Amy Potter Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 DAYS 1-4 Day one: didn't plan, so I had a rough day, but ate clean nonetheless. Had two meetings at a cafe and didn't want to ask the chefs if any of the foods were compliant, so I opted for a bottle of water and a locally made kombucha. At 4:00, I still hadn't eaten anything, so I grabbed a banana from a 7-11 on my way to another appointment. For dinner I had an avocado, roasted beets, micro greens and grilled shrimp with balsamic and evoo. Lesson learned: always have an emergency 'snack pack' of fruit and nuts in case you get stuck out with no good food choices! Day Two: I can't remember what I ate for breakfast (I think bacon from our organic, local butcher, cucumber, avcado and lettuce, balsamic and evoo). Lunch was the leftover bacon, 1/4 sweet potato, beets, sautéed carrots. Dinner--forgot to grab the just in case snack pack of veggie sticks and sweet potato--and ended up at a friends for dinner. Only proteins available . Stayed on the plan, but again, not the best nutritional day. Migraine from hell. Lesson learned: pay attention to the previous day's lesson! ; ) Day three: finally had time to go on a grocery run to our amazing local market that sells locally grown, organic produce and lots of great stuff! Breakfast: steamed broccoli 1/4 sweet potato, evoo and balsamic. A perfect peach! Lunch: apple and pecans (was a crazy busy day), dinner made a roasted chicken with roasted veggies (red pepper, cauliflower, carrot, onion, garlic), salad of lettuce, strawberries, cucumber, tomato with a homemade dressing of evoo, balsamic, mustard, garlic, cilantro, s+p. yum! Feeling great. Was so energetic that I needed to go on a walk in the evening to get rid of energy! Lesson learned: going shopping was EYE OPENING!! Read lots of labels, passed over canned tuna because it had SOY, what??!!! Day Four: Breakfast: coffee with coconut cream!!! Yay!!! Blueberries and strawberries with a few dollops of coconut cream and pecans. Noon snack: apple and a few almonds. Late Lunch: Blue Ridge Grikl salad with seared ahi, mango tomato, topped with side of guacamole and macadamia nuts and my own balsamic dressing. Dinner: leftover chicken and veggies sprinkled with coconut flakes and a few strawberries. Feeling great today--almost euphoric! No murderous feelings yet! Lol Lesson learned: grabbing the mason jar of homemade dressing before lunching out made a good meal great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted September 5, 2012 Moderators Share Posted September 5, 2012 Quick impression: You are not eating nearly enough protein. Every meal should include a palm-size portion of protein. Skipping meals and eating just fruit and nuts is not going to support a long-lasting, positive experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Potter Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Quick impression: You are not eating nearly enough protein. Every meal should include a palm-size portion of protein. Skipping meals and eating just fruit and nuts is not going to support a long-lasting, positive experience. Hi Tom! Thanks for your note. Yup, I know! I planned on Starting on Sept 1, but then decided to put it off for a while, but on the morning of Sept 1, I thought, 'I'm going to do this!'. The grocery store trip definitely helped the well rounded meals. Thanks for all you do to moderate this site. You should see better meals from here on out.... ~A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Potter Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 Days five and six day five: breakfast of blueberries and strawberries with coconut cream and crushed macadamia nuts, 2 pieces of whole Ox bacon. Lunch: threw together a delicious chilli that I poured over steamed broccoli. Had the same for dinner with some watermelon. Lesson: chilli is fast and easy..great for my busy weekends when I don't have time to cook. Can make ahead of time. Day six: late breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon with lettuce and avocado and 1/4 peach. Lunch apple and nuts with some watermelon. (I know. Bad. Not enough veggies or protein. Dinner: taco salad with leftover chilli, lettuce, yellow pepper, 1/2 avocado. Lesson: figure out good option for grab and go lunch for busy days in the studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Potter Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 Notes on day five and six: energy level is great, sleeping well, complexion is amazing. No cravings, not hungry between meals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Potter Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 day seven Breakfast: peaches and strawberries with coconut cream, shaved unsweetened coconut, crushed macadamia nuts. Coffee with coconut cream. Lunch: spinach salad with smoked salmon, yellow peppers, cucumbers, avocado, olive oil and balsamic. Dinner: 1/2 sweet potato, topped with sautéed spinach and chili with drizzle of olive oil. Crashed really hard this afternoon after lunch, I'm thinking that I waited too long to eat lunch and perhaps didn't drink enough water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubarb Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Good for you for going after it even with such a busy schedule! I'm also learning about the need for planning. You made it to the end of your first week. Yay for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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