Lisa I was wondering if you would like to be friends on Facebook? I am in the gay community as well and love to have friends with things in common as me. If you did want to friend me my username is Laurie Ellis :)

I've definitely spent too much of my life hating my body, and now I'm finally taking matters into my hands and changing things. I definitely feel better about myself because I'm changing things and not just sitting around not doing something to fix the problem.

Which mountains are you going to? I'd love to go to the mountains but a recent flood left only 1 road available and the government shutdown closed it so I would have to go about 100 miles out of the way to get up there. I'd really love to go for a hike with all the trees changing.

At the beginning of the year I quit my job and moved two states away for a fresh start, and I think it was the best thing I could have done for myself. Sometimes you just have to jump and hope someone will catch you. Have a good Friday!

Today was the first time I realized I wasn't hungry any more and stopped eating at breakfast. I was really good because I didn't get hungry until I was supposed to eat lunch.

I work for a research company. I absolutely love my work 95% of the time. Not a lot of stress now that I have been there for a while (7 months). I get bored a lot but it's a 7 to 4 m-f desk job. My last job was high stress and long hours so I am glad to have found where I am now. Do you have a lot of stress at work or home?

Donuts were bad for me too. I could never pick one kind so I always ended up eating at least 3 to be sure I got a good variety. I knew it was unhealthy but I didn't know how to stop myself. What I am liking about the whole 30 is that I don't feel deprived of anything even though it is extremely restrictive.

Hope your day went well. Are you feeling the tiger blood yet? I'm still trying to sleep the night through but I know that it will happen. Just remember the weekend is almost here. I'm 1/3 done and know I'll make it to the finish line. How many more days do you have?

I read the book before I started. It really inspired me to work for change in my life to be better. I had a really strong craving for McDonald's french fries today when I got off work. I'm definitely glad that I purposefully drive home on a route without fast food restaurants or I may have caved.

The ball is a Halloween thing with lots of ballroom dancing. I'm really excited for it. I'm actually wearing a dust mask at work to try and fend off the sickness.

I'm still feeling exhausted but I think it's getting better because I can do without caffeine. I actually never really feel hungry except first thing in the morning so I'm still guessing what my body is trying to say.

I'd definitely be happy to have my brain function get better. Hope you have a great day tomorrow!

I never did get the hangover which kind of surprises me because I was eating a lot of sugar before I started.I had a good day at work but everyone at work is horribly sick and I'm afraid I'm going to get it. But I really don't want to get it before Saturday because I have a costume ball to go to that I am really looking forward to. I am officially done with my first week and still going strong.

I hope the milk stout was good. I had a busy day but good. I only ate 2 meals both days though. I have plenty of good stuff cooked for the week to keep me on track. I just got done with my dance class which I think are too fun to count as exercise. Have a great Monday!

I'm sorry to hear about your accident but am very happy you're okay. I had a rough day keeping on track. Breakfast was a burrito without eating the tortilla and dinner was a salad because that was the only thing that I could have on the menu. Pretty sure that's the first time in my life I ordered a salad as an entrée but it was okay. I'm just having the problem that my head is saying that's not enough food but my body is saying it's fine.
A beer does sound really good. My favorite bar just tapped a new chocolate porter today. Just remember the goal and keep your head. Eventually it will come along for the ride.

Bountiful baskets is a food co-op where I get a huge basket full of fruits and veggies every week. It's really great especially on a budget.

I'm really glad you survived the pot luck. Tomorrow I'm spending the day out with friends so I'm a little worried about making the right choices. I plan on cooking for the week so I can have more choices. I got a little bored this week so I need to make sure that I do better next week.

I am really close to onederland. I only have 5 lbs to go. I'm really surprised that I haven't been going through any withdrawal symptoms from not having caffeine or sugar.