Day 20!

I can't believe that it has already been 20 days! I really feel great. I haven't taken my allergy medicine in over a week, my taste buds are changing every day, my clothes are fitting better, and my cravings are decreasing.

I wasn't very hungry yesterday - might have something to do with Friday's SAD lunch. Friday night we went to the gym and I had a hummus plate for dinner. It had red pepper hummus, tapenade, tomatoes, artichokes, and carrots. It was good. I was still hungry, so I had a small smoothie with soy milk, blueberries, mango, and pineapple.

Yesterday I had a piece of baked hummus for breakfast/lunch and some agave cashews from the coop (not the best choice) I was out shopping and was in a hurry.

For dinner my g/f made tempeh and zucchini in an orange sauce (ETL friendly). It was yummy. In the afternoon, I made fresh kale and apple juice, so we each had some of that as well. I also made a smoothie with the left over Kale pulp, soy milk, a banana, and 1 cup of blueberries. It was good. I couldn't finish it all, so I had the rest for breakfast along with a small cup of the apple, kale juice.

Lunch was a green machine smoothie from the coop - orange juice, pineapple, mango, and spirullina and a piece of tofu. I came home and made Dr. Fuhrman's hummus and a bean salad so I snacked on peas and cucumbers while cooking.

The bean salad was kind of tossed together, but here is basically what I did. 4-5 cups of cooked chick peas, the juice of 2 lemons, 3 tbsp of Dr. Fuhrmans raisan, reisling vinegar, about a cup of raw pecans, 6-8 scallions, 2 cloves of garlic, 1/2 bunch of cilantro, and around a cup of green grapes (maybe 1 1/2 cups). Chop it up and toss it together. The original recipe calls for rice, honey, and a bunch of salt. I think it tastes better the ETL way :)

This is one of those salads that tastes better after it sits overnight.

I am really enjoying my creations and the ETL way of cooking is getting easier and more intuitive every day. Oh, and I also bought the Eat for Health audiobook, so I have been listening to it while I cook.