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Tuesday - Day 4

Four days in and I am feeling fine.  The side possible side effects didn't hit me like they could have, and I chalk that up to how I typically eat.  I am, however, having some cravings.  Not for "real food" per se, as everything I am eating is real food; what I am craving is more substance.  I can pass on the sweets that are floating around work. Easy.  Now if they were an Italian pastry made from a real bakery, that might be different!!!  

What I really want is fish or eggs back in to my diet.  That will come soon enough.  I know that. This is a cleanse period to only put in really digestible foods while your body purifies. However, while I miss this protein source (I do miss my morning eggs, fresh from the farm, with yolks as orange as a pumpkin), I am not only allowing myself to become more creative, but embracing self-discipline.   

Did I mention that for the first 7 days I am taking 10 capsules 3X a day with my smoothie? There are 7 capsules 3X a day of SP Cleanse and 3 capsules 3X a day of Gastro-Fiber.  And then I have my bone supplements 3X a day with my meals. After 7 days the SP Cleanse is switched out for SP Green Food.  Like I don't already get my greens!!

Earlier I had so much I wanted to write tonight other than what I ate today, but without jotting it all down, it is fleeting. So perhaps I'll keep today short and write about today's culinary palate instead.

Morning Smoothie:  2 scoops SP Complete, 2 scoops Whey Pro Complete, 1 cup filtered water, rib of celery, 1 Gala apple,  1 beet, 1 carrot, knob of peeled ginger and a handful of cilantro.

This was sooooooo good!

Breakfast:  Roasted Brussel sprouts with nutritional yeast.  I did not finish them because I was full, and they were also a little undercooked.

Morning Smoothie
The mid morning Smoothie was simple. 2 scoops SP Complete, 2 scoops Whey Pro Complete, large peach,1 tsp cardamom in Califia Coconut milk. Poured it into a jar and packed it with icepacks for my lunch box.

Lunch prep was pretty typical for us.  Bill helped prep, and he washed and tore up the romaine. I chopped cucumber, red bell pepper, sliced cherry tomatoes and tossed with a drizzle of olive oil.  Topped with sunflower seeds and guacamole.  Bill had chicken.

Dinner was a throwback from the years I was cooking a lot of Indian food.  SO after getting home, I sliced a cippolini onion, sautéed it in cast iron skillet with 1-1/2 tsp. cumin seeds, added shredded cabbage, simmered and then added 1-1/2 tsp. turmeric powder.  Served it with some wild rice, which is a pseudo-grain (grains are off limits).

While everything was cooking I thinly sliced a sweet potato, drizzled olive oil and sprinkled cinnamon and put it in a 375 degree oven.  Looking forward to having these sweet potato chips as a snack. With that, I am signing off.

Left: Lunch prep.   Right: Indian sautéed cabbage with wild rice



Ginger from Farmer's Market






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