Day 2: 3 Day Cleanse

I woke up yesterday morning feeling really great, despite the sub-par sleep. The challenges of yesterday did not repeat themselves, however a few new challenges surfaced.

I ended up programming the recipes into MyFitnessPal on my phone to see exactly how many calories I was getting. I was sure it was going to be way low, but it was actually around 200 calories over my daily budget for weight loss. Luckily, I had done 30 minutes on my stationary bike on Day 1, so I had come in under budget that day. Yesterday I had a 2 show day, and normally I don't bike on 2 show days, so I had to come home between shows to bike for 20 minutes to break even on my calorie budget. It wasn't a tragedy, though. Normally, that 20 minutes would've been spent preparing a meal and Brandon and I watched "How I Met Your Mother" on TV while I biked, so it worked out.

The toughest part of the day was after lunch and before the evening "snack." I think I drank my lunch smoothie a little too early and got hunger pangs in the late afternoon. I was at work during this time, so I actually couldn't cheat even if I had wanted to. I rushed home and was a teensy bit grumpy with Brandon, but as soon as I took a drink of the snack smoothie, I felt great again.

I did not feel the consistent energy level of the day prior. I felt a crash around 6:30pm, right when I had to go back to work. I'm wondering if this had to do with the spacing out of my meals, or if the 20 minutes on the bike just did me in. Regardless, I was tired.

My sleep was pretty much the same. I took my melatonin supplement this time, and it helped me fall asleep faster but I still woke up in the early hours when my housemates got up for work. Interesting side note: Not sure if this is related or not, but I woke up recalling my dreams in the morning. Hmm.

2 days down! 1 to go!