and strength training - while the plan calls for walking as the recommended exercise, a foot injury isn't allowing me to do that, so non-impact biking and some strength training will be the key to my toning needs

I'm really excited about my progress thus far. This time, it feels a lot different then all the many other times I've tried to do it on my own. This time, I have a support team. I'm not just winging calorie counting, Atkins, or any of the other "do it yourself" diets. I'm doing it myself, but I've got backup helping me get through it and walking with me down the path to help me not go astray. It will be a long journey, but the small victories are going to get me to the end.

Hopefully, I'll have another recipe soon. I'm doing tilapia with a cauliflower-bean mash tonight, so I'm hoping that will make an appearance tomorrow. Fingers crossed that it will be delicious.