Woke up late this AM and I had to grab fixings for breakfast and lunch instead of making it before hand. I grabbed some milk and granola for morning fuel. Lunch I had some proccutto, cheese, hummas, and tortilla wraps. My snack was an apple. We went out for dinner tonight but i found an okay natural option for dinner: chicken and green beans. Can't ( Read more... )

So yesterday, I didn't get a chance to do my daily report, because I found a job! Its a temporary contract, but for now its a full-time job.

For breakfast i had some granola in milk. Lunch was a cup of grilled skirt steak with tasty hummas dip for my crunchy veggies: carrots, broccoli, and sugar peas. For a snack I had a bit of fig ginger jam mixed ( Read more... )

Dinner a five spice pork chop and steamed edamame. The pork ended up a bit dry, but the spices were good. For a snack, I ate sliced apple with almond butter.

I wonder if my low energy also comes from not going to bed early. I often go to bed at around midnight and wake up at 7:30am. I'll try to go to bed at 11:30pm tonight.

Tonight, I went out ( Read more... )

This morning I had a meeting which lasted until noon, so really had to get something on the go. I ended up having a large iced tea and modest yogurt with fruit and granola. For lunch I had leftovers from dinner.

Yogurt and granola are theoretically natural foods, but are subjected to additives and extra bits you just don't want. They put in corn ( Read more... )

Tonight's dinner was spicy roast herb chicken with mix brown wild rice and steamed veggies. Over all very tasty and satisfying.

Here's a quick summary of today's effects.

• Energy Level: Low - not sure if its because i'm still running on fuel from yesterday or if my body is still adjusting, but i felt kinda slow today. Almost, nodded off at my ( Read more... )

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Before taking Sig to work @ 8AM, I cooked 2 fried eggs and left over roast duck. It was a light protein rich meal, very simple. I haven't washed the pan yet, but I did quickly put away my dishes into the washer instead of letting them sit in the sink.

After running my errands at 11AM, I had a small snack with low fat ricotta cheese, some ( Read more... )

I've really let myself go. Between being depressed about not finding a job, and trying really hard to find one. I haven't been taking care of myself. Starting Monday, I want to try buying, cooking, and eating only whole foods.   I'm hoping that doing this experiment will help me build a better life long health habits that are worth keeping.

Why a ( Read more... )