6 Week - Day 4

My Food:

Breakfast: Restaurant fried potatoes with mushrooms, spinach, and broccoli, cup of fruit, black decaf

Lunch: Spinach salad with pecans, roasted chickpeas, mandarin oranges, Granny Smith apple

Dinner: Breakfast salad, large bowl of reheated taco soup

My Thoughts:

Another great day! Okay, I admit that the potatoes for breakfast didn't follow the 6 week plan fully, as they were cooked in oil and highly salted. But, I enjoyed my morning out with my guy and I made a fantastic choice given the menu. 

I also did really well the rest of the day focusing on greens, fruits, veggies, and legumes for my meals given I started the day with heavy starch.  Usually that derails me, but I was aware and fought the fight well.  I will say I did struggle and fight a lot of cravings for bread, especially when lunch came around and I was super hungry. I was really thankful I could pull together a fast salad to calm my hunger anxiety. 

I didn't get in enough water today.  I need to keep working on that. I am, however, seeing some changes in my digestion, getting back to normal again.  Sorry if that's TMI, but it's a real part of my progress and a sign that I'm back on the right track. :)

Looking Ahead:

We were out most of the day today so I didn't really get any kitchen work done. I want to try a couple of new recipes still this week, so I will hopefully get to that tomorrow.  Also hoping for a little more time outside to enjoy the fall air and colors. 

A friend asked me to help her daughter work on a menu plan for the next few weeks. She has some health issues and needs to restrict her diet in such a way that plant based eating could be a real help to her. I'm going to have fun working on building her packet of information, research, recipes, and encouragement as she works hard to help her body fight the Lyme disease that is wearing her down.  I'm praying that she will find great benefit from feasting on the foods that God has created for us to thrive on.