Today and Yesterday I ate;

Yesterday~

Lots of watermelon

Green leaf salad w/ seaweed, noodles

Lentil soup

Today~

Watermelon

Figs

Peach smoothie

Lots of okra salad w/lettuce, beans & avocado

I'm eating too many calories. Both days were around 2,ooo. I would like to eat much less. The good news is on both of these days the food was eaten early. So there was no late night eating or dinners. I've been good about this lately. This makes me happy. :)

Today I ate;

Lots of Watermelon

Mango

Banana smoothie

Tomatoes (<-- a friend bought them for me at a farmers market :) )

Today was a good food day. 

Today and Yesterday I ate;

Well, not the best eating days to report.

The last three days have been spent hanging out with friends in Manhattan & going to various events. I somehow got caught-up in city life, ..and food. Tomorrow I begin again with the new plan. I will act as though today & yesterday's food choices never happened. :) They were tasty, but I can definitely feel the difference. My energy is much better on simple raw foods. Also, my mind is clearer and less 'jumpy' when I eat very plain. Too much fat, refined foods or spice through me off balance.

Yesterday~

Figs

Dates

Plums

Banana smoothie

East Asian salad bar plate (lentils, veggies, etc.)

Macrobiotic Noodles

Today~

Watermelon

Figs

Vegetarian Indian food (curry veggies, chick peas, etc.)

Goji berry smoothie

I'm Back!

Yay! I'm back in NYC & I'm all revved up to start blogging again. :)

Today I ate;

Watermelon

Mangoes

Mixed veggies & peas 

Green smoothie (-but it looked brown; red beet tops, fiber, PB & banana)

= approximately 1600 calories for the day

I made the smoothie at 5pm for dinner. The veggies I ate at about 2pm. (-It was a very small amount, so I had the smoothie just incase I got hungry later.) I still want to continue with the 'no dinner' plan. I kept it up (more or less) while I was camping. I slept really well. Last night I ate dinner & I felt weighed down by it. So I'm pretty sure a big lunch (instead of dinner) is the way to go for me. 

Here is the plan for the next three weeks;

Breakfast- fruit or green smoothie

Lunch- fruit, green salad or vegetable soup

Dinner- green smoothie or vegetable soup (-only if hungry)

..and of course I will post all the meals on this blog & hopefully share some recipes.

Day 21!

Well, ..today is the last day of the 'no dinner' goal (& Clean Program 1st try). So far so good. I definitely think this is something I should do everyday from this point forward. Tomorrow I leave for a camping trip. I'll be back on the 8th of September. I will keep the 'no dinner' rule while I'm away. I will definitely get some good sleep. I'm clear that not eating late is key to getting adequate  rest. After I return I will give the Clean Program another go. I'm looking forward to it. I'm going to join their forum as well. We all need support & encouragement. 

-Happy a great Labor Day weekend everyone! Xo!

Today I ate;

Not enough water! (-Ugh, I was so thirsty.)

Watermelon

Mango

Flower greens & okra salad

w/avocado & beans

= 1660 total calories for the day

Today and Yesterday I ate;

Monday~

Watermelon

Dandelion-mixed herb salad

w/guacamole & organic olives

Mixed veggie soup

Tuesday~

Mixed melon salad

Pineapple-mango salad

Okra & mixed herb salad

w/beans & avocado 

Camomile-ginger tea

Well... the program is almost over. I feel like I need to try it again with more liquid meals on the menu. This was a good first try though. I definitely got to practice not eating late &/or not eating dinner. I still need my training wheels. I haven't lost the desire to eat nothing after lunch just yet. But I know I'm heading in that direction. On the 9th of September I will try the Clean Program again for 3 weeks. I'll do it with a nice menu lined up with liquid meals & simple fruits. Until then, I'll keep most of my calories within lunch time hours.

Today I ate;

Day 18..

Watermelon

Mango

Dandelion-red leaf-avo salad

w/ organic olives & kimchi

= 1700 total calories for the day

I'm still having a good time with everything. Today the scale said that I was 5 pounds lighter. I definitely feel lighter & brighter. I'm still trying to keep the last meal around four o'clock. It's tough, but I'm working on it daily.

Today and Yesterday I ate;

Day 16 & 17..

Friday~

Mangoes

Bananas

Medjool dates

Green pea/cucumber/lettuce salad

w/kimchi & avocado

Saturday~

Bananas

Cantaloupe

Watermelon

Mangoes

Baby lettuces w/avo & kimchi

I over did it on both days. The fruit was enough, I could have eaten smaller salads. I think I ate the salads for fear I would be hungry at night if I only ate the fruit. (Both days were about 2,000 each.) But no complaints. I still think I'm doing MUCH better with late night eating. I've really cut it out. And I feel like all of my choices have been pretty yummy & healthy.

Today I ate;

Day 15? Really?

I really feel like I need to do this over. I haven't made any of the recipes yet. I haven't been super strict about not eating after 4pm either. A few times I ate after 5 or 6. I've been pretty good about avoiding the 'do not eat list'. Tomatoes, bananas, peppers, have snuck in a few times, not many though. Maybe having all meals planned out, keeping it really simple like fruits & liquids only, or very plain veggie salads would make a bigger difference. I feel good. I've been happy lately, but I haven't lost any weight or seen major changes. I think my friend is right, it's not that different than what I was doing before. I'm in the same calorie range & eating basically the same things. I'm just eating a little earlier than I'm used to. Eating earlier feels really good to me & I want to stick with this. I sleep much better when I don't have dinner or eat late. I definitely plan on keeping this. I still have some days to go till I reach 21. I will try to simplify all meals & eat a little less ..& make some of the liquid meals. -Eek. If I can. :) 

Thursday~

Medjool dates (<--so good!)

Mixed herbs & dandelions

w/ red leaf lettuce, kimchi & avo

Lemonade

= 1645 total calories for the day

Today, Yesterday & The Day Before I Ate;

Monday~

Watermelon

White peaches

Mixed vegetable juice

Okra & mixed veggie salad 

w/tahini & avo

Veggie-lentil soup

Tuesday~

Watermelon

Spinach-lentil soup

Red leaf salad w/organic avo & olives

Green smoothie

Wednesday~

Mango & red grapes

Fresh vegetable juice

Green smoothie

Spinach-lentil soup

Blackberries &  medjool dates

Ice mint tea

Today I was craving for something sweet. I was at a cafe for hours & I happen to be sitting right next to the dessert case. Lucky me. (-not.) I was tempted. I started to make deals with myself, "what if I take two bites & throw the rest away?" But them I got real with myself. I knew these desserts were not tempting. I knew they were all sugar-flour-butter, nothing more. I knew they were junk & would make me feel like junk. I knew I was craving carbs because I didn't eat enough of them this morning. The small amount of grapes & single mango were not enough. I usually have much more fruit that that for breakfast. I decided to leave my book on my chair at the coffee shop & look for something good to eat elsewhere that was sweet. I found a beautiful tiny basket of organic blackberries & a little bag of organic medjool dates at a food-coop. -Lucky me! I ate them and they filled the spot. I felt so good. After that I went back to the coffee shop and ordered a mint ice tea. I felt really proud of myself. I would not have been happy if I ate one of the desserts, but I was really happy with sweet luscious rich fruits. Better than any man-made dessert.

Today I ate;

Day 11! Ten more days to go!

This is really going by too fast & I still haven't tried any all liquid days, all fruit days or the light & energetic recipes that I've been wanting to try. I feel like I've just started. After this is over I may start this again with better preparation. 

Today I had a watermelon & a green smoothie. I may have a bit of something else, but it's late now, so I might have to settle for some tea instead.

Today I ate;

1.5 liters of water

Lemonade

Coconut water

Watermelon

Mango

Figs (<--so good!)

Veggie-bean soup

Day 10. Still moving right along. Today was a pretty good food day & a happy day over-all. I definitely want to buy some more figs. I forgot all about fresh figs. Why haven't I been eating more of them?