Day 6 New Protein (eggs)

Down .6 lbs!!!! Rye test successful!

It’s getting easier to prepare things and also to eat them. The flavors are getting better and of course the variety helps a ton! My husband remarked that it’s easier to clean up now :D. I’m not sure what I expected, but it’s starting to set in that this is for life. I kind of thought it would be a fad diet and if it worked good and if not fine. I mean cognitively I knew that what I’m signing up for is a change in my eating habits, but I’m still waiting for the 20 days to go up so I can go back to homemade pizza and tacos. I don’t think I realized that vegetables are still going to be making up the vast majority of my diet day to day. I started this to become healthier to heal myself. Not to eat rye chips and salad all the time. Regardless, I’m enjoying the food more and more. I’m hopeful that soon I’ll be able to plan meals my husband enjoys as well.

Today was test a new protein. Since I’m poor and the next several days requires me to rotate between the two proteins, I chose eggs. I made an omelet with a sprinkle of Manchego cheese and ground pepper.

Day 5 Rye

Down 1.2 lbs!!! I have lots of pictures for the day!

Lunch with cheese was very filling, but I’m getting a little sick of the soup. I put a lot in the freezer because there is so much soup left I’m afraid it will go bad on me!

Today’s test was rye which wasn’t bad with hummus (I had to substitute hummus for almond butter…I assumed this was a good substitution, but it meant chickpeas twice in one day). I didn’t get any adverse reactions so I’m excited to see the scale tomorrow!

There were no directions for how to cook the chicken so I decided to bake it on top of the vegetables and then put it on my mixed greens afterward. I also used fresh basil and I used half an onion (there were no measurements given), but I think a quarter would have been better. I sprinkled the cheese on after the vegetables had finished baking. I taste tested the cheese on the side and it is delicious! It’s like a sweet Parmesan. But it’s also softer which makes it more edible!

I also tried the poached pear today and I’ll look up later how to poach them. The recipe didn’t seem to call for enough liquid to cover the pear so it didn’t get fully cooked. It was good though so not too much to complain about. I think I’ll try the chocolate tomorrow night and if I start itching I’ll know how completely sensitive I am to almonds/tree nuts.

I felt light=headed a lot today and I’m thinking I may be a little iron-deficient. I shall take a prenatal vitamin before bed. Here’s hoping the rye test passed! Tomorrow I’m testing eggs!