Oooookay. Remember that time I said, "Tomorrow begins the 7 day body cleanse portion of the detox and I'm kind of excited about it. It may not taste delicious, but I think it will be okay-ish." That, my friends, was a huge lie. That stuff is disgusting! The only way to describe it is to liken it to swamp water. It tastes like those organic, all-natural fruit roll ups...you know the ones I'm talking about...the nasty ones. Yeah - 32 ounces of that. Sick. Rumor has it it's going to be totally worth it, so I'll keep doing it, but whoa. Katy Jill - you weren't lying - it's way nasty.
Moving on...breakfast shake was delicious, as always. I rocked some leftover breakfast for lunch (originally typed as "leftover breakfast for dinner for lunch"...what does that even mean?) and then it was roommate bonding/cooking time for dinner. Megan made marinara with some of the leftover hamburger patties (because we don't waste food in this household, which is probably the reason we needed to detox in the first place...) to go with our gluten free pasta. I made another batch of brown rice cereal, basil, garlic, salt, and pepper coated chicken tenders, and Krista made chocolate protein bars. They sound illegal, but I promise it's all good stuff. She made them out of rolled oats, chocolate protein powder (the foundation of our breakfast shakes), almond butter, and agave nectar. If you're thinking, "Wow. Those must taste a lot like no-bake cookies," you're correct. They were delicious. We finished the evening with our detox tea and a movie. (#whendiditurn90)
Megan and I were going to head to 10 Fitness after work, but I couldn't bear the idea of working out indoors. The weather was absolutely perfect for an afternoon jaunt around the neighborhood. 2.10 miles and a lot of sweat later, I came back inside and chugged 14 gallons of water. Obviously, the elliptical is not helping me get my run on.
I'm pretty sure that sums up the highlights of my day, other than the fact that it was POURING when I woke up this morning (read: huge storm last night that sounded like Clash of the Titans in the backyard) so I trekked to work in my cute dress and my rainboots. That seemed like a very practical idea until both of the following happened: I realized I had forgotten real people shoes and had to clomp around the building in galoshes all day and THEN, the sun came out and completely hid the fact that it had been raining at all! Needless to say, I looked like a complete toolbag walking out of the building after work with the sunglasses/galoshes combo. Good one.
Now for the most exciting part: today is weigh-in day. I lost six pounds last week! For those of you keeping score at home, that's a grand total of 11.5 pounds for the first two weeks of detox. Here's to a good night's sleep and hoping that swamp water doesn't kill me tomorrow. Fingers crossed!
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Lettuce Burgers...?
Whoa. The weekend is finally drawing to a close and we're gearing up for week THREE of the detox. It doesn't seem like it's already been two weeks, but we're almost halfway finished with this 30 days of awesome.
Friday evening we decided to make breafast for dinner again. Here's what I've learned: despite the fact that our kitchen isn't big enough for four people to be cooking at once, it's a lot of fun to do it anyway. Krista, Seth, Megan, and I made an exceptional dinner, complete with lots of giggling. I'm pretty sure that agave nectar may just be my new favorite thing. It's so delicious!
Saturday was a bit of a challenge on the food front. I enjoyed a cup of brown rice cereal and almond milk for breakfast before heading to the gym and then a protein shake for lunch while getting ready for an afternoon wedding. Megan and I headed to Romance, Arkansas (whaaaaaaaaaaat?!) for a 4:00pm outdoor wedding and let me tell you a secret: IT WAS SO HOT OUTSIDE! Props to the groomsmen for not passing out during the wedding in those suits. I'm fairly certain it was in the 90s. Beautiful wedding and a lovely outdoor reception with wine, champagne, kegs, and a tasty smelling array of food. We opted for bottles of water. By this point, we were exhausted. I think the lack of real food and the fact that we had worked out AND attended a 90 degree wedding with minimal water consumption probably played a huge part in that. Moral of this story: drink lots of water. Always. We came home and made lettuce wrap burgers with fresh veggies and some sliced potatoes we baked with salt, pepper, jalapeno lime salt, and garlic. Yum.
Instead of sitting at home and staring at each other (I realllly need some new hobbies!), we ventured out last night with some of our friends. It was a great night out with Tonya, Sarah, and Josh, and we had a lot of fun giggling at people who shouldn't consume alcohol in public. All in all, it was a pretty good Saturday.
After church this afternoon, we re-visited the lettuce wrap burgers and I modified the potatoes a smidge. I reheated them on the stove until they were a little crispy and then we dipped them in agave nectar. Um, yeah...that was the best decision I've ever made. Spicy potato slices + agave nectar = jackpot. It's the first time we've eaten potatoes since we started the detox, and we probably won't eat them again any time soon, but they were just what we needed to pair with those lettuce burgers.
Instead of heading to the lake as planned, we put a giant blanket over the living room window and relaxed in the living room all afternoon. I'm soooo close to finishing my book and I got to take a quality afternoon nap. It's been a great weekend and I'm hoping this week follows suit. Tomorrow begins the 7 day body cleanse portion of the detox and I'm kind of excited about it. It may not taste delicious, but I think it will be okay-ish.
Oh! and tomorrow evening I'll report back on the weigh-in day #2 results. I'm excited and kind of nervous to see what happened last week. I know that something good MUST be happening because I bought a dress on Friday that's a size smaller than I would normally buy. Slam-o!
It's almost midnight which means it's wayyy past my bedtime. Check back tomorrow for weigh-in results, a recap of detox day 15, and my thoughts on day one of this body cleanse.
Friday evening we decided to make breafast for dinner again. Here's what I've learned: despite the fact that our kitchen isn't big enough for four people to be cooking at once, it's a lot of fun to do it anyway. Krista, Seth, Megan, and I made an exceptional dinner, complete with lots of giggling. I'm pretty sure that agave nectar may just be my new favorite thing. It's so delicious!
Saturday was a bit of a challenge on the food front. I enjoyed a cup of brown rice cereal and almond milk for breakfast before heading to the gym and then a protein shake for lunch while getting ready for an afternoon wedding. Megan and I headed to Romance, Arkansas (whaaaaaaaaaaat?!) for a 4:00pm outdoor wedding and let me tell you a secret: IT WAS SO HOT OUTSIDE! Props to the groomsmen for not passing out during the wedding in those suits. I'm fairly certain it was in the 90s. Beautiful wedding and a lovely outdoor reception with wine, champagne, kegs, and a tasty smelling array of food. We opted for bottles of water. By this point, we were exhausted. I think the lack of real food and the fact that we had worked out AND attended a 90 degree wedding with minimal water consumption probably played a huge part in that. Moral of this story: drink lots of water. Always. We came home and made lettuce wrap burgers with fresh veggies and some sliced potatoes we baked with salt, pepper, jalapeno lime salt, and garlic. Yum.
Instead of sitting at home and staring at each other (I realllly need some new hobbies!), we ventured out last night with some of our friends. It was a great night out with Tonya, Sarah, and Josh, and we had a lot of fun giggling at people who shouldn't consume alcohol in public. All in all, it was a pretty good Saturday.
After church this afternoon, we re-visited the lettuce wrap burgers and I modified the potatoes a smidge. I reheated them on the stove until they were a little crispy and then we dipped them in agave nectar. Um, yeah...that was the best decision I've ever made. Spicy potato slices + agave nectar = jackpot. It's the first time we've eaten potatoes since we started the detox, and we probably won't eat them again any time soon, but they were just what we needed to pair with those lettuce burgers.
Instead of heading to the lake as planned, we put a giant blanket over the living room window and relaxed in the living room all afternoon. I'm soooo close to finishing my book and I got to take a quality afternoon nap. It's been a great weekend and I'm hoping this week follows suit. Tomorrow begins the 7 day body cleanse portion of the detox and I'm kind of excited about it. It may not taste delicious, but I think it will be okay-ish.
Oh! and tomorrow evening I'll report back on the weigh-in day #2 results. I'm excited and kind of nervous to see what happened last week. I know that something good MUST be happening because I bought a dress on Friday that's a size smaller than I would normally buy. Slam-o!
It's almost midnight which means it's wayyy past my bedtime. Check back tomorrow for weigh-in results, a recap of detox day 15, and my thoughts on day one of this body cleanse.
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