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 The contest at work hasn't even started and already it's heating up.  Seems like a lot of us are real enthused about this thing.  

I'm not usually all that competitive but my one friend at work is being such a braggy-pants about how she knows she's going to win because she's just so gosh-darned determined, that suddenly I'm thinking in her general direction "I wouldn't be spending that prize money just yet, girlie" and getting a spiffy brand-new burst of motivation my own self.  

I'm trying something new.  I just heard about a diet where you go really low calorie every other day, so I think I'm going to do that on Monday-Wednesday-Friday every week.  Today was the first day I tried it, and I came up with what I think is a pretty healthy menu for around 600 calories:

Breakfast:  smoothie made with 1 cup non-fat kefir, 1/2 cup blueberries, splenda, vitamin powder

Lunch:  3 cups salad with three ounces low-fat deli ham & 2 T. italian dressing (made with olive oil)

Dinner:  1 cup steamed broccoli followed by 1 cup Kashi Go-Lean cereal with sliced strawberries and 1 cup skim milk

That's two milk servings, 5 fruits/veggies, 2 servings protein, 1 serving grain, a smidge of healthy oil... that's pretty healthy, right?  If I don't do it every day, that is?    I was a little hungry today, but hell, this is luxurious compared to the fasts I was doing awhile back. 

Between that, managing my carbs and exercising a whole bunch I hope to see some bigger losses than what I have so far.  If it doesn't work or if I can't hack it, I'll go back to doing Core as written.

I need to get my ass to bed so I can get up and get to the gym on time.   Tomorrow is the dreaded stepmill.