Sugar Detox - Day 7

One week down, three to go.

I was thinking that some people might find it boring that we eat the same thing for breakfast every day, but we've always eaten the same thing for breakfast every day.  Now it's just a slightly different thing.  We used to eat scrambled eggs with bacon bits and bread with cream cheese (me)/peanut butter (Cameron).  Now we eat scrambled eggs with spinach and tomato slices.  Although we did sometimes eat pancakes on Mondays, so maybe we can try to figure out how to mix it up a little once a week with our new diet.  It's very comforting to know our routine, though.  Usually around 6AM, Sara starts moving around in bed and says, "Hey" with a big smile on her face.  We get up and I feed her while Cameron showers.  Then we all head into the kitchen and Sara and I "help" Cameron fix breakfast, i.e. we sit in a chair while he does everything.  Sara has gone from loving to touch the crinkly bread bag to loving to touch the crinkly frozen spinach bag, so not much has changed in her world.

Today Cameron told me it looked like I was running faster than usual.  I ate my apple right before my run, and I think I'm going to make that a habit.  It was good to get a little boost before my run.  I might skip it on the days I don't run, though.  We'll see.

For lunch we had leftover soup from yesterday, but I forgot to take a picture of it again, so no picture.

For dinner we had STEAK!!!  Unfortunately, it wasn't as good as it could've been, because I overcooked it with our new George Foreman grill.  It's been a long time since I've used one, and I forgot how fast they are.  But it was still really nice to have something other than chicken.  Maybe one of these days I'll get up the courage/make the time to ask a butcher to make me some lean ground beef, but who knows when that will happen.

We made our menu for week 2!  On week 2 we can add berries, another serving of dairy (making 2 servings per day), and starchy vegetables, such as sweet potatoes, squash, and corn.  The first few days we will have to make due with what we have, since I didn't order groceries yet, but we tried to make it work.  We probably could've been a little more creative, but we are also working with some meals where we will be out of the house.

Here's the menu:
Tues. June 20
Breakfast: (same)
Lunch: Taco salad w/ chicken, lettuce, tomato, avocado, corn, black beans, homemade taco seasoning
Dinner: Cam: our normal lunch salad w/ buffalo sauce instead of Italian, Jess: out

Wed. June 21
Breakfast: (same)
Lunch: Cam: Buffalo salad, Jess: Italian salad
Dinner: Leftover taco salad, berries for dessert, fruit tea to drink

Thurs. June 22
Breakfast: (same)
Lunch: Grilled chicken, sweet potato fries (baked), avocado & tomato salad
Dinner: Cam: Buffalo salad, Jess: McDonald's salad + avocado at a friend's

Fri. June 23
Breakfast: (same)
Snack: carrot sticks and hummus
Lunch: Cam: Buffalo salad, Jess: Italian salad
Dinner: (same as lunch from Thurs.), berries for dessert, fruit tea to drink

Sat. June 24
Breakfast: (same)
Snack: carrot sticks and hummus
Lunch: salad w/ Chinese spices - ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce
Dinner: Steak, baked sweet potato, avocado & tomato salad, berries for dessert, fruit tea to drink

Sun. June 25
Breakfast: (same)
Lunch: McDonald's salad + avocado
Dinner: (same as Sat.)

Mon. June 26 (same as Sat.)