Today I decided to eliminate wheat from my diet. I'm looking forward to feeling lighter and less bloated - I seem to get very bloated when I eat too much wheat. I also have a hard time only having a little bit, especially if it's white bread. After taking a morning spin class with my husband (our first together) we headed to the organic smoothie place in town. Uhhh there was a yoga class going on and the cafe wasn't open yet. So, my first attempt to get an all organic fruit smoothie didn't work - but I tried. So we move on to the organic coffee shop that also sells smoothies and I finally get my smoothie. Now it's 10:30 and we're off to a good start. No bread for breakfast and I feel great. OK until my husband picks up bagels for him and the kids. I think to myself "well the cleanse doesn't technically start until next week," but then I think about the end result and remind myself how good I feel when I don't eat wheat. Around 1:30 I start to feel a bit hungry and have an avocado and pistachio nuts. Later in the afternoon my family and I head to Ikea and I find myself in the cafe with the kids starving and no great choices - fried foods, cakes, over cooked veggis, swedish meatballs and no fruit. I opt for some fries as they're not meat and they don't contain wheat. This is more difficult than I think, but so far so good. For dinner we decided to invite some good friends over for a barbecue. I cooked some quinoa, halibut, salad and of course some real deal barbecue food. My friend walks in with a lovely cake box from Malverne Bakery and I think "ah I can do this." That is until she tells me it's a red velvet cake (my favorite.) So we both laugh about it and say " there's always tomorrow." I thought about freezing a piece for after my cleanse, but it just wouldn't be the same. So, I gave in and had a small piece. Now it's two hours later and I still feel great. Overall I had a great day. I ate very well and balanced, I didn't feel bloated and I didn't have any cravings. So a success. I don't believe in deprivation and I do believe in eating well 80-90 % of the time and splurging the rest. That's just what I did today.
Oh, one last thing - my wonderful husband decided to partially join me on my cleanse next week. He's giving up red meat for the week and will be adding a salad to his lunch everyday. This is not easy for my Irish born husband, but he's doing to support me.
Breakfast - Strawberry, Banana, Blueberry Smoothie
Lunch - Avocado
- Handful of pistachio nuts
- Few French Fries - on our visit to Ikea with the kids (the food choices were extremely
limited) they didn't sell one piece of fruit which is what I really wanted.
Dinner - Halibut, Salad, Quinoa, Sweet Potato Fries
- Glass of White Wine
- Piece of Red Velvet Cake from Malverne Bakery
- Fresh strawberry's and watermelon
LOTS OF FILTERED WATER WITH FRESH LEMON
Until tomorrow - Good night! My sister is bringing lots of fresh fruit for our mother's day brunch.
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