Day 2, I woke up with a headache. But my great friend Raeia suggested I double brew my green tea for more caffeine and I've been doing it ever since. It's still not yummy without sweetener, but I'm drinking it. The herbal tea too. Anyhow - after my headache subsided, it was a great day! I met my in-laws at Olive Garden for lunch so they could take my daughter for the weekend. I wasn't sure I'd be able to eat anything! But I was able to order grilled chicken, asparagus, and broccoli. All safe!
Day 3 - We were in a flood! Seriously, it was a stressful morning. Our creek was up, but my Grandfather's farm was mostly under water. What a way to start the morning! My husband decided to be awesome and stop at Starbucks while we were traveling to Concord to see his family. I'm not sure if he always ate and drank as loudly as he does now when he's enjoying things I can't have, but I never noticed before. Maybe I'm a little more sensitive to it.
Day 4 - I was very tired, probably because I only slept 4 hours the night before. I discovered my cravings are much more intense when I'm tired. While my husband and daughter were munching grapes, I thought I was going to lose my mind! So I picked a recipe off Pinterest to try...it was awful! I can still taste it. Nasty.
Day 5 - I cooked the most amazing dinner! I had beef strips for fajitas and I wanted to turn them into something Mexican. So I put equal parts butter and coconut oil in my skillet and started chopping! Onion, pepper, garlic, mushrooms, cabbage...anything I could get my hands on. Then I added the beef. I seasoned it with paprika, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, salt and pepper. I ate mine with a little cream cheese mixed in with avocado and a baby kale salad. It was so awesome I ate two plates!
I'm tougher than I realized, and I'm already seeing changes in my body.
I still want a cookie.
What I'm eating:
Breakfast Scrambles: eggs, sausage, coconut oil, kale, onion, pepper, mushrooms, cauliflower, etc
Steak and mushrooms
Fajita style filling (my family put theirs in tortillas)
Grilled Chicken
Cucumbers with salt as a snack
Pecans
Lots of green tea and herbal tea
Coconut Butter
Baby Kale salads with cabbage and protein
Eggs! Scrambled and hard boiled
How I'm feeling:
Overall, I feel pretty good. Tired. And sometimes I just start sweating! It's the weirdest thing. I'm thirsty almost all the time. And I feel a little nauseous if I let my stomach get empty.
