49 days to go...

I feel much much better today. Don't get me wrong, I still miss Rob terribly and the feeling of being cut out of someplace you feel you belong and plunked back into where you are is still very much present. On the plus side, I got back into my routine today, so I feel good in that respect.

Breakfast was steel-cut oats with milk, a dab of peanut butter and cinnamon. A serving of oats is 1/4 cup, but it's quite filling.

Lunch was a spinach salad with cucumbers and 1/2 can of canned salmon with olive oil/balsamic dressing, and yogurt with cinnamon, a bit of that PC protein plus granola, chia seeds and kamut flakes.

Snack in the afternoon was a solid cup of sugar snap peas on the walk home from work. I had a nibble of cheese (purchased to make my brother "thanks for watching the cat for a whole week" cheddar jalapeno bread) to hold me over while I went to my friend's house to try on formal dresses.

Here is the dress I tried on:

I LOVE this dress!! I sent this picture to Rob and he loved it too. My friend Caro is probably like 5'11" and weighs as much as I do, so for me to fit into this dress (it's an XS!!) is mind-blowing. I feel amazing in it!! This is me at 19 days into the challenge, supposedly around 135lbs. Feeling awesome!

Dinner was chicken, quinoa and carrots, same as yesterday. 

I finally went to yoga and it felt ah-mazing. Working out makes me feel tough and strong, but there's nothing to balance out this very masculine energy like a sweaty introspective bendy sweaty class. Mmmmm. 60 mintues of detox hot yoga = workout for the day! When I got home I blended a banana, a blood orange, a tbsp of protein powder, orange juice, a touch of honey and fat-free yogurt into a post-workout smoothie and had a small bowl of all-bran. I'm determined to add extra fibre to my diet, and if I have to eat cardboard cereal (I love pretty much all cereal, so I kid here), so be it.

Onwards through the next 3 weeks of solo eating.