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The Nutritive Substance of a Healthy Rhetorician

Today I didn’t measure or count calories… I’m sure I ate too much, but it was a delicious days of eats!

7am 2 slices of homemade multigrain bread, toasted and topped with all-natural PB and honey.

10am 1 green shake (leftover from yesterday), 1 apple and 26 grams dry-roasted almonds.

Later in the day:

- Lots of raw brownie balls.

- Local cheddar cheese.

- Roasted free-range turkey with garlic mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli and cauliflower.

- A few (ahem *one too many*) glasses red wine.

Yum! Mr. Science is a wonderful cook.

Calories: Don’t really care too much today :)

Exercise: 50 minutes walking.

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7am Leftover green smoothie from yesterday, plus a few slices homemade multigrain toast with all-natural PB and honey (700?)

12:30pm Big smoothie with 3 cups cold water, romaine lettuce, green leaf lettuce, 1.5 frozen bananas, about 1.5 cups frozen strawberries, a handful of frozen goji berries, a couple spoonfuls of chia seeds and a sprinkle of bee pollen. Talk about superfoods in a glass! Nearly everything was organic too. I didn’t properly measure so I’m not 100% sure on the calories of this… I drank 2/3 (200) PLUS 1 apple, 26 grams almonds, and leftover mac and cheese with ketchup (500?).

6pm Leftover broccoli and rice casserole and 3 brownie balls (600).

6:30pm 2 more raw brownie balls (200).

Total calories: 2,200. Whoops!

Exercise: 50 min walking (plus an hour or so of moving chairs and tables around and carrying equipment. That’s gotta count for something :) ).

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Woohoo, first day of a new challenge! Always exciting.

7am Oatmeal with 1/2 cup oats (wheat-free Only Oats brand), 1 cup water, cinnamon, 1/3 banana, 3 tbsp all-natural PB (500).

10am 1/2 apple with 2 tbsp PB (250).

10:30am Big smoothie with 3 cups cold water, spinach, romaine lettuce,1.5 frozen bananas, 1 cup frozen strawberries, 1 tbsp chia seeds and 1 tsp local bee pollen – I only drank 2/3 of this (200).

11am The rest of the apple with 0.5 tbsp PB (100). I was hungry this morning!

12:50pm Broccoli, local crimini mushrooms and carrots with homemade hummus (200).

6:30pm Homemade mac and cheese! (500). This was so delicious. We had it with organic ketchup. The recipe we used was from 100 Days of Real Food (we used brown rice pasta).

Total calories: 1,750.

Exercise: 50 minutes walking, 45-minute cardio box.

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Here we are at my last day of the detox! I’ve veered off the detox a bit lately, but that’s okay – I’m all ready for my real foods challenge for February :)

Today’s measurements

Weight: 126.6 lbs (down 5.4 lbs since Dec. 31!)

BMI: 25.6 (down 1.6 since Dec. 31!)

Inches around waist: 29.3 (down 0.4″ since Dec. 31!)

Body fat percentage: 26.2 % (down 1.6 % body fat since Dec. 31!)

I’d say January was a success :)

Here’s what I ate today:

7am 1/2 cup gluten-free oats with 1 cup water, cinnamon, 1/3 banana, splash of organic local 1% milk and a couple spoonfuls all-natural organic Valencia peanut butter (400), plus 1/2 grapefruit (50).

11:15am 1 organic apple with PB (300).

12:45pm Raw broccoli and carrots with homemade mixed bean hummus, plus some organic fair trade dark chocolate chips and some peanut butter chips from Whole Foods (400).

4pm Leftover broccoli and rice casserole, plus a few Kashi sea salt pita chips with Bothwell cheddar cheese and some more chocolate chips and peanut butter chips (800).

Total calories: 1,950.

Exercise: 1 hr 20 minutes walking, 45-minute body sculpt class.

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Detox Day 28

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I had my free day yesterday but I kinda overdid it (as per usual) with the popcorn and chocolate and bread. I had lots of energy in the morning but after I’d eaten some of this and some of that, my energy levels plummeted and I wasn’t very productive at all. The key to free days is to do them in moderation. So once again I’ll work on that for next week!

I woke up this morning not feeling hungry (another sign of overeating) and I decided that in response to yesterday’s free-for-all, I’d make some nice, refreshing green shakes. Made me feel much more energized and refreshed compared to yesterday’s sluggishness!

10am Big green shake with 3 cups cold water, lots of romaine lettuce, 1.5 frozen bananas, 1 cup frozen strawberries and 1 tbsp chia seeds. Delicious! I only had 1/3 of this. (100).

10:30am 1 big raw brownie ball (200).

1pm Another 1/3 of the green shake (100).

2:15pm Some Kashi crackers and pita chips (200).

3:30pm Piece of cheese and the rest of the green shake (250).

5pm 1 raw cookie dough ball (100).

5:40pm Broccoli and rice casserole and 1 cookie dough ball (450).

Total calories: 1,400.

Exercise: 1 hr 45 minutes pacing indoors.

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Detox Day 26

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7am 1 green shake (150) plus a slice of homemade multigrain bread with all-natural chunky PB and honey (200). Not the most detox-y of breakfasts, but it was really tasty!

7:20am Another small slice of bread with PB and honey (150). Yum. Apparently going to the gym two nights in a row when I hadn’t been in a long time works up an appetite.

10:45am Two more green shakes (300).

1:30pm Lentils with rice (500?). This is honestly one of my favourite meals. It’s so simple but it’s ridiculously tasty, satisfying, AND it’s good for you!

4:45pm 2 cookie dough balls, some more chocolate chips and peanut butter chips, and a few brownie balls (600?).

Total calories: 1,900. I was hungry today! Certainly not one of my best days, calorie-wise, and I didn’t quite make my goal of less than 400 calories worth of nuts/nut butter… oh well. I guess weekend-mode hit early ;)

Exercise: 1 hr 35 minutes walking; 25 minutes pacing indoors.

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Detox Day 25

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7am 1 green shake (150) plus 1 slice of apple with 1/2 tbsp all-natural crunchy PB (50).

9:45am Another green shake (150).

12:45pm Local mushrooms dipped in homemade mixed bean hummus (150) plus 1.5 apples with 24 grams dry-roasted almonds (400).

1:30pm The rest of the apple (50).

6:30pm 2 raw cookie dough balls (250).

7pm Lentils with rice (300) plus 1 homemade raw peanut butter chip/chocolate chip cookie dough ball (150).

Total calories: 1,650.

Exercise: 50 minutes walking; 45-minute cardio box class.

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Detox Day 24

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7am 1 green shake, the usual (150), plus some homemade raw apple crumble (100).

7:30am A piece of apple with 1/2 tbsp Valencia PB, a little bit more raw apple crumble and a tiny slice of homemade multigrain bread with butter (200).

11:45am The rest of the raw apple crumble (500). I made the crumble by mixing raw almonds, gluten-free oats, local honey, unsulphured dates, a splash of water and cinnamon in a food processor. Toss it with apple slices: voila! Super delicious and super healthy.

12pm About 1/2 apple (50).

12:40pm Another green shake (150).

3:45pm 1 raw brownie ball (100).

4pm 1 bowl chickpea chowder and 1 slice bread with butter (400).

Total calories: 1,650. Success with my nut butter goal!

Exercise: 2 hrs walking; 45-minute body sculpt class.

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Detox Day 23

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6:50am The last of the gross Vega shake (50) plus a few apple slices with 1 tbsp PB (100).

10:30am 2 organic apples, sliced (150).

12:45pm Three of my usual tasty green shakes (450) plus some homemade raw vegetable crackers with homemade spicy mixed bean spread (150).

4:15pm 3 raw brownie balls (300).

6pm Quinoa salad (300) plus 1 raw brownie ball (100). Hello, raw til dinner!

Total calories: 1,600. I hit my goal today with nut butter! My goal is to get 400 calories or less each day from nuts/nut butter. Today I just made it (brownie balls and cookie dough balls use nuts as a base) :)

Exercise: 50 minutes walking outdoors; 30 minutes pacing indoors.

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Detox Day 22

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I missed the last few days of food diary because I wasn’t much in the mood for properly measuring stuff. I also accidentally went way off the detox on Friday afternoon – it started with a bowl of popcorn and a mug of hot chocolate, which escalated into a second bowl of popcorn and quite a few pieces of chocolates. Yesterday I stuck with the detox much better except for the slice of bread with butter that I had :) Today, as you can see below, I veered off again with some fruity yogurt and more bread with butter. I’m up a little bit in weight but nothing that can’t be remedied.

This weekend has made me think a little bit more about the idea of having “a few” treat meals each month. Maybe I need an entire free day? Or maybe on the weekend I should go easier on myself but watch portion sizes? I think that this month is the hardest just because it’s considerably more restrictive than the other months will be. Next month is my whole foods month (which should be easy!), then I have a Mediterranean diet month and a vegetarian month. I tend to eat those ways naturally so I’m not too concerned with that. Also, I kind of like the idea of eating vegan/raw until dinner on weekdays. I might try to focus on that in the coming months!

Anyway, this is what I ate today:

8:45am Smoothie with 1 pouch Vega powder, 1 frozen banana, 1.5 cups cold water, 1/4 cup frozen blueberries, romaine lettuce and 1/2 tbsp chia seeds. Blagh. I forgot how gross the taste of Vega protein/greens powder is. I only drank part of it. (175).

9am 1 chocolate chip cookie dough ball, 10 dry-roasted unsalted almonds and a couple slices organic apple (200).

11:15am 2 eggs, scrambled in 1/2 tsp grapeseed oil with 1/4 green bell pepper, crushed red pepper flakes and oregano, plus some almonds and a raw brownie ball (400).

12pm 1 cookie dough ball and the rest of the Vega shake (200). As long as I try not to breathe in the smell and if I eat/drink something else immediately after, the taste isn’t quite so bad ;)

3pm 1 raw brownie ball (100).

3:30pm 1 bowl chickpea chowder and 1 slice homemade multigrain bread with butter, plus 1 chocolate chip cookie dough ball (550).

5pm Triple berry yogurt (100).

Total calories: 1,725.

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