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I may start the diet a day or two earlier than expected. I originally decided to start on Saturday but I'm so excited about changing my diet around I've already halfway started.
I did some looking around and decided on a decent little meal plan for the detox phase.
8:00 Breakfast: Cup of oatmeal with a little milk. Fruit if I'm in a hurry.
11:00 Snack 1: Choice of apple, grapes, or a banana.
1:00 Lunch: Brown rice with lentils (steamed broccoli is a possibility, or delicious steamed asparagus)
3:00 Snack 2: Same as snack 1.
5:00 Dinner: Warmed up soup and/or leftover rice and veggies from lunch.
~8:00 Tea before bed
It was easier to come up with this than I thought (probably because it's as bland as my current diet). Anyways, I went to the store with this menu made out and bought enough food for the next 9 days. I'm going to make a bunch of soup and warm it up. So far I've got tomato and vegetable soups.
I've never cooked anything from scratch. At all. It all comes out of a box. I decided to be adventurous tonight and found a recipe for tomato soup. It seems like it will fit the detox phase (tomatoes, onion, vegetable broth, dill, garlic, and a pinch of salt and pepper). I was skeptical when I started making it (I made the broth myself :D) but it turned out absolutely delicious. I'm looking forward to eating it again and hope it tastes as good heated up. I'm very proud of myself, even though it was a very simple recipe.
Tomorrow night I'll start on the vegetable soup, covering dinner. Then I have my grapes (frozen and refrigerated), apples, bananas, fresh pineapple, and carrots to snack on. I'll make my oatmeal in the morning before work and come home to cook some rice for lunch.
I can do this. It's actually more than I usually eat so hunger won't be an issue, I'm hoping.
Food is settled and I'm getting into the groove of my walking. I'm up to an hour at 3 miles an hour before breaking a sweat. It's all very fun, which is giving me hope for my staying power. My sedentary lifestyle up to this point has proven pretty boring so I'm excited to actually be doing something in my free time besides watching television and eating frozen pizzas.
3 days until start of diet. Or Friday if I'm feeling frisky :)
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