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Day 9 - I need sleep!
I have not been getting enough sleep. It's my own stupidity. I know how much better I feel on a full night's sleep, but there is so much I want to do and only so many hours in the day to do it. I've found myself up way past my bedtime most nights during this detox, and I think I am paying for it.
My goal for the rest of the detox will be to get to bed at a reasonable hour, which means I need to get my booty in gear and finish this blog post. ASAP!
I decided to try something different for breakfast. I sauteed some onion, celery, and tomato with some chopped up bacon. I added some of that to the bell pepper and topped it off with two eggs. I didn't scramble them first, but I might consider doing that if I make this again. Bacon, sauerkraut, and broth on the side as usual. Weird thing is that last week, I would have eaten the entire plate. This week, I couldn't finish it. I was kind of heartbroken.
Got to work and a friend wanted me to try the No'Oatmeal from the book, and I could not fathom shoving another bite in my mouth. The smell was awesome, though, like dessert, so I might consider that for a "treat" or a weekend breakfast/brunch. I find I need to stay away from starting my day with things that feel too much like a treat or a sweet breakfast. Things tend to go downhill if my day starts off on a sweet note instead of a savory note.
Lunch was leftover chicken with some of the root vegetables. I made some balsamic vinaigrette this morning and grabbed a salad from the cafeteria at work. Make your resources work for you. Are the vegetables all organic? Probably not. But the point is to learn to eat like this in a way that will be sustainable after the detox is over. I buy the best ingredients I can afford to work with at home, but I utilize what is available when I am out, too. It's better to stay on track than to get caught up in too many little details. I was suprised that I could only eat half of the chicken. Last week, I would have eaten it all.
Dinner... I almost forgot about dinner, until I realized I was getting a little hungry. I warmed up a burger, topped it with some of my homemade mayo and added some of the leftover cabbage and carrot slaw on the side. Meals do not have to be complicated if you plan ahead. Again, the burger stuffed me. I feel stuffed to the gills. No room for the slaw.
It's your body. It's up to you to figure out what foods are okay and what foods are out. This detox is a great start, but it is no substitute for you digging in and figuring out what foods cause physical symptoms and what foods are trigger foods that lead to bad behaviors. Armed with that information, you can figure out how to navigate life and stay on track.
Happy detoxing, my yumtastic friends!
