Day Five

My Food:

Breakfast: Went out to the local diner with David this morning. I had a cup of oatmeal with raisins, no milk, no sugar and a bowl of fresh fruit. (mostly melon and grapes) David had a veggie omelet, no cheese, no egg, potatoes, and baked beans.

Lunch: I didn't eat until we were heading out the door at around 3pm. I had a smoothie made with frozen berries, cherries, kale, ground flax seed, and water. I also through a spinach salad together with shredded carrots, roasted beets, and a few pecans. David and I shared that while we were on the road.

Dinner: Two black bean burgers with one ww bun and mustard and lettuce, grilled cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, and eggplant, corn on the cob, and a few slices of peaches and my fudge cake with chocolate peanut butter date frosting for dessert. (two pieces!)

 

 

My Thoughts:

 

Today was rough.  I was an emotional mess.  I'm not sure why but I guess it was all me because I couldn't seem to get along with anyone today. Lots of stress, lots of handling it poorly, a bit of losing my temper, raising my voice, and even a few tears. I'm still figuring out the why and feeling awful over the whole deal.

 

I spent the bulk of my day in the kitchen preparing a bit of this...



 

...and a bit of that...

 

 

...along with black bean burgers and veggie kabobs for two outings this weekend.  (all while trying to direct the rest of the family in chores and preparations for the weekend and our upcoming road trip)

 

One was a birthday party. We brought along bean burgers and kabobs for the grill and corn on the cob and chocolate cake.  It was all good and I was really glad to have some great options because I was HUNGRY after a busy, tiring, stressful day.  I ate grains and starchy vegetables at dinner.  Not totally compliant with the 6 week plan, but fine with me given it was a special occasion and still all good, nutrient-dense food.  I skipped chips, sour cream dip, soda, and store bought cake. *whew*

 

I indulged in two pieces of my cake. Let's face it folks, after all that slaving I did in the kitchen making those cakes, I earned that second slice, for sure.

 

I'm hopeful that a good night's rest is in my future tonight. I'm really wearing thin on sleep and, apparently not balancing it well with the amount of activity and stress these days are carrying.  The good news is my headaches seem to have subsided. I'm grateful to be pain free again.

 

Looking Ahead:

 

Tomorrow we enjoy a Float and Feast with our church family. I am armed with bean burgers, a veggie tray, and another lovely fudge cake.  I made this one for a dear friend that has been a tremendous blessing to me in the past year.  She is working hard in her efforts to gain health, too, and is celebrating 20 days of being sugar free!  I'm so excited for her, so I made this cake to celebrate.  We are going to go hide away and eat cake and drink coffee and ignore the world while we chatter the day away.

 

 

 

Okay, not really, but we can dream, right??