Day 23

Meal #1 8:45am
two eggs
peppers, broccoli, carrots, mushrooms
1 slice bacon
strip of sirloin
orange juice



Comments:
After setting my mind to not eating late at night, it's been very easy. Going to sleep early has not proven to be as simple. I also opted to not work out last night to ensure that I didn't need more food. I'll have this whole thing perfected soon.

Breakfast was good. I made too much. So much in fact, that I put half the vegetables in Tupperware before I even put it in my bowl. I was thinking I'd be starving since I hadn't eaten since 7:30pm last night, but honestly, my body doesn't know the difference. I only ate half of the sirloin. I probably would have been perfectly content without it.

I still don't know how I feel about the orange juice. I'm only drinking it because of the bacon. I don't think it has an affect on me one way or another; I just don't know that I overly care for it.

Meal #2 12:45pm
tuna with mayo
pepper and avocado



Comments:
I am so hungry. I walked today for the first time in four days. I probably shouldn't have yet, but I couldn't wait. I was itching to get out there and it's such a beautiful day. I walked three and a half miles. It's really not all that much, all things considered. My foot seems to be doing okay and I washed it as soon as I got home.

I almost made two cans of tuna. When I get hungry, actually hungry, I always think I'd just be able to eat forever, but honestly it makes no difference. I still get full from the same amount of food. It's merely a psychological thing. It's good that I don't give in to it. It's good that I've learned to recognize it, otherwise I would be making too much food for myself and then eating too much food, and I don't need or want that.

Snack #1 3:15pm
smoothie and nuts



Comments:
At 4pm I had half of a red pepper. I didn't take a picture of it and I'm not really counting it as anything in particular.

Meal #3 6pm
sirloin
vegetables
avocado



Comments:
This is my leftovers meal. The kids decided to have buttered toast for dinner. I'm allowing this as it's a special weekend. Buttered toast weakens my resolve. I was hungry. I heated up leftovers—vegetables from last night and this morning, sirloin and avocado.

Snack #2 7pm
almnana sandwiches with blueberries



Comments:
I wanted this at 6:30. I decided to clean the kitchen first. I'm glad I waited, if for no other reason than to say I was able to.

Snack #3 10:30
barely 3.5oz of Greek yogurt with cantaloupe
1/3 of pepper



Comments:
Damnit! I worked out tonight and I got so wrapped up in writing about it, I completely forgot to eat until I started getting sick. I even worked out early! Oh well. I'll do better next time, and I'll just go to bed tonight on not as empty of a stomach as I would have preferred.

I really need to make some hard boiled eggs. I always want them and they're so easy. Because I had no better protein, I ate the yogurt even though I really didn't want the dairy until next week. I'm crossing my fingers that there are no ill affects. I added the pepper because I like vegetables last and the cantaloupe is too sweet to serve as the last thing I eat.

Day 8

Meal #1 8:15am
Soup!



Comments:
I've been up for an hour and have already had a bunch of water. Not feeling great yet, but a marked improvement from yesterday.

Snack #1 10am
Smoothie



Comments:
I'm going to go for a walk after I drink this. The smoothie is way too freaking cold, but hopefully the sun will stick around outside and I'll warm up soon.

Meal #2 1:15pm
Leftover pork chops and sirloin
steamed carrots and broccoli



Comments:
I walked five miles. Soo hungry.

Snack #2 2:30pm
Banana and almond butter sandwiches



Comments:
I lost a challenge. This was the only way I could redeem myself.

Meal #3 6:30
Burger with avocado and carrots on lettuce
1/2 red pepper



Comments:
I keep managing to not eat in the late afternoon. I need to keep an eye on that.

Snack #3 9pm
Greek yogurt (3.5oz) with 1/2 an apple, sliced and drizzled with honey



Comments:
So. This snack goes against everything I've been saying about dairy and fruits. But with good reason! Many reasons actually. It started yesterday morning, when I read an article on Fooducate about Greek yogurt. I'm not a fan of any yogurt. I've had Greek yogurt once. It was disgusting. I had even said aloud, "Wow, if the date wasn't printed right here, I'd be convinced this was spoiled." So I swore off Greek yogurt, even though I had really wanted to like it. That was many months ago. That might have even been before I started eating so healthy. Anyway, so I read the article and I thought maybe I'd try it again, despite my no dairy thing this month.

Another deciding factor is that I got some advice yesterday about not eliminating some foods from my diet. During the tenure of our friendship, this person has yet to be wrong in his advice, so when he speaks, I listen. I did some research of my own and have decided that, while I'm still going to limit my dairy intake, there are some things I probably shouldn't give up completely. I am glad though that I didn't have any dairy for a week. I think that was good for me. More on that in another post.

What ultimately changed my mind today about dairy though is the fact that it's Rosh Hashanah and I wanted an excuse to eat apples and honey. After all my honey intake yesterday and the day before, and the fact that I decided to limit my fruit intake, this was a good way to blend it all together. Three wrongs make a right today.

I should also mention how right it was because this snack was so freaking delicious. There's really no way I'm going to give up Greek yogurt now. From now on, I probably won't even put honey on it unless I want a sweet treat. The plain yogurt was great as is.


EotD Comments:
Despite all of the hot water I drank for two days, now that I'm feeling better and more active, I'm thirstier than ever. Actually, I should amend that. I'm not thirsty per se. The problem is that my mouth and my throat are ridiculously dry. I can barely swallow. So I've been drinking plain water nonstop all day. I ran to the store earlier and drank three bottles of water while I was out. It's insane how much I've had to drink today.

I do feel better tonight. I'm actually itching to start working out again. I don't want to push it though. I'm going to go to sleep early tonight and then hopefully tomorrow I'll be good to go.