Day three - Whole 30

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Ta da day three is done!

Food today was easy peasy as I planned over the weekend. Today's foods were:

Breakfast: the breakfast muffin and a half cup of coffee with coconut cream in it (I ran out of time to drink the whole thing!)

Lunch: Spaghetti squash with meatballs and green beans w/ghee, and an orange.

Dinner: Tuna pan-seared delicately, with olives, an avocado, and green beans.

I do love my green beans. Seriously. I was not hungry at all today, and did not feel stuffed either. Am figuring out portions, and I am pleased!

Weird thing - driving home from work today? All of a sudden my rings were loose.

Bad thing - my toe freaking killed me most of today. I just HATE it. And totally don't get it. Burning, burning sensation under the big toe, achy as hell joint, and stabbity pains randomly attack. What if this elimination diet doesn't help? I will cry.

Interesting notes for today. I have realized that without SweetnLow, I don't like plain ice tea. On the other hand, La Croix bubbly water in Coconut, Grapefruit, Berry and Plain are DIVINE. Coffee is great, hot tea (mint is my preference) is awesome, but iced tea, that which I drink TONS and TONS and TONS of every day? No. Going to toss it aside for now.

Emotions-wise, I was kinda down today. It was hard to identify what is bothering me. I need to work on figuring this out but I have just not wanted to be around people the last few days. This isn't like me at all. Not at all. Hmmm. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed at work, not the work itself but just having time to take care of the behind-the-scene things. I never have enough time for that. So frustrating. So I stayed late (sigh) to get some stuff done.

I had to go by my MIL's on the way home and as always, it is hard to leave. I get it, I do - she wants me to stay for a long time each time I come over and oh how I get it but I needed to get home to the dogs. By the time I did, I just ended up making dinner for us (me and the pups) and then suddenly, it was dark! What! It was only about 7:40 or so! Sometimes I just HATE that I get off at 5:30 (but rarely get to leave then-as today I did not).

There is a stray kitty staying on the side of my house. I tried to tell it this was the worst house to stick to, given the huskies, but I fear it will be back out there again tomorrow. I can't feed it, I can't have a cat! :( But how can I not? It is so sad! Poor kitty! Poor little tabby kitty.

That's it for now - though I did accomplish something tonight. I conquered clarified butter! Go me! First attempt I burned it, ugh, but then I found out how to do it in the microwave.

Isn't it pretty? LOL no no I swear it is not pee, it is ghee!

Comments

[spiderine.livejournal.com]

I would say try Stevia instead of SweetnLow, but I just saw the last ep of Breaking Bad last night, so.... no. Just. No.

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

LOL! Stevia is also on teh banned list... do I want to know what you learned? I am only on season 1! If I ever get to the end that is. I kinda know what happened.

Now I need to know about Stevia.... :)

[spiderine.livejournal.com]

Just... if it's the last packet in the sugar packet holder in the diner? DON'T PUT IT IN YOUR TEA.

(Why is it on the banned list?)

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Just for the 30 days, it is. The idea is to strip down to the pure basic foods and get everything out of the system then start adding back to see if one can figure out what one's body does nad doesn't like. I am convinced (ok hopeful) that my extreme toe pain is food-related, but what? So this is a start anyway.

I think though if I had a loaf of your bread, I would indulge. :) Honey in the wheat, mmmm....

Plus I am hoping it gets me off this plateau I am stuck on! :) And I just want to feel better. I am always so damn achy. I refuse it is because I am 51. Refuse!

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

I find that green teas - which you can get with various fruit or berry flavours - make lovely, light, fruity drinks when chilled - brew them lightly, put in fridge, done. No sweetening necessary.

[caninepawprints.livejournal.com]

Are your dogs the only reason you can't have a cat? Sometimes pets choose us, not the other way around. I know you can introduce a cat into a home that has huskies if you introduce them carefully. Misty was okay with cats that were a part of the family, even if they were introduced to the family later. She's the Husky we always worried about killing our pets.

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Shelby's prey drive is just too strong. Maddox is chill about cats but show him a rabbit or squirrel??? But no, Shelby, no would ever trust. :(