Day 9 - I can't believe I've made it this far...

I think today should actually be labeled the "I hate food and want to act like a petulant child" day . This section of the program (days 6-15) are categorized as the "Boundless Energy - Now Give Me a Damn Twinkie" days (see my day by day post at the bottom). I do NOT, repeat DO NOT have boundless energy, or much at all actually...hopefully that is on it's way soon. I'm probably not eating enough greens and protein to get that boost, but that takes me to my first part of the post. I am NOT loving food. I have almost no appetite and I'm feeling like a brat about it. I want my old unhealthy foods back....don't worry I'm not on the verge of quitting, but I just feel like I want to have a complete tantrum about it and move on. Maybe I should.

Today was the first day I did breakfast at home before work. I got up early and everything! I put together my weekend go-to breakfast of sweet potatoes, veggies and protein and sat down....and didn't want to eat. It was under 1 hour from getting out of bed and it was just about impossible to even choke down 3 bites. So I packed it up and brought it to work for later. Unfortunately, later was lunch as you'll see.

 

Breakfast - mashed sweet potatoes, peppers and chicken (update - that one piece of chicken at the bottom sticking out is driving me NUTS!!! I may have to photo shop)

Lunch - I was hungry because I felt my tummy growling from the lack of food this morning, but again, so unappealing. Today was leftover spaghetti squash with the leftover breakfast hash. I also made potato salad and a berry fruit medley which of course both went down a little better (sweet and creamy).
 

Dinner - I decided to take a break from any potatoes and made hamburger patties in mushroom gravy, sautéed snow peas and Caesar salad (that's crispy prosciutto on the caesar salad!)















The best part of dinner was our conversation about how we are both just tolerating these meals and haven't started loving them yet.

Me - I am tired of having to make these strange concoctions like date syrup.
Jeff - You made date syrup? Did you taste it?
Me - No but it's supposed to taste like caramel like a good brown sugar substitute.
Jeff - Well get in there and make some crappy cookies with date syrup and almond flour and throw some raisins in there instead of chocolate chips and they'll be "this flat" (pinches fingers together) and they be just f'ing great!

I think we are both making sacrifices even tho he's not on the same program :).

Overall, I'm just going through the motions, which is far better than reverting back. I don't feel like a "flight risk" for the program, I just intend to keep going. Oh, and I'm pretty sure I'm quitting coffee, at least for the remaining 21 days. I just do NOT enjoy it any of the ways I've tried and why bother if I don't like it and it's not giving me any benefit?

Until tomorrow...

T