The lovely women at my class on Thursday weren’t lying when they said it would get easier “by the weekend.”

I woke up this morning quite hungry, as was to be expected for a Saturday morning. I slept in (and I use that term loosely) until about 7:30 and was raring to have some coffee. It’s my drug, I admit it. I’ve been making “frozen mochas” for breakfast since I started OptiFast, and they’ve helped me maintain some semblance of normal since every good day must begin with coffee.

These frozen mochas are simple: 1 packet of chocolate shake mix, 8 ounces coffee, 5-6 ice cubes, and 1 packet of MonkFruit sweetener. (Like stevia, but from the monk fruit instead of the stevia plant, it’s a bit less sweet). I’ve found, oddly enough, that drinking the shakes quickly, and savoring… ok, wait, savoring isn’t the right word. Savoring is for things like my sister’s desserts, a slow-cooked short rib, or delicious stew. “Eat slowly” is the term I’m looking for. If I drink the shakes quickly, yet eat my bars and soup slowly, my hunger level is MUCH lower. I guess this is all part of the learning curve.

I spent a few hours today taking photos of a friend of mine for his upcoming album. Usually, I would’ve jumped at his offer for pizza and caesar salad afterward, but I said no thank you, and came home and had soup.

Oh, and too much garlic powder in this soup mix makes for dragon breath…sorry Adam… and cats…and dog… and anyone I may talk to in the next 36 hours…

Another thing I’m noticing: my weekend fueling schedule (food is fuel…food is fuel) seems to be much more manageable than my weekday one.

Weekday schedule:

6:30 a.m. shake w/coffee

9:30 a.m. bar or shake

11:30 a.m. bar or shake

3:30-4 p.m. shake

7:00 p.m. soup

Weekend schedule:

8:30 a.m. shake with coffee

11:30 a.m. bar or shake

2:00 p.m. shake

6 p.m. soup

9 p.m. bar

I wonder if I could swing this at school… no one has to know what’s in my coffee mug!