Thursday, May 14, 2009

Day 4 - 100% Coffee Free!!!

Woke up this morning feeling fantastic! Enjoyed a hot cup of Red Chai decaf tea. I think I have officially kicked the coffee habit. My mind is feeling sharp this morning. Yesterday I walked and did some push ups and dips...feeling a little bit of burn today. I had enough energy to start the potty boot camp for Harrison! Wish us luck!


Breakfast - (not feeling hungry)

cup of hot tea
8 oz of super food green juice


Snack - Not sure ( I have lots of options - fruit, nuts, etc)


Lunch - Not sure



Dinner -

Rice pasta
basil marinara
mushrooms

green bean
artichoke hearts
pesto salad

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Day 3 - Still learning the ropes!

I woke up with a killer headache this morning. This is not usual for me so I assume it is due to the lack of caffeine. Ugh! So I drink 8 oz of water and then pour myself a glass of OJ. I'm looking forward to that delicious cold rice cereal and soy milk. But Mark notices the cereal has cane syrup in it! Damn! A trip to TJ's is in order! Not being able to face the day without my morning coffee I decide to make 1/2 caff/ 1/2 decaff and limit myself to a 6 oz cup. Mid-day I still had a headache but after I had a snack the headache was gone. Hmmm... not so sure it was a caffeine headache after all! I'm excited for dinner tonight! Went to LIMBO and picked up lots of fresh organic vegis.

Breakfast -

6 oz light soy milk
3/4 rice cereal
orange

Lunch -

15 rice crackers
2 TBSP Hummus
orange

Snack -

100 calorie pack of raw almonds

Dinner -

Black bean burrito - black beans, rice tortilla, salsa, onion, cilantro
Southwest salad - corn, green pepper, onion, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, tomato, jalapeno, black beans

Dessert -

Watermelon!

Day 2- Woke up feeling great, until caffeine headache hit!

This morning I popped out of bed full of energy at 6:30. I'm thinking to myself, "wow! this no coffee stuff isn't so bad". My day was off to a great start and I was already looking forward to the food I would be eating today.

Breakfast -

3/4 c rice cereal
6 oz light soy milk
1/2 c dried prunes

Snack -

1/4 c cashews

Lunch -

1 1/2 c left over lentil soup
1 small apple

* was having difficulty concentration and staying awake driving to Harrison's DR appointment... I gave in and had a half caff/ half decaf americano...a little slip but still an improvement over my usual 12 oz triple americano

Snack -

1 green pepper
2 TBSP Toby's lite & spicy tofu pate

Dinner -

1 c homemade curry (potatoes, red pepper, cashew, (Indian dry spices), vegetable broth

1/2 c brown rice

1 c mixed greens salad


Today I have an increased level of thirst! I drank over 70 oz of water not to mention herbal tea throughout the day.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Day 1 - What to eat?

Well it was first day of the cleanse and back to work this morning. I had a rough idea of what I would eat but definitely did not anticipate being hungry just 2 hours after breakfast! Yikes!

Breakfast:
cup of decaf green tea
vegan LARA BAR

Lunch:

2 cups of salad greens
Blueberry balsamic vinegar & olive oil (1 TBSP mixed)
1/4 c unsalted roasted chashews
1/2 small apple cubed

Snack:

1/4 c unsalted roasted cashews
4 dried prunes
1 large apple

Dinner:

1 1/2 c vegan lentil soup
1 green pepper
1 TBSP tofu pate (Toby's spicy lite)

Snack:

Peppermint decaf tea
1/2 c mixed dried fruit & nuts

I do have a headache tonight that started this afternoon when I usually have a cup of coffee to break through that afternoon lull.