Day 2: Green Food

Yo,

Day 2 of the five-day "get back on the health wagon" cleanse was much better planned than Day 1.  Lots of water, healthy snacks, and green food.

I came to the realization at lunch that I hate green food.  I think it's temporary, but all green foods are on my sh*t list.

Despite being mad at vegetables, I feel good about today.  I doubled yesterday's calorie intake and came in at 1400 calories, plus approximately 90 ounces of water.  Below is today's menu and a recipe.  Yay, recipes!  Enjoy folks.

Day 2 Menu:

Breakfast:
Coffee with coconut milk (this cured what I think was a minor caffeine headache this morning)
1 cup green grapes

Morning Snack:
Go Raw Real Live Flax Bar

Lunch:
Steamed brussel sprouts
Mixed greens w/ cucumbers, red pepper, carrots, kidney beans, sunflower seeds, flax seed, and dried cranberries
1 serving roasted almonds

Dinner (with prep instructions below!):
Whole wheat cous cous
Broiled asparagus, brussel sprouts, & grape tomatoes.

Whole Wheat Cous Cous & Broiled Veggies


You'll need:
1 lb. asparagus (ends trimmed)
1 lb. brussel sprouts (cut in halves)
2 cups grape tomatoes (cut in halves)
1 TBSP balsamic vinegar
1 TBSP olive oil
Sea salt & pepper

Preheat oven to broil at 450.  In a large bowl, combine asparagus, brussel sprouts, balsamic and olive oil and toss until the vegetables are well covered.  Combine with tomatoes on a large cooking sheet and broil for 10 minutes. Stir and broil for an additional 5-10 minutes (depending on your oven).

Toss this veggie mix over the cous cous and you have a great meal.  I like it because sweetness of the tomatoes paired with the bitterness of the brussel sprouts is a nice contrast, and asparagus is always a winner.   Wanna see?  Of course you do!

Behold, this wonderful tray of nutrients!

...and complete!

Thanks for reading!  Do you have some healthy habits that work for you?  I'd love to hear about them!  Share with me!  Comment!  Validate my blog!

Peace, love, & greens
Mel

Day 1: Detox

Yo!

Monday was Day 1 of my five-day super cleanse: no meat, dairy, gluten, wheat, or alcohol.  Basically, no sh*tty stuff.  I started off well, but I didn't plan for my long day and that was a huge mistake.

I work in an office during most days, which has its negatives (sitting too long, fluorescent lighting, being nice to idiots), and its positives (paying my rent, buying stuff, planning meals).  Let's just focus on that last one for now....

I'm able to bring portioned little meals to eat throughout the day.  This, I did well.  My daytime meals were:

Breakfast:
1 cup green grapes
2 cups hot green tea

Morning Snack:
1 large pink lady apple (which always makes me think of Grease II, but never Grease)

Lunch:
Mixed green salad w broccoli, cucumbers, carrots, corn, and balsamic vinegar

Afternoon Snack:
2 servings of roasted almonds

Here's where I screwed the pooch....

I worked until 6:30 pm, then went straight to a four hour rehearsal....with nothing in my giant ass purse to snack on.  This, makes me an idiot (like the ones I hate talking to).

By 9:30 pm, I had a raging headache, and by 10:30 pm, when I got in the car to drive home, I thought I was going to pass out...which is what I did as soon as I got home, which means I didn't eat dinner, and this makes me an even gianter idiot.

I only consumed 730 calories yesterday, which is not healthy nor okay.  Today is better, I have more portioned meals to munch on, I will be home this evening to prepare a healthy dinner, and I've purchased a crap ton of Go Raw bars.  They're good and really healthy, filled with nutrients you need, and not crap you do not.  I'll be keeping those in my desk & my purse for quick, healthy pick-me-up snacking.

The other thing I did well yesterday was water: I drank approximately 80 oz.  I peed a lot and it was nice.

Eat your veggies!
Mel

Spring Cleaning

Hey guys,

It's been a while!  Let's catch up!  March is officially my least favorite month so far...

It was wildly chaotic, busy, stressful, and rainy (what the eff, LA?), which means my healthy habits went right out the window.  I basically ate like a stoned frat boy all month.  It was gross and my body feels gross from it.  But now it is April, and sunny (thank you, LA), and I am less chaotic, and getting back on track.

Next week, I am going to attempt to make up for all the damage I did during March.  Starting Monday, my fellow and I are doing a five-day cleanse.  No meat, dairy, gluten, wheat, or sugar.  Sounds fun, right?  No, it doesn't, but that's the thing about diet.  It's not supposed to be fun.  Food is our fuel, not our driving force in life, and putting the right things in your body is important.  That being said, here are the things I will miss most next week:

Coffee - I like my coffee light & sweet, which strangely enough is not  how I like my men.  I like them dark and snarky.  I'm joking.  I'm not joking.

Cheese - all of it.  I will miss all of it.

Bacon - I don't actually eat bacon very often, but I always want to.  Next week will not be different.

Til next time!
Melissa