Days 5 and 6...

Hi folks!

Here is a quick summary of my last two days.

Day 5

Weigh-in: 224.4 lbs

I had no loss on the scale this morning, but I stuck to the plan for the day. For breakfast:

Orange Crush:

3 Oranges
1 Apple
2 Small Carrots
1 tsp Cinnamon

This was a fantastic breakfast juice. It kinda tasted somewhere between an apple pie and a pumpkin pie. I definitely recommend this juice.

For lunch, 

Leafy Green:

8 fresh spinach leaves
2 kale leaves
1 beet
2 stalks celery
1 apple

This was a heartier juice than the Orange Crush, but very good. 

Those of you that know me well, know I am a salt addict - not that you could tell by my low blood pressure. In a way, this reboot has helped me cut back my sodium intake, but honestly, I am not sure how well that will work once I am off the juicing diet. I find myself craving salt every day, which makes me look forward to dinner even more. Speaking of dinner, tonight was:

Roasted Veggies:

6 Portabella Mushroom Caps

1 Eggplant

1 med Sweet Potato

1 Onion

8-10 leaves Kale

3 Garlic cloves

1/8 tsp fresh ground Black Pepper

1/8 tsp Mustard Seed

¼ tsp ground Cumin

pinch of Paprika

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash all ingredients well (except onion). Cut ingredients (except for kale) into medium sized wedges and place on parchment paper. Spray with Olive oil and add seasonings. Roast in oven at 450 degrees for 20 minutes. Add kale last 5 minutes of roast. 

I am not a huge fan of eggplant - never have been and I think I never will be. This dish reasserted that belief. All the other veggies were fantastic. It was like Autumn in my mouth. However, that eggplant had to show up and ruin all the fun for everyone. I think it's just me though...Dennis liked the eggplant. I guess to each his own.

Day 6

Weigh-in: 223.1 lbs.

I have lost a total of 8.3 lbs in 6 days. I am definitely liking this :-) Today's breakfast was:

Melon Mania:

1 2" Slice of Watermelon

1/4 Cantaloupe

2 Oranges

2 Pineapple Wedges

Boy was this good! It was hearty, and fruity, and yummy all rolled into one. Definitely will do again.

Today was a bit harder getting through the day with only juice. I guess because I was home and it was kind of a lazy Saturday, I spent more time thinking about things I could eat opposed to work days when I barely have time to think at all. So lunch today was not a juice. Dennis had the left overs from the roasted veggies last night and I had the last of the veggie soup from Day 1. I don't know how to feel about the fact that both of felt very full after eating a bowl of veggies and a bowl of soup respectively. These were rather small portions too. So does this mean my stomach is shrinking? Well, I think tomorrow I plan to stay busy to see how it goes. Hopefully it will be much better in this respect than today was.

Dinner tonight was:

Veggie Stir Fry:

1 cup chopped Broccoli

½ Red Pepper Julienne

½ Green Pepper Julienne

2 med Carrots Julienne

1 cup sliced Mushrooms

½ med Onion (sliced)

1” Ginger root (finely sliced)

1 Garlic clove (finely chopped)

1 tbsp Canola oil

2 tbsp Water

ground Black Pepper to taste

1 tbsp low sodium Soy Sauce

1 tsp Rice Vinegar

Red Pepper flakes to taste

Mix soy sauce, vinegar, black pepper and red pepper flakes and set aside. Heat oil and saute veggies – add onion first and cook for about 2-3 minutes until clear, then add garlic and ginger, then the rest of the vegetables. When veggies are almost cooked (retain

bright color and are still crunchy), add the sauce and stir into veggies. Cook briefly.

I did not add the red pepper flakes, mainly because I did not have any and my in-laws do not eat spicy food. I did have chili paste that I added to mine once I served it on my plate. It was quite tasty. The roasted acorn squash and the zucchini and tomatoes still are tops of the list, but this one is definitely a do-again.

So there it is. A little over eight pounds in six days. Not too shabby if I say so myself. :-) Thank you for reading. Until tomorrow...

Ana