I feel pretty fantastic, although I'm not sure if I still have a little bit of yuckiness remaining or if I did actually pick up a bit of a cold bug while travelling. The elderberry capsules have helped a lot and I'm pretty sure the kombucha did too. May have to trade coffee for kombucha in the mornings!
Had scrambled eggs with avocado, blue cheese, bacon, mushrooms, and rainbow chard for breakfast with a little bit of kombucha. Wound up getting a case when I went to Whole Foods today (again), so am all set on that.
Made some granola with pecans, walnuts, cocoa powder, cinnamon, coconut, vanilla, and my new favorite thing. I found these whole, dried cacao beans at Whole Foods and they're awesome!! The one sweet thing I really want is chocolate, so I've been eating these and cooking with it instead.
Dinner was the crockpot pork shoulder that was in the 21 DSD sugar detox email, but I wound up making my own dry rub from cocoa powder, cayenne pepper, cumin, garlic, cinnamon, and pepper. It is super good, but I should have toned down the cayenne a bit.
Then I roasted baby carrots with ginger, garlic and olive oil and sauteed some rainbow chard with garlic, pepper, and mushrooms.
I also snacked on the last of the olives, a few raw baby carrots and a meatball. I seriously need to keep up with the drinking. I was feeling weird this afternoon, hungry when I shouldn't have been, and realized that I hadn't really had any water today. So I chugged a liter and made two cups of tea. I feel much better now.
At some point when I'm not tired and need to get up for the farmers market tomorrow morning, I want to put down some thoughts about paleo/primal lifestyles. But, for now, I found this really inspiring.
Four down, 27 to go!!
Friday, January 4, 2013
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Day Three
I couldn't get to sleep last night until almost two, so I finally gave in and took some Aleve for my back and legs. That is one of the reasons why I'm doing this detox, is to see if the inflammation is impacted by the gluten. I also have an MRI that is going to be scheduled soon because nothing is getting better.
Once I woke up this morning, I felt fantastic but not hungry. I made myself eat a handful of almonds when I went out the door to go pick the boys up from shangri la, but I didn't eat anything substantial until almost two, when I had a hibiscus kombucha, a few pieces of cheese and some almonds before my chiropractor appointment. I was a little bit hungry but it kept coming and going. No low grade headache like yesterday, but that was probably still due to the Aleve.
Before going out to meet my friend at a local bar for a beer release, I mixed up a bunch of ground beef, ground lamb, and spices for meatballs but I didn't have time to bake them. I had a few pieces of bacon, and then cooked two little burgers in the same pan and had half an avocado.
At the bar, I had hot tea, water, and one sip of my friend's beer. I don't like beer at all, but I had wanted to taste this one. Hardly going to make me fall off of the wagon.
Then I simply wasn't hungry until 10:30 when all of a sudden after not really being hungry since I ate before going to the airport yesterday, I was STARVING. I plowed my way through a bag of pistachios (actually, not that weird) and had a green apple with melted Emmentaler. At least, I tried to melt it, but it didn't want to cooperate so I ate it anyway. Also, somehow, 2/3 of the container of olives I just got today from Whole Foods has mysteriously disappeared...
I blame the cat.
Good thing I need to go back tomorrow for buy one get one free kombucha. I've tried them before and liked them, but I loved the hibiscus one I had today.
I seriously need to eat more vegetables tomorrow. And drink more. I'm so bad about drinking.
Three down, 28 to go!
Once I woke up this morning, I felt fantastic but not hungry. I made myself eat a handful of almonds when I went out the door to go pick the boys up from shangri la, but I didn't eat anything substantial until almost two, when I had a hibiscus kombucha, a few pieces of cheese and some almonds before my chiropractor appointment. I was a little bit hungry but it kept coming and going. No low grade headache like yesterday, but that was probably still due to the Aleve.
Before going out to meet my friend at a local bar for a beer release, I mixed up a bunch of ground beef, ground lamb, and spices for meatballs but I didn't have time to bake them. I had a few pieces of bacon, and then cooked two little burgers in the same pan and had half an avocado.
At the bar, I had hot tea, water, and one sip of my friend's beer. I don't like beer at all, but I had wanted to taste this one. Hardly going to make me fall off of the wagon.
Then I simply wasn't hungry until 10:30 when all of a sudden after not really being hungry since I ate before going to the airport yesterday, I was STARVING. I plowed my way through a bag of pistachios (actually, not that weird) and had a green apple with melted Emmentaler. At least, I tried to melt it, but it didn't want to cooperate so I ate it anyway. Also, somehow, 2/3 of the container of olives I just got today from Whole Foods has mysteriously disappeared...
I blame the cat.
Good thing I need to go back tomorrow for buy one get one free kombucha. I've tried them before and liked them, but I loved the hibiscus one I had today.
I seriously need to eat more vegetables tomorrow. And drink more. I'm so bad about drinking.
Three down, 28 to go!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Day Two
Seriously enjoying the 21 DSD facebook page. It is so nice to feel as if I'm not doing this by myself. Boyfriend has been very supportive (SOMEONE had to get rid of all of those doughnuts) and we found a great place for breakfast this morning.
We went to Bayview Gourmet and I had a mind-blowing omelet that had mushrooms, tomatoes, guacamole, and blue cheese. I have never thought to put blue cheese with omelets. Clearly I have been missing out. And delicious, delicious bacon. I almost ordered a second side but decided that would be overkill. The tea filled me up.
We went to Bayview Gourmet and I had a mind-blowing omelet that had mushrooms, tomatoes, guacamole, and blue cheese. I have never thought to put blue cheese with omelets. Clearly I have been missing out. And delicious, delicious bacon. I almost ordered a second side but decided that would be overkill. The tea filled me up.
I am about to kill off my leftover prime rib from last night along with some green beans before headed out to the airport. I won't get in until after midnight, so this concludes day two! I probably will find nuts or something to snack on at the airport, or maybe eat a cheeseburger with no bun if I am starving and have the time between flights. Hopefully I remember to stay hydrated; that's always one of my biggest problems.
Two down, 29 to go!
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Day One
I stumbled across the 21 DSD last night. It seemed like a fantastic way to kick off the new year and take my food plan to the next step. Small problem, however. I am currently at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi visiting my boyfriend for the new year. I have no access to a kitchen, I refuse to microwave food, and eating out is very expensive. I hadn't mentally prepared for this at all, but am doing it anyway (as usual).
So far so good. We drove around for a while today trying to find a place for lunch that had something I could eat and was open New Years Day. We wound up at Ruby Tuesday, which was fantastic. Three little chicken breasts, broccoli, and spaghetti squash, with Earl Grey tea and Saratoga sparkling water. There were signs up all around the barracks saying not to drink any of the tap water without boiling it first. Not sure what's going on, but I didn't want to take any chances. Boyfriend was having strawberry lemonade and wasn't bothered by it. He also very thoughtfully finished off all of the Krispy Kreme donuts that were left over this morning too. He's so sweet about taking one for the team.
For whatever reason, he decided that he wanted donuts and two bowls of cereal for dinner, so I got to get take out from Outback Steakhouse all for myself, yay! Of course, when they put bread in the takeout bag, I had a very willing disposal service. And, I have salad, prime rib, green beans, and broccoli leftover for tomorrow too.
Both fortunately and unfortunately I fly out tomorrow evening. I'm going to miss the boyfriend a LOT (not going to see him until February 1st) and am not sure about how I'm going to eat at the airport while being good and staying on track, but I am looking forward to having my kitchen again and seeing our dog and cat.
One down, thirty to go.
So far so good. We drove around for a while today trying to find a place for lunch that had something I could eat and was open New Years Day. We wound up at Ruby Tuesday, which was fantastic. Three little chicken breasts, broccoli, and spaghetti squash, with Earl Grey tea and Saratoga sparkling water. There were signs up all around the barracks saying not to drink any of the tap water without boiling it first. Not sure what's going on, but I didn't want to take any chances. Boyfriend was having strawberry lemonade and wasn't bothered by it. He also very thoughtfully finished off all of the Krispy Kreme donuts that were left over this morning too. He's so sweet about taking one for the team.
For whatever reason, he decided that he wanted donuts and two bowls of cereal for dinner, so I got to get take out from Outback Steakhouse all for myself, yay! Of course, when they put bread in the takeout bag, I had a very willing disposal service. And, I have salad, prime rib, green beans, and broccoli leftover for tomorrow too.
Both fortunately and unfortunately I fly out tomorrow evening. I'm going to miss the boyfriend a LOT (not going to see him until February 1st) and am not sure about how I'm going to eat at the airport while being good and staying on track, but I am looking forward to having my kitchen again and seeing our dog and cat.
One down, thirty to go.
I have never been very good with keeping any kind of journal or diary. My grandmother traveled throughout her life and always kept one; they have been left to me and I get so much joy out of reading them. Hopefully I can keep up this blog every day throughout this journey, even though I'm not going anywhere.
I love the idea of the 21 Day Sugar Detox. Since moving back to Maryland from Maine at the end of September, I have been trying to decrease the amount of gluten I'm eating and shift over to organic produce and meats. Finding a local farm share was a huge break though, although it ended the Monday before Thanksgiving and doesn't start again until January 17th. My long range plan is to cut out 99% of sugar and sweets out of my diet and greatly limit the amount of gluten. The 21 DSD is a fantastic next step to go cold turkey. In fact, I'm going to try to follow it until the 31st.
During my junior year of college, I studied abroad in Athens, Greece. A week before the semester ended, I have a massive anxiety attack and wound up getting sick every morning for months. When I came back home, nothing tasted right after spending 5 months in Greece. I could literally taste the preservatives and sugar in food. Unfortunately, I wasn't in the state of mind to correctly learn to eat again. I ate anything that sounded good just to be able to eat. I would like to consciously get back to that place where refined food tastes bad. My tastes have always been adventurous and I don't tend to eat a lot of fast food or anything that is fat free or low calorie "diet" food. My brain has always naturally shied away from such things.
I am doing the 21 DSD to retrain my palate, reset my body, and hopefully begin patterns that will allow me to lose the weight that I would like to lose.
Have I mentioned that I work at a very high end French Patisserie and am surrounded by delicious treats all day long?
I love the idea of the 21 Day Sugar Detox. Since moving back to Maryland from Maine at the end of September, I have been trying to decrease the amount of gluten I'm eating and shift over to organic produce and meats. Finding a local farm share was a huge break though, although it ended the Monday before Thanksgiving and doesn't start again until January 17th. My long range plan is to cut out 99% of sugar and sweets out of my diet and greatly limit the amount of gluten. The 21 DSD is a fantastic next step to go cold turkey. In fact, I'm going to try to follow it until the 31st.
During my junior year of college, I studied abroad in Athens, Greece. A week before the semester ended, I have a massive anxiety attack and wound up getting sick every morning for months. When I came back home, nothing tasted right after spending 5 months in Greece. I could literally taste the preservatives and sugar in food. Unfortunately, I wasn't in the state of mind to correctly learn to eat again. I ate anything that sounded good just to be able to eat. I would like to consciously get back to that place where refined food tastes bad. My tastes have always been adventurous and I don't tend to eat a lot of fast food or anything that is fat free or low calorie "diet" food. My brain has always naturally shied away from such things.
I am doing the 21 DSD to retrain my palate, reset my body, and hopefully begin patterns that will allow me to lose the weight that I would like to lose.
Have I mentioned that I work at a very high end French Patisserie and am surrounded by delicious treats all day long?
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