I Hate Almonds

So Day 1 of the lifestyle change is over. And I've discovered four important things:

1. I'm not as ravenous as I expected to be. I was still full from breakfast so I had to force down my lunch. And then I could barely eat my next meal. I hope that this doesn't screw up the plan. I mean, if I'm full and eating less, how could that hurt?
2. I CAN survive a day without Coke Zero! I have not had any soda today and only a little unsweetened iced tea, and not only am I not missing it too much, I also only have a little caffeine headache. I was expecting worse. Way worse.
3. I really hate almonds. I would even go so far as to say I abhor them. Unfortunately, they're one of the five foods I'm supposed to eat at almost every meal. And I can't stand them. I sit there looking at them like a little kid who doesn't want to eat her Brussels sprouts and sits at the table for hours after her family is done because her mom won't let her leave the table until she eats them. Seriously, it took me an hour to eat the almonds even mixed with the approved fruit tonight.
4. I feel good about myself. My boss thinks I'm crazy to do this. To which I say, "Who isn't a little crazy?" But I'm doing something for myself and it's healthy and will change my life. Yeah, that's worth the almonds. Well, almost. 

I just hope I can keep eating these same foods through Friday. After Friday, I move to the core program which includes WAY more food options.

So when it comes down to it, today wasn't that bad. Well, except for the almonds.