Okay, okay…. I missed a day blogging, but I was a good boy with the eating. At least, I think I was.
I had some white potatoes roasted in the oven covered in a little olive oil with some garlic pepper on them – also had some of my new favorite “sweet potato fries”. They’re filling and good for me!
I don’t remember all I had yesterday, so I won’t go into it.
This morning, I got up, drank my two cups of water and eventually had a late juice for breakfast. It was nice with two oranges, a GS apple and some grapes. A rainbow of color! Orange, Green and Red, yea, baby!
For lunch, I ate another sweet potato as fries. Mmm hmmm. Yum yum yum.
For dinner I had another acorn squash with portabello mushroom filling, leftover from last night. Very tasty. I also had a fresh salad with romaine lettuce, celery, carrot, cucumber, GS apple (chopped) and blackberries. I ran out of olive oil – we’re moving and not buying much of anything, so we don’t have to move it – so I couldn’t make a salad dressing. I used Bragg’s on the salad. It wasn’t bad. Also had a coconut water with dinner. That was nice.
Tomorrow should be a very interesting day, as the church is having a covered dish supper “in my honor” since this is my last Sunday. The food there should all be fantastic and probably none of it will be okay for me to eat on this diet. I’ve got to make sure no one is offended if I don’t eat the food they bring. They’re all very lovely people.
What’s interesting is that the desire to consume “food” seems to be purely mental. I don’t mean the desire to eat when I’m hungry, but those compelling to eat a candy bar or a bite of the leftover steak from last night, etc. I guess I’ve been a “grazer” for a long time and simply look to fill my mouth with what sounds good, regardless of hunger or need.
It is a real change refraining from consuming any calories unless my body needs them, such as at meal times. I’m truly having a hard time not juicing – not that I love the juice that much. Honestly, sometimes I’d rather just throw it out and run down the street to any fast food joint and pick up a chicken sandwich or a hamburger, but I don’t “need” to right now. I’m afraid that might change once I start eating “regular” food again.
I can see the allure for juicing for sixty days, as I’ve lost a good amount of weight in these last thirteen days (i.e. 10+). It’s not like I’m ignoring the real needs of my body – except possibly for proteins. The fruits and vegetables I’ve been eating have become my “friends” like never before (what am I to do, because before is a preposition and I don’t want to end my sentence with it… I guess this suffices.)
Anyway, I am not really looking “forward” to the veggies and fruits as much as I’m simply content to have them as my staples for meals. Meat would be great. Breads, grains and nuts would be fantastic – I really want some pistachios; however, I don’t need the meats and other foods to feel sustained or healthy. It’s an eye opener and shocker.
That’s all for now. I’m tired and need to prepare more for tomorrow’s service.
Nighty night.
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