DAY 3

Pre-Breakfast (religiously, every single morning)

Just like the start of  Day 1 and Day 2, I had my Green Machine by Naked Juice, 4 oz. serving plus my Barlean’s Omega Vegan Swirl  3-6-9 supplement along with all my supplements. Today I managed to snag a pic, even though I was half asleep still. ~ 130 calories, 22 carbs, 5 g fat, 1 g protein

Breakfast

I slept for 9+ hours because I am now fighting a chest cold. It came out of nowhere and skipped all my normal signs of sickness. I felt extra tired on my run yesterday, and now I know why! I really, really hope this goes away quickly because I have been SO diligent since September to eat healthy and focus on immunity strengthening. Thinking positively! Having said that, I woke up starving and of course, the box of donuts sent from my hometown were sitting RIGHT THERE. AH! I ate half a donut. 🙁 ~185 calories, 18 carbs, 12 g fat, 2 g protein

Eventually I got hungry for a real breakfast and made my old stand by cage-free egg white omelette, which turned into a scramble this morning. I used THREE cloves of garlic versus my usual one clove, 1/4 c. fresh spinach, a whole tomato on the vine and about 2 tbps chopped onion. I also added one slice of Udi’s Gluten Free Whole Grain bread. ~ 186 calories, 19 carbs, 2 g fat, 24 g protein

Snacks

Since I slept in so late, and ate a little later due to the donut splurge. I didn’t really eat a lunch, but instead snacked a whole bunch. Between naps on the couch I snacked on organic blue corn chips, a tangerine and glasses of lemon juice with warm water and a little honey or maple syrup. I also made myself some homemade chia seed pudding. Later in the afternoon, Dan made some oven baked fries out of 2 Yukon Gold potatoes. We had a new “drying mat” for the oven that allows air to circulate so you get a crispy crust on pizzas, etc. We thought it might make our oven baked fries crispy, it didn’t work so well. I didn’t even take a picture, because they didn’t look appetizing! ~ 546 calories, 96 carbs, 15 g fat, 13 g protein

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Dinner

Thankfully, we had leftovers from Day 1’s dinner and we split the single serving and made it into two, and then supplemented with fruit. I had a 1/3 c. of blueberries and an apple. I’m realizing tomorrow I need more green veggies versus so much fruit! 🙂 ~ 311 calories, 68 carbs, 7 g fat, 8 g protein

Wish me luck in beating this cold thingy ASAP!! Tomorrow, lots and lots of green veggies and maybe some juicing!

Grand total for today was:

Calories = 1,358

Carbs = 223 g

Fat = 41 g

Protein = 48 g

19 cups/152 oz. of water

Today was a slightly better version of my average day of eating, with the exception of the chocolate donut I ate. 🙂 My family has owned and operated a bakery since 1952 and my mom shipped me some donuts. I could NOT resist eating one as soon as the box arrived at our front door. Luckily I had just finished a 6.5 mile run 😉

DAY 2

Pre-Breakfast (religiously, every single morning)

Just like the start of  Day 1, I had my Green Machine by Naked Juice, 4 oz. serving plus my Barlean’s Omega Vegan Swirl  3-6-9 supplement. I also take a multivitamin to ensure I get all the necessary B12, iron, etc. I would like to think I eat “perfectly”, but I don’t, so the supplements are there as a backup plan. ~ 130 calories, 22 carbs, 5 g fat, 1 g protein

Breakfast

Today we had a late start to the day. It was the first day in a few weeks we could both just sleep in and enjoy a slow paced day. As a result, breakfast was more like lunch. We went to one of our favorite vegan friendly restaurants, Pomegranate Cafe. After already having a banana, apple and donut after my run, I wasn’t too starved but as always had a hard time deciding what to get! So many delicious choices. I kept it simple and got the Basic Breakfast: egg whites, fresh fruit and a piece of gluten free toast. Of course I had to get a decaf Americano, which I added some coconut milk to. ~ 785 calories, 106 carbs, 26 g fat, 27 g protein After brunch, I was still hungry, so I had a gluten free snack bar. ~ 110 caloreis, 19 carbs, 3 g fat, 2 g protein I also had a tiny bit of raisins. ~ 33 calories, 8 carbs

Lunch

After taking a little nap on the couch, I woke up hungry and made myself a nice salad. 🙂 It had mixed greens from a local organic farm, carrots (also from the farm), tomatoes, almonds, pepitas, craisins, chia seeds and fresh squeezed lemon juice with some balsamic vinegar glaze. ~ 237 calories, 26 carbs, 14 g fat, 8 g protein 

Dinner

For dinner we had homemade pizzas with store bough gluten-free crusts and homemade hummus. Picking our own fresh toppings at the grocery store is the best part of homemade pizzas! They always turn out so colorful! We dipped this pizza in a little bit of hot sauce made by a local company, it was delicious! ~ 545 calories, 82 carbs, 17 g fat, 14 g protein   After dinner I also had 2 small cookies from the bakery goods my mom shipped. I have no idea how many calories those are, so I’m just picking 2 of the Trader Joe’s Joe-Joe’s cookies as a guide! ~130 calories, 20 carbs, 5 g fat, 1 g protein

Totals for the day: Calories = 1970 Carbs = 293 Fat = 70 Protein = 53

18 cups of water/144 oz.