Whoever thought starting a diet during midterm week was nuts....

Oh wait....that was me! Here I am thinking that I'm being so good and starting my diet at the beginning of the month and this is what I get for it...my first week ending in 2 tough midterms in managerial finance and strategic thinking. I'm working toward my MBA at Nova Southeastern University.

Enough about that boring stuff.... I've been on the Jenny Craig program since Wednesday and so far so good. Most of the meals are pretty tasty; especially the breakfasts! So far my favorites have been the cheese omelet and the french toast. I'm not typically a breakfast person, but maybe Jenny Craig can convert me! Dinners have been alright. I loved the cashew chicken but I got a bad piece of chicken in my fettucine alfredo...guess I won't be ordering that one again!

My toughest time on this diet has been between lunch and dinner. It's probably because I usually eat my lunch around 12:30pm and then don't eat dinner until around 7:30 and sometimes later. Eating dinner later has helped curb my evening snacking which is good, but it's leaving me a bit "snacky" around 4-5pm and a little Jenny Craig snack so far isn't really cutting it. It's like eating a 100 calorie pack and saying, what's the harm in one more? I haven't really caved too much yet, except for my bubble tea fix at M&H cafe that I had yesterday; it was made with lowfat milk so I'm hoping it didn't send me too far off course! I had to do something to help my study snack fix without falling too far off the bandwagon.

Other than my one tiny slip I've been really good so far. My biggest test will probably be this weekend. Not only is it Mother's Day, but it's also my sister's 25th birthday. I promised her that I would go to the party that her friend is throwing and I'm sure there will be a lot of temptations there. She says her friend is making appetizers and ordering pizza. I trying to determine if I should eat before I go and avoid all of the food or to cut out my Jenny Craig dinner and some of my snacks to account for some of the extra calories from food and drinks. My only worry with that is that even though I might eat before I go I might be tempted to snack anyways....decisions decisions.

Tomorrow for Mother's Day, I'm in the clear with my diet until dinnertime. We have reservations at Timpanos Chophouse to celebrate Mothers Day and my sister's Birthday. Worryful dieting event #2 for this first weekend. My Jenny Craig consultant suggested that I order a steak, if that's what I want (as long as I order the leanest one) because I'm supposed to have 4 ounces of protein no matter what protein it is...wait a second....what steakhouse offers a 4oz steak???? This is depressing. I think their smallest filet is 8 ounces! I doubt anyone is going to want to share that with me.

If I make it through the weekend without hurting my chances at weight loss this week I'll be in good shape. I don't want to keep my expectations too high. I know that you are supposed to lost 1-2 pounds a week on this program but I have also heard that whenever you start a diet you tend to lose a bit more in the first week because your body isn't used to the healthy eating habits. Hopefully that's true and despite my weekend activities I'll still be able to drop a pound or two.

Any advice? I welcome it all!!!