Day 5

Day 5

Breakfast: Fruit juice of mango, strawberries, peaches, pineapple, and oranges. My spouse used his portion of the juice as a snack and I had mine as part of breakfast. We both had a fruit salad.

Snacks: I packed us both with carrots, grapes, and strawberries. My spouse also had a banana with his snack. I had to make a grocery store run to pick up more bananas, pears, and apples.

Lunch: My spouse had a romaine salad with tomatoes, onions, mint, and pickles. I had the leftover oven-roasted vegetables from the night before.

Snack: My spouse had the remainder of his snacks and I had a cup of white tea with sour wood honey.

Dinner: Dinner was served in two parts tonight. The first part was a side salad and ear of white flesh corn. The second part of our dinner was implementing a veggie juice (6 to 8 kale leaves, 1 large cucumber, ½ lemon peeled, 2 ½ celery stalks, and one small apple) to boost our veggie count and the health benefits associated with juicing. I really missed my banana today and was a little hungry this afternoon so by the time dinner was served, I scarfed down the corn on the cob in probably less than 60 seconds. I should have picked up a piece of fruit this afternoon, but I was determined I could make it to dinner time. Afterwards my tummy hurt for a little while from the whole ear of corn hitting it simultaneously.

Dessert and Snack: More apple and pear bake hoo-ray! It, the apple and pear bake was actually better tonight than last night.

Snack: We then followed our meal and dessert with a cup of white tea and sour wood honey.

Overall: We are still making progress: steady energy level, clearer skin, even mood, and temperament. We seem to spend so little time eating and in food preparation this past week and we both have found ourselves with more time because we are not constantly eating, thinking about food, or doing something food related. It has been a relief on one hand but an adjustment on the other hand. We eat several times a day (4 to 6 times) but it does not take us long nor are we lingering over food. We feel satisfied with our meals and how we feel afterwards. But again, it is still an adjustment getting used to how prevailing processed foods and fast foods in our society. It should not be a shocker to anyone as to why it is difficult for most to hold unhealthy views of nutrition, overweight, and feel absolutely helpless to do nothing about it. I made a short trip to the grocery store to pick up a few fresh items. I ended up buying more peaches and pears at ninety-nine cent a pound and bananas at fifty-one cent a pound. The total was right under six dollars. I felt a little jittery and had white tea with sour wood honey as a snack this afternoon. I think the tea has helped me wean off of my daily cups of coffee.