I slept fairly well again except for three trips to use the bathroom. I focused on drinking 64 ounces of water yesterday, so I’m not surprised about the multiple trips! I weighed in 5.8 pounds less than my starting weight today. Hopefully I’m losing fat in addition to the water.
I was not starving this morning as I had been yesterday. There was a chill in the air. I can tell fall is coming and I was missing my usual hot cup of coffee or tea. I made a kale smoothie with cashews. I prepared for today with protein more often by including nuts in my smoothie and my afternoon snack. I was hungry again at 10:30, so I ate a plum for a snack.
At lunch, I ate the pico de gallo from yesterday. The batch made enough for three servings. I will be eating it again tomorrow. To mix it up, I ate it with spinach instead of lettuce. Although not hungry, I ate almonds for an afternoon snack to keep my energy going.
It was leftover remake night at our house. The family ate a left over pork roast turned into BBQ sandwiches and baked fries. I didn’t mind my dinner of honeydew melon with blueberries. It was perfectly ripe and delicious. I scooped each bite out of the melon with a spoon and it actually took me longer to eat my dinner than the rest of the family. As a side note, I was able to prepare my dinner in under 2 minutes and their dinner took 30 minutes. Winning!
I had stopped at Haggen on the way home today and searched for a raw snack food other than fresh fruit and veggies. I found Brad’s Raw Chruchy Kale in two flavors, Nacho and Vampire Killer. I wasn’t able to decide which to try, so I purchased them both. I tried the Nacho flavor today. It was good but not great. It was also weirdly addictive. I wanted to keep eating it because the flavor was so new to me.
Today’s Menu
Breakfast – 262 calories
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 medium banana
- 1/8 cup cashews
- 1/3 cup blueberries
- 1 cup kale
- 1/2 cup mango, frozen
- 1/4 cup cherries, frozen
Morning Snack – 30 calories
- 1 red plum
Lunch – 199 calories
- 2 cups spinach
- 1/2 avocado, small
- Pico de Gallo from yesterday
Afternoon Snack – 119 calories
- 1/4 cup almonds
Dinner – 196 calories
- 2 1/2 cups honeydew
- 1/2 cup blueberries
After Dinner – 132 calories
- Brad’s Raw Crunchy Kale Nacho Chips