8.19.09

I didn't do the WOD posted today. Instead I ran about 2.5 miles around FDR park with a friend. I didn't time it, either :0

Breakfast
My usual smoothie thing. I don't like eating too much of my carb load first thing in the morning, but have been having trouble stomaching a lot of heavy protein. I read up today on ways to work this out. Tomorrow (or next time I make this) I'm going to switch out one cup of frozen berries for a cup of spinach. I've been reading that this cuts down on the total sugar/carbohydrate portion of the meal, doesn't taste like spinach at all, and sustains for longer than fruit alone. It just looks kind of pukey. We shall see.

Snack
2oz turkey and a shit ton of almonds- eating more fat throughout today helped make today a lot better

Lunch
Chicken Sausage- 2 links
Eggplant and zucchini sauteed in sunflower seed oil

Dinner
I discovered Hardena! It's an Indonesian restaurant that's a total hole in the wall, but delicious! And I didn't have to stray from the plan to eat there. First, no dairy, no sugar, no corn starch in any of their food- they like to stay authentic, so they only cook in what's natural in Indonesia. Second all the meat is cooked either in coconut milk or coconut oil. The only thing to say no to is fried veggies and rice. i had a comination of chicken, beef and lamb with collard greens on the side. I remember reading somewhere that spices shouldn't be eaten that much, but don't know enough about it to know if I did something detrimental. I did a small cheat with a glass of wine, though.

On the whole, today has been tons better than the past few days. I have a lot more energy, no more headaches, I'm less stabby, and no emotional outbursts. I talked to my friend who has struggled with her relationship with food about my issues. There's a difference between being conscious and being obsessed. It'll take a while as I get used to this, but I think I'm starting to get a little closer to consciousness.