B - fruit (blueberries, bananas, apple, orange and kiwifruit)
L - salad (lettuce, red onion, corn and some left over chicken)
D - stir fried veges (bok choy, onion, broccoli and leftover chicken)
Snacks - hot chocolate (I know!)
I have to admit I have been pretty hungry today. The fruit was nowhere near enough to sustain me through to lunch time which was 3 hours later. It was pretty easy to order this for brunch at a cafe though. Luckily there was fruit and yoghurt - hold the yoghurt - on the menu but I can see that I'm going to need to really think about protein and how to factor it in regularly throughout the day. At the moment I'm thinking baked beans for breakfast, nuts for snacks, hummus for lunch and tofu for dinner but of course variety is the spice of life so this will be great one week but will get boring without some changes after that.
Nicole at Full of Veggies doesn't know this yet but she is my hero! I suspect I'm going to be reading her blog voraciously for inspiration. She lost 9.6lbs (about 4.4kgs) in her first week. If she can do it then I can aim for about the same. The big difference between the two of us is that she appears to be totally disciplined and I'm not! Damn me and my slovenly ways! Ah well...onwards and upwards. A bit of weight loss and a break from headaches should help keep me motivated!
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The first day is really hard because you want do everything right but you are still stuck in your old ways! Give it some time. I would suggest maybe eating something else with the fruit (beans, greens, starches if you're including them) or not eating fruit for breakfast and eating something else. I started off eating fruit, but I found that it did not hold me over. So I like to eat 1 C beans and some greens for breakfast, then have my fruit with dinner as my dessert. That works for me. Also, if you are hungry, eat! I think the first two to three weeks are really hard on your body and you're trying to figure out what works for you. After eating fruit and if you're still hungry, eat some celery with some raw nut butter or some beans or something! And if you mess up on a meal, see it as that. A mess up. Not a reason to blow the whole thing.
Nicole is really awesome and I am so proud of her. I know you can do it! If you have any questions, I'm on the mailing list and I have a blog too. Keep us all updated. :)
Mary
Thanks for your encouragement Mary! This will definitely be taking me a long to get used to as you'll see in Day 2's post. The good news is I'm in for the long haul. Your advice is great and I will incorporate these into the plan. Look forward to checking out your blog too:)
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