I am still sick today, horrible cough, congested head and chest.  You’d think being sick would curb one’s appetite, huh?  Not quite.  What is it, starve a fever, feed a cold or is it the other way around?  I can never remember.  In any case usually when I have a fever i don’t feel like eating but when I have a cold I can’t get enough.  I’m in can’t-get-enough-land.
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I started off the day with my raisin bran, which I love.  Then hubby had a physical therapy appointment at 11 so I didn’t do the mid-morning snack thing and then after his therapy he’s always hungry and wants to go out.  We went to Tiffany’s and I ordered what I always order (regardless of the time of day, they always serve breakfast at Tiffany’s!): the “Twofer” special.  Two eggs, two slices of bacon, two sausage patties, and two pancakes.  And then I did what I always do:  I handed over my sausage patties to my husband (I don’t like sausage).  Today, though, I also handed over the bacon to him.  He was surprised but sure didn’t complain! 
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So, with my two eggs and my two pancakes, I had no idea how many calories I was consuming but I figured it can’t be that much, and even if it is, well, I’ll just adjust for the rest of the day.  I went real easy on the maple syrup, thinking that it was probably the most caloric part of the meal.  When I did the FitDay thing later, I was not entirely surprised to find that the entire meal totalled 600 calories and half that (302) was the pancakes.  Still, it wasn’t horrible for eating out.  And I walked away full.
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When we got back from lunch, instead of going to work I took a nap.  I really hate being sick.  I woke up around 4 o’clock and never even thought of food, so I missed the whole afternoon-snack thing, too.  I kept busy until it was going on 6pm and made my dinner. 
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I really like the concept of starting off each “big” meal with salad, I hope I don’t get tired of it.  I’ll try to switch out the kind of salad now and then, I suppose.  I saw a post today where someone said they make a cabbage salad and it made me think of the cole-slaw with vinegar that my mom used to make.  It was yummy and I’m thinking it would work too. 
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Anyway, I cut up a snack-cheese-thing into my salad and that was yummy.  I’ve had this taste for baked potato so I nuked one and cut it in half (saved the other half for another time) and then treated myself with lf margarine and sour cream.  I know that someone commented that the toppings were empty calories that I didn’t need but heck why eat a potato if you don’t top it with something?!?  I had room in my calories for the day so why not.  Next time I want broccoli and cheese on my potato.  In fact, that sounds good.  Maybe tomorrow. 
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So I’m on Day #2 of the Eating Plan, but I haven’t even started the Exercise Plan.  I could say that I’ve been sick so that’s why I haven’t started but would that just be a rationalization?  If I were feeling “normal” for the past two days, would I have gotten my butt moving?  I don’t know.  All I know is that right now I can’t walk to the bathroom and back without coughing up a lung.  So perhaps I’m not just making excuses.
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I bought a new scale a month or so ago and started weighing myself weekly on Wednesdays.  I went up and down two or three pounds in that time but didn’t keep anything off.  Technically I suppose my plan began just two days ago, but I’m going to go ahead and weigh in tomorrow anyway.  I did take a peek at my weight last night and it was still 285 but that was at night and I usually weigh less in the morning and that’s when I weigh in so we’ll see!  I won’t be discouraged though, if there’s no loss to report.  I’m still in “start-off” mode here!  And I’m still very positive and happy - and I’m thrilled with how easy it has been to stay “on plan” for these first two days!!!