I woke up bright and early at 5:00 am so I could get out to work for tutoring. I woke up before my alarm went off because my entire left arm from my finger tips to mid forearm was completely asleep and HURT. Waking up was easy. Well...besides the arm that hurt so badly that it was difficult to move..
BREAKFAST
As per usual, I had a wonderful bowl of fresh fruit. I ate it while I sat at my desk at work looking at all my packed boxes that need to be unpacked before September. Too daunting to deal with.
LUNCH
This salad today was MASSIVE!
Meal 44 of 63:
Asian cabbage salad
This picture doesn't do it justice. This salad's base was a full HALF of a Napa cabbage. It doesn't even include all the added veggies that went on top. It was a lovely combination of flavors, but the recipe definitely called for WAY too much dressing. It didn't bother me at first, but as I got to the bottom of the bowl, the flavor was just overwhelming, and I just couldn't handle it anymore. If I were to do anything differently beyond cutting out some of the dressing, I would add some almond slivers. I know cabbage itself is very crunchy, but there's something about nuts.
DINNER
How can I put it..... AMAZING. Oh my goodness, I could eat this everyday.
Meal 45 of 63:
baked sweet potato
garlic veggies
I could eat a sweet potato every day for every meal. I LOVE them. Since I was maybe 5 years old, it has always been my favorite food. (That and lima beans. Weird, I know.) For Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc., I could literally eat JUST sweet potatoes and be perfectly happy. The veggies were wonderful, too. Mom and I have learned over the last two weeks and decided to drizzle far less fresh lemon juice than the recipe called for. In doing such, it was perfect. We added some herbal seasoning to it for some pizzazz, and it was lovely. But do me a favor and take a look at the plate from another angle:
Look at all those veggies! Sure we doubled the recipe for the two of us. I did ask mom as I was mixing it all how close she stayed to the recipe's measurements, and she said she followed it to a T. How can anyone say they're going to be hungry from just eating vegetables? Sure, I'm drinking a lot of water, but I don't even think I'm near my gallon at this point, and it's 9:20 at night. So good.
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I started my prep for tomorrow. Made my lunch, and set aside my water for tomorrow:
(The green and red bottles combined equal a half gallon (64 oz). The green and blue caps are combined 24 oz for my breakfast and lunch supplements. In the back is the rest of the gallon jug: the water I'll drink upon my return from work tomorrow.)
Normally during the school year, I'm feeling very tired at this point in the evening. Heck, during this summer, I have had nights where I have already been asleep for an hour. I definitely have high energy.
I'm also really seeing some changes in my body. First it was in the way my underwear fit. Then it was my thighs. My sister noticed a change in my face. Then I saw a change in my calves. Next I saw a change in my stomach. Today I noticed a change in my butt and "back fat" as my younger sister calls it. This is definitely the BEST decision I've ever made. Totally loving everything about it.
I will be honest though....I will miss the structure. Two weeks ago would I have said that? Probably not.
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