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Things have been moving along here. Overall I do not feel deprived AT ALL. I am full, satisfied and do not have any cravings. Which is actually a pretty big accomplishment for me. I have been a major sugarholic these past few months. The only thing I missed today was when I was eating my rice and lentil soup (yum) I really was craving something cold and creamy on top (I usually put plain yogurt on it). Other then that nothing really outstanding to say.

I have been eating mostly oatmeal and fruit in the late morning. Sometimes with a dab of organic peanut butter. Salad or lentils for lunch and dinner. Yesterday I made bean burritos. YUM. Today I made a cabbage salad with an oriental dressing. The dressing was vinegar, garlic, soy sauce, hot sauce ketchup, and a pinch of sugar. It was really good- of course I was the only one who ate it. For dinner I made rice with lentil veggie soup. The soup had carrots, potatoes, onion, cabbage, yellow lentil. I am making tomorrow for a farmers market at Summer's old school. I thought it sounded good for a fall day- its been in the low 60's here. I don't mind- I like the sweater weather. Its just depressing though that the warm weather will probably not be back until next June.

As far as weight loss I don't think I have lost anything beyond the four or five pounds I lost originally. I don't feel as bloated and full all the time like I would when I ate a huge meat filled meal. I am still looking for a replacement for yogurt- the rice yogurt was gross and Maria told me today to try coconut yogurt. So we'll see. Overall this is not as hard as I thought it would be. To be honest I really don't miss the meat! I think just the dairy. Maybe those cravings will vanish at some point too or maybe after 30 days I will add some dairy back in. Just have to see.