Day Four

My Food:

Breakfast: Breakfast Salad (a smaller than usual and shared with my 11yo)  and small slice of leftover chocolate cake

Lunch: Head of romaine, chopped, topped with sliced beets, a few roasted chickpeas, broccoli, cauliflower, and our Italian dressing; large bowl of indian spiced lentils, bowl of cherries

Dinner: Uno's Caesar salad (sans croutons), low-fat vegetable soup, brown rice, steamed broccoli

My Thoughts: 

I did well today. We were out past lunch time and I was famished. Truly. It was SO hard to not just stop and pick up something fast and easy for lunch. I came home and chopped up two heads of lettuce for myself and David.  I was so glad to have the other veggies chopped and ready to serve. I warmed up some leftover lentils as well. Oh, they were so good and filling on my empty tummy.

I will admit, though, I didn't enjoy that salad very much. It felt like a huge chore to chomp it all down. And, usually when I'm not in the mood for salad, the taste kicks in as desirable about half-way through. Not today. Down to the last bite I was forcing that taste of *vegetable* down. I'm not sure what my problem was but I was not lovin' the greens today. Still, I ate it all and am glad I did it.

I was sorely disappointed with dinner, though.  We went out to eat, which is always a battle to find food on a menu that it clean and nourishing.  We were shopping near Uno's which is a place I know to have some fair options.  Sadly, when we were seated we were told they changed their menu this week.  Sure enough, they removed the black bean burger that we enjoy ordering there.  I was glad they at least still served us the low-fat vegetable soup even though it also was missing from the menu.

So, I went with the best next option I could. I was disappointed with the salad, of course, though I expected there to be too much dressing and should always ask for them to put it on the side. For some reason, I always forget that they put cheese on Caesar salad, too.  The rice wasn't very good but I mixed it in with the broccoli and at least filled my tummy. David had a portabello mushroom burger, bowl of soup, and roasted veggies.

All that to say, we won't be going to Uno's again. Which is sad because there are very few places for us to choose from when eating out to begin with. 

I wanted to come home and make a chocolate-green smoothie for dessert but we got back too late. I don't want to be eating at 9:30 at night, so I skipped it and had a cup of black decaf and a bottle of water instead.

Oh, hey, I didn't tell you that David joined in on the 6 week plan with me. Working the plan together makes a huge difference for both of us. I'm not sure I'd ever be able to stick with it for the long haul if we weren't sharing this journey together. 

I'm short on photos today. I was pretty busy all day.  Along with going out this evening to do some shopping, I soaked up some glorious sunshine with my girlies at the farm. We did a bit of walking, too.  The day was absolutely amazing and I'm so glad for the opportunity to enjoy it.

Looking Ahead:

When I'm out like that with my family, I'm reminded why I want to work hard at gaining true health. I want the energy, strength, and stamina to keep up with this little big family that God has given to me. And, it's no small thing to say, I'm gonna need all the energy, strength, and stamina He'll give to me!