Yesterday ended pretty good too! Met with a friend for dinner and we split an order of swordfish with Cajun seasoning, grilled asparagus and grilled zucchini and I had a 1/4 cup brown rice. Yummy!
Got home pretty late but was determined to prep for today.
Made quinoa with tomatoes and chickpeas with spicy shrimp on top. Then grilled up some zucchini too. Had that for lunch today and it was really tasty!
Roughly followed this recipe (minus feta and minus hot sauce):
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/grilled-shrimp-quinoa-salad-50400000128112/
Breakfast was a green smoothie with 1 cup strawberries, 1 cup apple slices, about 1 cup almond milk and spinach. Taste was an improvement over the other days but the texture was too weird. Oh well!
Feeling good today. Satisfied.
Had coffee and creamer earlier and for snack had 1 hard boiled egg, 1/4 cup almonds and half a pink lady apple. Surprisingly satisfying!!
Inspired to continue the journey <3
Good morning (she says to no one :))
Last night was our monthly women's meeting, and one of the things we discussed was not being grateful for what God has given you, and focusing only on your situation, takes your eyes off of WHERE God is taking you. That applies to a whole lot, but it struck me that I can't be so focused on my "situation" (i.e,. being hungry and hating these raw veggies (lol)), that I forget where God is taking me. Where my family and I are going... we are going to be better stewards of our bodies and our resources.
So, day 3 - we're coming for you!
Dreaming of egg salad, but grateful for my veggies today! <3
Ok, i'm not trying too hard... I am SO hungry. I know its a combination of mental and physical. The mental part is far more torturous!
But man, I can't wait until Thursday. I have just been DYING for a scoop of hummus or an egg or a spoonful of peanut butter. My my how quickly things change. I guess that's a good outcome of the detox days.
Today's meal was a smoothie, this time I made a batch like this and split into 3:
1 cup strawberries
1 cup mango
1 banana
two big handfuls of baby spinach
water
Not great. Chugged today, not sipped.
I think the mental part is getting to me in that I would just rather not eat than scarf down raw veggies. What a brat, huh?
I did roast some broccoli in a little olive oil (2 TBS for 6 cups of broccoli) and that was tasty. So that was lunch. Plus some apple slices. And a cup of hot green tea.
I tried to eat a salad with this dressing I discovered last night... but I couldn't scarf it down. The dressing was better than just lemon though!
Blend avocado, lemon juice, cucumber (peeled), garlic, salt and pepper and cumin... with a little olive oil. Not bad.
Maybe this blog will help me keep perspective.. as I write I feel like a complainer.. and what I have been trying to focus on is gratitude. I have a fridge full of fresh healthy food and clean running water. Life's not so bad. So, praying for grace to die to my flesh on this and make it through what I said I'd do and to really change.
I did have coffee today and yesterday. I probably will still, but will try to wean myself off of it.
Forgot to bring dinner today and have women's group, so looking for somewhere I can get a smoothie or something on my way.
Until tomorrow y'all.
Ok, today is day 1 of the "Belly Blast" diet, a three week kick start to a lifestyle change. I have no idea what I will do with this blog, but I wont be able to go back in time to record this journey, so I am just starting here.
These next three days is the detox portion of the diet. Its going to be tough, but great (by faith). This morning's breakfast - Green smoothie. Today's recipe was:
1 cup water
1 cup strawberries
1 banana
juice from one cutie orange
big handful of spinach
Blended up in the ninja. Tastes healthy. Not bad, just... you know - not good :)
But, I've been praying about this change, and in this environment of opportunity, I believe we can finally do this differently!
I want food to help create a healthy body, give my body what it needs to produce. Am hoping that I/we wont be so tired, and that of course we will lose some weight. But mostly I want to be healthy, I want to do my part so that if I get sick when I am older it wont be because I didn't take care of myself my whole life. I want to be strong and I want to have a strong heart. I want to be able to exercise without getting winded so easily.
And I want to set a better example, albeit late, for my daughters and nieces.
And, I figure if this "fat girl" who LOOOOVESS me some food and has always had SO much trouble meal planning, and exercising and being consistent... well, if I can do it, anyone should be able to do it, right!
So, I plan to keep track of recipes and this journey and see where it goes.
I plan to sacrifice what I am used to for some time to change my habits and then I hope/plan to develop healthy meal options that TASTE YUMMY.
So, here's to day 1.
xo
Chels
Update: 10AM... this smoothie thing kind of makes my tummy feel weird. All these foreign items maybe. Probably just my head. Going to have a little bit of coffee. Its technically not on the diet, but... one thing at a time.
