Day 2

I probably should offer an update to yesterdays post, after I wrote out my meals for the day, I ended up being hungry in the evening and ate a bowl of cereal mix with berries and soy milk. It was just right...I also did so by 8pm, as I am trying to not eat within 3 hours of going to bed. SUCCESS!

For today, I am still feeling good, had a pretty busy day, but feel quite productive despite outside commitments. After running some errands, I came home, made a wholesome lunch (more about that later), ironed clothing, cleaned up around the house, hung curtains and did some laundry. It's 3:30 now and I am not having my mid-afternoon slump! WAHOO!

So, our meals today are coming out like this:

Breakfast:
Cereal, berries and soy milk. This one is quick and easy....
Banana

Snack:
Fruit leather

Lunch:
Bokchoy soup, I got the recipe here: Bok Choy Soup
For myself I mix it up a bit nearly everytime I make it! For today I boiled some water with the harder parts of the baby bok choy chopped up in it, and grated in some ginger (tip! Freeze your ginger, it lasts for a long time and grates even easier!), I then added in the tops of the bokchoy and rice noodles, cooked until noodles were done. In a bowl I poured in a tsp of sesame oil, added the soup and topped with sprouts, cilantro and green onions and splashed in soy sauce to taste, SO YUMMY!

Snack:
Smoothie with powdered greens
Oatmeal blueberry bar

Dinner:
Spaghetti:
Jarred sauce (low fat), kale chopped fine and added to sauce, serve over brown rice noodles and spaghetti squash. Since it is unleavened bread we will have garlic spelt matzah on the side, which I slathered with oil-free roasted garlic, super nummy. :)

Snack:
Bowl of strawberries and kiwis cut up topped with chia seeds. Still feel hungry tonight...but I think I will just stop since it is getting late and I am going to be pretty soon.



For Scott I packed him: soy yogurt, berry oat bar, builder bar, whole grain wrap with avocado, hummus, pumpkin seeds, sprouts, lettuce and tomatoes, cashews, macaroni salad. It seems to be enough food at this point, although he was quite hungry when he got home, but a smoothie with raw protein powder did the job.

I saw my doctor today and she is very excited about us trying this out. I am hoping to see changes for me both physically and emotionally. At the suggestion of one of my health care providers I am reading the book "The Ultramind Solution". It is lining up quite nicely with our diet plan for now...perhaps I will be adding in some of the recommended supplements as I learn more. For now, I am just sticking with our current plan and seeing how things go. For Scott, I am hoping he will see a reduction in general pain...and perhaps help him to feel happier and more peaceful as well. From what I am learning in the book, we are generally more stressed by our food choices, as they directly effect our brain! Very interesting stuff, I highly recommend even though I am only on the 4th chapter right now. Hope it stays this good!

Well, off to take my nighttime supplements, get in a little reading before heading off to bed. Good night!