Thoughts: One of the toughest things to get used to on SGX is the lack of all dessert-like sweets and goodies. I can’t even use the nummy nutrition bars my sister invented for the 40/40/20 BFL plan.

I wouldn’t call myself a sugar addict, but I DO like contrasts in flavors, so a meal that is salty/spicy will make me want to follow up with something that is light/sweet. Diet soda just doesn’t cut it for me, so my options have been a bit limited, a state of affairs that led to the Kashi cheats of last week.

What I needed was an extremely low calorie, sweetened food that could serve as a dessert or snack to go with my SGX meals.

Enter Sugar-Free Jello gelatin.

I picked up 7 boxes of the stuff, one for each day of the week. I had lime yesterday and am slurping down a batch of cherry today.

Who would have guessed that simple Jello would be my salvation during this challenge? I’m reverting back to my childhood eating habits now.

I might have to look into some sugar-free popsicles the next time I go shopping, too.

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Nutrition: SGX Non-Training Day eating pattern
(Details omitted by request)

Regular (Non-SGX) Daily Supplements: multivitamin with iron, calcium 500 + D, flax seed oil
Water for yesterday: 18 cups

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Workout:
12:00 PM Steady-state treadmill (6.0 mph / 0% incline / 20 minutes)
12:20 PM Steady-state treadmill (40 mph / 7% incline / 15 minutes)
10:00 PM NYC Ballet Workout

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The Awful Truth:
1. Ratios were off yesterday and calories were only 200 below maintenance.

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Brownie Points:
1. Completed cardio during lunch.
2. Logged all meals in Fitday.

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Short-term Goals:
1. Pay taxes. Sigh.
2. Chop up veggies for salads.