I feel like I'm a bit stuck. I'm beginning to obsess about being under 200 by Monday. (I figured out 30 days would be Monday not Sunday) I took a 2 mile walk with Zelda today and it felt nice. Easier now that it's not freakin 89 degrees and %100 humidity. It's hard to believe how much walking up and down 5 flights of stairs 3 times a day for 16 years can do for you without even noticing! Well, not noticing until they're gone... I only live 3 flights now and their much smaller and , I rarely ever take them because I didn't have an elevator for 16 years! Oh! The irony! (insert dramatic fake New Hampshire accent)
I can feel my body a bit differently now and have noticed that my skin seems dry. Obviously I need to get much more water in. At first it was so easy but now it seems between the 2 lemon waters and one green drink a day I don't want it. It's easy for me to drink it carbonated but I'd read that carbonation creates acid in the body!
I'm also getting a bit tired of eating the same foods but not the juices. I crave food don't get me wrong but salads and cold soups get a bit boring. I'm excited to see what Stanzi and I can come up with for the middle leg of this journey. We are reconnecting on Monday after a much deserved vacation for her and her beautiful family.
I'm going to a birthday/housewarming tomorrow and am thinking of bringing something raw so I can munch on stuff during the party. Or, maybe I should just not eat at the party? An exercise in will power? Hmm... what would you do?
Breakfast Juice
1 Green apple, 2 cups spinach, 3 bunches kale, 1 cucumber, parsley, lemon, ginger, watermelon, 4 stalks celery
Lunch
Green drink
curry cauliflower soup ( the last time I make this, I made it before and didn't care for it either time, the only recipe Stanzi gave me that I didn't like)
1/2 mango
Snack
handful of raw almonds
Dinner
spinach, romaine, 1/2 avocado, cucumber/dill dressing, 1/4 cup corn, 1 med pear
Shelly, this may be a really dumb question, but where is the protein? Is the need for protein a myth? If not, how do you make sure you are getting enough?
ReplyDeleteNot a dumb question at all Laura!
ReplyDeleteAdults should get 10% to 35% of their day's calories from protein foods. That's about 46 grams of protein for women. I am getting vegetable proteins from spinach (5 gms of protein) and broccoli (4 gms of protein) and also from nuts like Almonds, ¼ cup – 8 grams and Pumpkin seeds, ¼ cup – 8 grams.
I get fats from avocado and the nuts as well. This won't be the rest of my life just for the next 63 days and then I'm going to begin incorporating other foods in my life.