Food Journal:
Pre-Breakfast: Hot water with Lemon. I’ll be having one of these daily per
the book’s instructions. I wanted
to remind myself what the benefits of drinking hot water with Lemon are this
morning….boosts your immune system, balances your PH, helps w/ weight loss,
aids digestion, is a diuretic, clears skin, freshens breath and a bunch more!
Breakfast:
Greek yogurt + banana + honey.
Did I forget to mention yesterday that you can have
honey? You can. I’ll pretty much eat this breakfast
daily. Either this, or steel cut
oats + banana + honey.
Lunch:
Ordered the Basic Bowl with chicken from AXE in Venice at
work.
The “basic bowl” is just brown rice, bean sprouts, cucumber,
onion, shaved cabbage, carrots, peanuts, fresh herbs, & a sesame lime
dressing along with whatever protein (chicken, salmon, sausage or tofu) you
want.
I ordered with a few modifications: no peanuts, no cucumbers
(nightshade!), and quinoa instead of brown rice (just a preference). I didn’t use the dressing they give
though – but used Bragg’s Liquid
Aminos that I have at the office instead.
I have to say, eliminating the nightshades on this detox
gets tough. No tomatoes &
cucumbers? No hot sauce? UGH. I decided to read a little more about
nightshades today, as I wasn’t exactly sure what they are or why we are
avoiding them. I learned a lot
that I didn’t know….basically nightshades are a group of plants that create a
toxic substance (like their own pesticide!) to keep insects away. That substance or toxin (alkaloids in
this case) can cause an allergic reaction or food sensitivity in some
people. It can result in joint or
nervous system disorders, digestive problems, loss of calcium in bone, or
increase of calcium in soft tissue, and more.
Dinner:
Went to whole foods and picked up a rosemary grilled chicken breast. Love these.
Made a delicious salad at home:
Arugula
Crumbled Goat Cheese
Rosemary Chicken Breast
Lemon juice
Olive Oil
touch of sea salt
20 more days to go!
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