So, Spark drink first thing. I hoped the caffeine in it would help with my headache. There has got to be some special method to mixing this stuff up. I can't get it all to dissolve and I'm left with nasty chunks. That means that I either end up chewing on them or adding water. I ended up doing both. My headache did finally go away. Who knows if it was related.
Since I was in a rush this morning, I prepped the Fiber Drink and breakfast shake one right after the other. I was shocked at the difference in the peaches and cream fiber drink compared to the citrus. WAY better. No more rat food in a cup. It's much more like the Spark, but a bit thicker. I can handle that for the next 8 days. I threw in some frozen strawberries to mix with the breakfast shake. Hubs picked up a Ninja system last night so I got to play with my new toy - single serve blending, insanely quick, no pouring, heck yeah! I'm loving this new gadget!
I did some shopping today to pick up some veggies. Our house was sparse of fresh fruits and veg since our Christmas trip. The co-op I participate in was also out for the holidays until this week, so I'll get a whole bunch more on Saturday. I went a bit overboard ordering extra items, but considering I'm really boosting my fruit and veg intake, I figure it's worth it. Plus, as I said, we were out in that department, so I also consider it restocking.
Some bad news though. I realized that I ordered the wrong thing for the challenge. Rather than getting the Herbal Cleanse, I accidentally ordered the Fiber Drink by itself. That means I don't have the extra pills to take at night. I'll finish up the probiotics that I have from when hubs was doing it (when those start in a few days) and then I'll use some probiotics I have at the house. Coach said it'd be ok and that way, I wouldn't have to return and reorder and throw off the schedule. She said the Fiber Drink would still help and that sometimes people will do use just that. Crisis averted.
I was pretty hungry come snack time. The banana did not hold me over at all and I couldn't wait for lunch. Lunch didn't keep me full that long either. I had a nice salad which was awesome on the calorie count until I added the dressing. Even homemade Italian dressing is not free from calories. But at least it's tasty and since the veggies were minimal in the Cal department, I could afford the salad dressing. But yeah, before too long, I was super hungry again. I tried to distract myself and managed to make it a few hours. I pulled out the hummus I made last night (using the Ninja) and slathered that on some lettuce and munched away while the kiddos had some on crackers. Not a bad first try on the hummus, but I didn't get the chickpeas fully cooked. I have that issue with beans. I really need to soak them, but being able to cook them from dry in the pressure cooker is just so convenient.
Not surprisingly, my snack didn't hold me over for very long. I was excited about dinner, though. I had grabbed some peppers at the store and planned to do fajitas. I decided I'd attempt to make tortillas with whole wheat flour instead of all purpose since whole wheat is actually allowed on this challenge. I was surprised at how well they turned out. I typically hate the taste of whole wheat foods, as I mentioned in my post a few days ago, but I must have been bitten by some radioactive spider that made me attempt this. I was pleasantly surprised.
The bad news is that despite the filling dinner with surprisingly decent whole wheat tortillas, I'm hungry again. Today has been a day full of lots of hunger. It's bothersome. I'm going to see if doing a big breakfast again will help tomorrow. I also got in the new set of shakes I ordered so I can try out Chocolate Mocha. Sounds tasty. We'll see. That will be my lunch. I'm going to need to figure out more filling snacks because it's not fun being hungry and making yourself wait until the next meal. Again, though, I kept to my calorie allowance according to my fit bit plan. This time, I was just over by several calories in regards to my allowance, but I'm pretty sure I'm still under expenditure, so that's especially important. I also have some more time to burn a few extra calories and adjust my allowance so I'm no longer in the red on that. Anyhoo... another day survived. I'm going to see if I can figure out a meal plan for tomorrow, then it's off to bed. But not without first knowing the outcome of the BCS National Championship, that is.
Since I was in a rush this morning, I prepped the Fiber Drink and breakfast shake one right after the other. I was shocked at the difference in the peaches and cream fiber drink compared to the citrus. WAY better. No more rat food in a cup. It's much more like the Spark, but a bit thicker. I can handle that for the next 8 days. I threw in some frozen strawberries to mix with the breakfast shake. Hubs picked up a Ninja system last night so I got to play with my new toy - single serve blending, insanely quick, no pouring, heck yeah! I'm loving this new gadget!
I did some shopping today to pick up some veggies. Our house was sparse of fresh fruits and veg since our Christmas trip. The co-op I participate in was also out for the holidays until this week, so I'll get a whole bunch more on Saturday. I went a bit overboard ordering extra items, but considering I'm really boosting my fruit and veg intake, I figure it's worth it. Plus, as I said, we were out in that department, so I also consider it restocking.
Some bad news though. I realized that I ordered the wrong thing for the challenge. Rather than getting the Herbal Cleanse, I accidentally ordered the Fiber Drink by itself. That means I don't have the extra pills to take at night. I'll finish up the probiotics that I have from when hubs was doing it (when those start in a few days) and then I'll use some probiotics I have at the house. Coach said it'd be ok and that way, I wouldn't have to return and reorder and throw off the schedule. She said the Fiber Drink would still help and that sometimes people will do use just that. Crisis averted.
I was pretty hungry come snack time. The banana did not hold me over at all and I couldn't wait for lunch. Lunch didn't keep me full that long either. I had a nice salad which was awesome on the calorie count until I added the dressing. Even homemade Italian dressing is not free from calories. But at least it's tasty and since the veggies were minimal in the Cal department, I could afford the salad dressing. But yeah, before too long, I was super hungry again. I tried to distract myself and managed to make it a few hours. I pulled out the hummus I made last night (using the Ninja) and slathered that on some lettuce and munched away while the kiddos had some on crackers. Not a bad first try on the hummus, but I didn't get the chickpeas fully cooked. I have that issue with beans. I really need to soak them, but being able to cook them from dry in the pressure cooker is just so convenient.
Not surprisingly, my snack didn't hold me over for very long. I was excited about dinner, though. I had grabbed some peppers at the store and planned to do fajitas. I decided I'd attempt to make tortillas with whole wheat flour instead of all purpose since whole wheat is actually allowed on this challenge. I was surprised at how well they turned out. I typically hate the taste of whole wheat foods, as I mentioned in my post a few days ago, but I must have been bitten by some radioactive spider that made me attempt this. I was pleasantly surprised.
The bad news is that despite the filling dinner with surprisingly decent whole wheat tortillas, I'm hungry again. Today has been a day full of lots of hunger. It's bothersome. I'm going to see if doing a big breakfast again will help tomorrow. I also got in the new set of shakes I ordered so I can try out Chocolate Mocha. Sounds tasty. We'll see. That will be my lunch. I'm going to need to figure out more filling snacks because it's not fun being hungry and making yourself wait until the next meal. Again, though, I kept to my calorie allowance according to my fit bit plan. This time, I was just over by several calories in regards to my allowance, but I'm pretty sure I'm still under expenditure, so that's especially important. I also have some more time to burn a few extra calories and adjust my allowance so I'm no longer in the red on that. Anyhoo... another day survived. I'm going to see if I can figure out a meal plan for tomorrow, then it's off to bed. But not without first knowing the outcome of the BCS National Championship, that is.
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