April 12

Lemon Water

Breakfast - Steel-cut oats made overnight in the rice cooker, strawberries, sliced almonds, dried blueberries

Lunch - tuna & cheese broiled on Ezekiel bread English muffin, sauteed zucchini & mushrooms seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic, nutritional yeast; spinach with apples & strawberries; grapes

Breakfast - steel-cut oats, milk, strawberries, almonds, dried blueberries

Lunch - tuna melt, spinach salad, sauteed mushrooms & zucchini

April 4

Lemon Water

Breakfast - 2 toasts, pero/postum

Bike Ride / Zumba / Bike ride

Protein shake with banana and almonds
Lunch - smoked chicken, roasted veggies, carrots, avocado
Dinner - sweet potato pancakes, chia strawberry "jam," bacon, 3 sausage links, milk

Breakfast - Avocado toast and PB & Chia Jam toast

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April 3 - Six Weeks

It was my goal to have no sugar or flour for six weeks.  I did it!  Results: I've lost some weight, I have more energy, my knee, hip, and IT band have felt way less pain than before.  All good things!  I'll allow myself an occasional bit of sugar or flour now.

Lemon water

Breakfast - sweet potato pancakes, oatmeal, bananas, dried blueberries, peanut butter

Bike ride to library and back

Protein shake with bananas and almonds

Lunch - Roasted veggies, turkey burgers, tomatoes, bell pepper, milk; yogurt mixed with chia jam

Dinner - mashed potatoes with marina sauce and meatball.  This was weird.  I won't do it again.  I'll do a different pasta substitute next time it's Italian night.  Slice of ham, green beans, bell pepper, tomatoes, milk.

Snack - strawberries, raspberries, nuts

Breakfast - sweet potato pancakes, oatmeal, fruit, PB

After-workout protein shake with banana and almonds

Lunch - Turkey burgers, roasted veggies, raw tomatoes and bell pepper

More lunch - yogurt mixed with chia jam

March 27

Breakfast - repeat of the other morning.  Just so good.

Tuna on toast, Roasted onions and sweet potatoes, green salad

This looks so gross, but the lighting was bad.  We ate dinner on the back porch.
Zoodles with onions & ground turkey topped with cheese, corn, veggies

March 21

March 21

Lemon Water

Breakfast - Scrambled Eggs with cheese, toast, avocado, bell pepper

Lunch - chicken, roasted carrot and cauliflower (with turmeric), spinach, bell peppers, yogurt, granola, strawberries (on sale - yay!).

Snack - sugarfree chocolate almonds from my sweetest visiting teaching partner.  The wrapped ones (Dove chocolate) will be Easter treats for the kids.

Dinner - chicken, asparagus, potatoes, tomatoes, garlic; strawberries on the side

Link to Dinner recipe:  Chicken with Garlic Potatoes and Asparagus