Holy shit

Allright, this is probably going to more difficult then any of us realized. And it's not the exercise that will be hard!
However I am really looking forward to this. I have done things like this before, when I've done cleanses where I can't have any sugar/dairy/wheat so it's not something that's new to me, however I've never done it for 8 weeks before!
I am excited, as I do know that when you are used to eating that way, you really don't miss the "bad" stuff.
I am looking in my cupboards and realizing that I better just start eating it all up now, and also realizing that I can't really buy any new stuff as I am not going to want it in the house in 2 weeks. I think I am going to start collecting stuff from The Peanut Mill so I have it in the house for when the challenge starts!
I also want to pre-plan the first few weeks meals and snacks so I can have the stuff in the house, and I know what I'm going to be eating. The best thing is that I can have oatmeal for breakfast, eggs and veggie sandwiches for lunch, and fish and veggies for dinner. Hard boiled eggs, nuts, olives, fruit, veggies and hummus are all real fun too and it makes me happy to think about eating such healthy food that I actually love.
I also am realizing that I might have a few cheat days early on, since my birthday falls in the middle of October. Some wine might be in order on that day! Not to mention good food and birthday cake. Already labelled my calender "CHEAT DAY". I should probably change it to "CHEAT WEEKEND".
I am thinking I also need to plan at least 3 Sushi Jade lunches and dinners in the next 2 weeks as no sushi for the next 56 days will hurt. My only consolance is that it is fall/wintertime and sushi is more of a light, summer food so perhaps I won't miss it as much.
I also know I will struggle with portion sizes. I've never been very good at carving a chicken breast into the size of my fist.
Regardless, I hope everyone will do their best and really use these next 8 weeks to create new habits for themselves.

Signing off,

Katie Anne