I am strug-gle-ing!
Pinpointing the problem: frustration + boredom = I want a chocolate/sweet snack!
I can now pointpoint the feeling I get when I am in my office most weekday afternoons. Question is will I be able to redirect those emotional cravings to something more healthy??? Today – yes; In 14 days – I hope the answer will still be yes!
I need a snack & I don’t think oranges and water can cut it. I am about to try it though.
I do have some anxiety in relation to the next four days of this journey in which the challenges is eating raw (live) foods and juicing. I have no clue of I am going to have for dinner right now – let alone a full 2 days of raw cuisine. So in addition to work frustration – I am an now frustrated with not knowing what to eat – BOOO!!!!
But in case you are wondering what was on the menu up until now…
Breakfast: smoothie (I could have this EVERYDAY!) Ingredients: soy milk; fresh bana, flax seed with blue berries, frozen strawberries, and soy strawberry yogurt.
Lunch: Naked Burrito Ingredients: black beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, onions, guacamole, 2 kinds of salsa and a few chips on the side
Snack: fresh fruit from home – raspberries, tangerines, apples
Drink: H2O but is it – I had a Smart Water – what is THIS about? I have to admit, I bought it only because of it’s large cute bottle (see?)

But now that I am drinking it all I can this of is what a waste of plastic this is. Then to top it off – one of my students said that drinking this ‘educated’ water was like drinking a sports drink – yep electrolytes were added. What the heck does that mean? What is that doing to my body? What happened to water that tasted like metal faucet and was laced with fluoride and more importantly was FREE???

All I can say is……wow!

Let’s start with the fact that I went into Day 2 with a bang and I went out with a “hope I feel better in the morning”. I had a huge headache.

Today’s Challenge: Eat only 1 meat (which I didn’t have b/c of this) and no processed foods including my “normal” sweets, fast food and sodas.

What I ate: Apple Cider for breakfast (This is terrible but I was running late)
Whole grain homemade baked spaghetti with veggies (no meat ppl)
Dinner was same as lunch with an apple for dessert
I drank H2O but did sip on some gingerale with dinner (sorry Madam B. Fly )

The snack that got me (and the hubby) through the day was Archer Farms Sunny Cranberry Trail Mix from Target. I found a photo on Google – 16,700 hits for this product!

Photo Courtesy of The Healthy Everythingtarian!!

The mix contains cranberries, golden raisins (new to me), sunflower seeds (never really ate these before), almonds (I don’t like nuts) and pepitas (I didn’t even know what this was until now)!

Besides my field of FB comments on this subject, the experience of Day @ stimulated lots of energy and thoughts around the idea of transitioning to a healthy lifestyle and the commitment and tools one must have to do so! So many people had well-wishes and even wanted to join in themselves! Nice to be involved in positive peer pressure!

Stay tuned: tomorrow – limiting dairy & eggs!

Diet & Nutrition & African Americans – BlackDoctor.org – 8 Foods That Shrink Belly Bloat

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Saw this in Green Piece Indy Newsletter about my alma mater and current FT employer…
University Place Conference Center and Hotel
We would love to go on about this hotel on the campus of IUPUI, but we couldn’t fit it all into one paragraph. Highlights include recycling on guestroom floors, CFLs in all guestrooms, using green cleaning products, offering BeeKind toiletries (a product that supports the bee population), switching from bottled water and juices in meeting rooms and break stations to water coolers and glass pitchers, donating leftover toiletries to a local shelter and leftover conference supplies to the local Backpack Attack school supply drive, offering cage-free eggs, hormone-free milk, sustainable seafood, and local dairy products in the hotel restaurants; a refueling and no-idling policy for the hotel shuttle, and a slew of green policies for hotel staff, too. Look for coupons in Green Savings Indy!

http://greenpieceindy.com/blog/?p=180

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Navigating the Naturals Market – HAPPI

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INTERESTING – Anyone out there reading my oh-so-random postings these days – I’d LOVE to hear your thoughts!

Nia Long to Beyoncé: Stay in Your Lane

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Best line today…Let’s get that idea out of your notebook and into your bank account.
~Richelle Shaw

This commentary is thought provoking! I was JUST speaking with a friend yesterday about the sad, sad state of black male/female relationships. Dating, Married or otherwise ALL relationships have challenges but it seems that cheating, communication, disrespect, inequity and just down right disfunction are WAY to prevalent these days.

Knowing Why Michelle Chose Barack Won’t Help You Find a Mate

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Not business as usual for small businesses | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star

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