Day 13 Fast Day

8:00 lemon water with medication

5:00 Friendship Soup - lentils, ground turkey, pearl barley, canned tomatoes, yellow squash (instead of rotini); fruit; milk  I made soup mix in bags to use today and later. yum. I poured the soup over a bed of raw spiralized yellow squash.  It worked.

Dinner - Lentil soup and fruit.  Hit the spot after a long fast day!
(That fruit was for the whole family - I didn't eat it all - haha)

Friendship Soup

Ingredients in bag:

1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice 1/4 cup beef bouillon granules 1/3 cup dry red lentils 1/4 cup pearl barley 1/2 cup dry split peas 1/4 cup dried minced onion 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning

Additional Ingredients Needed: ½ pound ground beef, 3 quarts water, 1 can diced tomatoes, 1 ½ cups tri-color spiral pasta

In a large saucepan, brown ½ - 1 pound ground beef and drain. Add 3 quarts water, 1 can diced tomatoes, and jar of soup mix. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 50 minutes. Add pasta, cover and cook 10 more minutes.

153.8

Day 11 Temple

March 2, 2018

7:00 lemon water
8:00 1/3 Ezekiel English muffin toast with peanut butter, yogurt, warmed blackberries, milk

11:15 El Pollo Loco kid's size Pollo Bowl - chicken, rice, pinto beans, diet coke

2:30 Temple cafeteria cup of vegetable soup
3:00 Coconut Lara Bar

15 mile bike ride from the Mesa Temple to the Gilbert Temple

5:00 nut/raisin mix

7:00 zoodles, 2 eggs, tomatoes, corn, green beans, milk, dc

Breakfast - peanut butter/yogurt toast with warmed blackberries

Lunch - El Pollo Loco kid's pollo bowl

Dinner - zoodles, eggs, veggies

My new SpiraSlicer!

155.6

Day 8

February 27

5:45 lemon water
7:00 scrambled eggs, 1/3 Ezekiel English muffin toast with greek yogurt, fresh blueberries, and peanut butter

9:00 cutie, 1/2 apple

12:45 spaghetti squash, spinach, roasted carrots and brussells, avocado, hard boiled egg, tomatoes.  Grapes and dates for dessert!

7:45 Brown rice & quinoa topped with Madras lentils, , roasted sweet potatoes, Caprese Salad - fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, basil, balsamic glaze, salt & pepper.  Milk. Handful of blueberries for dessert.

Breakfast - eggs and toast with yogurt, berries, and peanut butter

Lunch - spaghetti squash, veggies, avocado, egg

Dinner - rice & quinoa with madras lentils, caprese salad, sweet potatoes

157.8

Day 7 Mexican Monday

February 26
6:15 lemon water with turmeric
6:45 oat groats with milk, berries, stevia; grapefruit juice

10:45 1/3 Ezekiel English muffin avocado toast, 1/2 apple
I was wondering why I was so hungry since it wasn't nearly lunchtime, but looking at this now I see it's because I hadn't eaten in 4 hours!

Long walk to the farm to feed the goats and chickens.  Yay baby goats and teenage chicks!

12:15 string cheese, raw mushrooms, cherry tomatoes (This snack is aka 'grab whatever you see in the front of the fridge as you run out the door to the Jr. High')

3:00 brown rice, madras lentils, roasted asparagus, mushrooms, tomatoes, milk
I consciously chose to put less on my plate than my eyes wanted me to because I have been overstuffing myself.  Turns out this was just the right amount (this is a salad plate, not a dinner plate).

6:00 tacos - zoodles, ground turkey, black beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, guacamole, salsa
Raw cucumbers, carrots, bell peppers dipped in ranch dip (greek yogurt mixed with a ranch packet)

10:00 sf hot chocolate in milk

I'll be taking the time to make more turmeric capsules so I can swallow it instead of drink it.
This was gross.  But it was worth a try.

Breakfast

Late lunch with very messy asparagus. :-)  These tomatoes are like candy.

158.2

Choosing Balance

Inspired by Pey on Choosing_Balance on Instagram, I've been making healthier meals lately.  Here a few of my attempts.  This is before I started no-sugar/no-flour, so some of this does not work with that plan.

Avocado, chicken, spaghetti squash, marina, parmesan, olives

Avocado toast, yogurt, granola, berries

oat groats, blueberries, sliced almonds

Andrew's lunch: brown rice with lentils, yogurt, blueberries, almonds

wheat crackers, baby belle, avocado, spinach, tomato, cucumber, mango salsa

yogurt, granola, berries

sweet potatoes, spinach, onions, tomato, avocado

tangerine juice from the next-door neighbor.  HEAVEN

sweet potato, avocado, chicken/veggie stir-fry, mango salsa

tomato, brown rice/quinoa, avocado, bell pepper, baby belle cheese

yogurt and berries on Dave's Killer Bread, avocado, fried egg

Roasting veggies for the week

Roasting veggies for the week