I've been in a major funk since September 2010. The funk has ebbed and flowed. Things seem better and then they're bad again. I'm getting better at admitting when things are bad. When will things be consistently good?

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Day 74 - September 7, 2011

B:  2 eggs, 1/2 red bell pepper, 3 slices bacon, avocado
L:  Chicken, lemon carrots, coconut flakes
S:  Tri-tip, 3 celery stalks, 1/2 cucumber
D:  Pork fried cauliflower "rice", a lot of blueberries...probably 1.5 cups, maybe 2

(I felt like the blueberries were getting old so I ate them all up.  I ran out of lemon carrots today and it's kinda late for me to be cooking anything so I dunno about tomorrow.  We'll see how it goes.  It should be ok.  I can steam something up in the morning if I really think I need to.  I currently have no fruit.  I should have bought some today when I went to Sprouts in Brea.  Ahh well, live and learn.)

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Day 73 - September 6, 2011

B:  Pork fried cauliflower "rice", avocado
L:  Costco chicken, eggplant livorno, coconut flakes
S:  Tri-tip, coleslaw
D:  Lamb kabobs, grilled vegetables, roasted artichoke hearts from The Olive Pit in Brea

(The eggplant livorno is finally gone.  I didn't miss the eggs this morning.  I have lemon carrots for tomorrow but may resort to celery and cucumbers for my other meal's vegetables which I've decided right now that I have to be ok with that.  I left at 6:10am and didn't get home until 8:50pm.  I'm really tired.  On my way home I was thinking, "I should eat something when I get there" but then I thought, "But you're not hungry at all."  I only would have been eating for something to do.  Last year I would've eaten anything.  This year I didn't.  What a difference 365 days makes.)

Monday, September 5, 2011

Day 72 - September 5, 2011

B:  Chicken (part of the roasted ones from Costco), lemon carrots, eggplant livorno, avocado
L:  Pork fried cauliflower "rice", blueberries, coconut flakes
S:  Tri-tip, vinaigrette coleslaw (with cabbage, celery, green onions and cashews), 1/2 cucumber
D:  Chicken, coleslaw, lemon carrots, coconut flakes

(I really like the lemon carrots.  I don't like the eggplant livorno very much.  It's only ok.  The vinaigrette coleslaw was also "eh".  I was surprised at how easy it was to cook the tri-tip roast.  I figure I'll get 5 servings from it.  Woohoo.  I also was reminded today that I don't get nearly as hungry when I'm drinking enough water.  I didn't cook enough this weekend to make it through the week which means Wednesday or Thursday needs to be a mini cooking night, which should be cool.)

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Day 71 - September 4, 2011

Big sigh...I don't know if I want to write all of this today...it wasn't so great.  Ahh, here it goes:

Breakfast at 3:15am - Banana, 3 celery stalks, almond butter
Snack at 8:10am - Banana
Breakfast again at 9:00am - 2 eggs, 4 slices bacon, ham steak at Mimi's Cafe
Lunch at 12:05pm - Leftover beerocks, 1/2 cucumber, avocado
Snack if it can be called that at 3:00pm - Celery and the rest of the jar of almond butter.
Dinner at 9:45pm - Banana, some pork fried cauliflower "rice" and a ton of cashews, like 2 cups at least.

(So nuts and nut butter are not easy to have around and not go crazy on them.  Maybe because they remind me of salt even though the ones I got were unsalted.  I don't really know.  I just know I shouldn't buy them anymore.  I keep telling myself I should be able to do certain things, like have a jar of almond butter in my fridge, but no, not right now.  I hate making the same mistake over and over again.  But here's to another day.  I'm going to cook a tri-tip roast for the first time ever tomorrow.  Yay!)

Day 70 - September 3, 2011

B:  2 eggs, avocado, 8 mini peppers, 3 slices of bacon
S:  Banana, coconut flakes, 12 medium shrimp, eggplant caponata
L:  Beerocks...basically ground beef with cabbage and onions usually all encased in bread, 1/2 cucumber
D:  Chicken, lemon carrots, eggplant livorno and I may have had another avocado...I can't remember now.

(I cooked a lot in the morning.  It was nice to get a bunch of stuff ready so I have good food ready to eat whenever.  The beerocks was better when my dad made it.  He asked what dough I had used and I said I just ate the filling.  He was shocked but I explained how I was doing the no sugar, no flour, no grains etc. thing.  He mentioned pork adobo and I had been thinking about that too but he said there's no way he could eat that without rice or noodles and I mentioned that cauliflower "rice" was pretty good.  I may try and make that later this week depending on how things go.)

Friday, September 2, 2011

Day 69 - September 2, 2011

B:  2 eggs, 5 mushrooms, 4 mini peppers, 1/2 cup broccoli, 1 avocado
S:  12 medium shrimp, eggplant caponata, baby carrots, 1/4 cup coconut, banana
L:  Beef Kabobs, roasted artichoke hearts, grilled vegetables from The Olive Pit
D:  Seafood cobb salad with oil and vinegar from King's Fish House
S:  Chicken, 1 avocado

(The banana was good.  I have one more for tomorrow.  I also bought blueberries tonight for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and maybe Wednesday.  I was starving by 2pm.  I ate.  Then I ate again around 5:30.  Finally I ate even more.  Now I'm not hungry but I am exhausted.  Yay 3 day weekend.)

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Day 68 - September 1, 2011

B:  12 medium shrimp, avocado, eggplant caponata, carrots
S:  Beef, zucchini, red peppers, mushrooms
L:  Pork fried cauliflower "rice", romaine, carrots
D:  3 hard boiled eggs, eggplant caponata, 1/4 cup coconut flakes
S:  Romaine, avocado

(I feel like I had a lot of carrots today.  I haven't eaten two avocados in the same day for a really long time.  I bought two somewhat green bananas today at Henry's.  I gotta make sure I don't go overboard on fruit.  I'm trying a new recipe on Saturday with ground beef.  I can't remember the last time I cooked with ground beef.  It should be interesting.)