Elimination Diet Day 2

Yesterday, that first day, there were no less than a dozen times that I decided now was not the time to start this elimination diet.

I was having company for dinner.  My kids were coming to visit this weekend.  I haven't gone grocery shopping to stock up on things I need.  I haven't menu planned.  I just defrosted a quart of my veggie soup (which is totally awesome but has some ingredients I can't have in the first three weeks), etc.

I realize it's only day 2 today but I'm rather proud of myself for ignoring those perfectly grand excuses not to do this.

My intake of carbs was pretty significant today... but man did that sweet potato taste good!  Sorry I forgot to snap a photo of it all roasted and awesome.

So how did I handle having company tonight?  As I prepared the salad(s), I put two bowls in front of me.  Mine and theirs.  I chopped lettuce and added to both bowls, carrots in both bowls, etc.

Then I put the chicken in their bowl and the tuna in mine.  Truthfully, that was an error on my part.  I had intended to make one salad that we were all going to eat, but then I tossed the chicken into a dressing that I had made two days ago... with ingredients on my "no no" list.

Of course part of my brain said, "Oh for heaven's sake, will that MINUSCULE amount matter!?!"  But it may, so I won't risk it.  BTW, if you're wondering what those ingredients were, one was dijon mustard (made from "vinegar"... and if it's not categorized as specifically apple cider vinegar, I assume white vinegar and white vinegar is often if not always made from corn so there you have  it.)  And the other was balsamic vinegar.

So no big deal, I made two salads.  On theirs I put the dressed chicken and on my salad I put some canned tuna.

But let's start at the beginning.  My breakfast was one of the leftover salmon fillets that I'd cooked yesterday along with a big bowl of fresh berries.
  • Fresh mixed berries
  • Salmon fillet with coconut aminos



Lunch was leftover salad from last night's dinner.
  • Veggie salad with dressing
  • 2 roasted sweet potatoes (olive oil, salt/pepper)

And dinner was tuna salad and roasted Brussels sprouts.
  • Roasted Brussels sprouts
  • Tuna salad (see below)


That stuff all over the salad is dill.  I put a healthy amount on the salad to give it some pizzazz.  It's not listed in the ingredients below.


And my daily totals.


Not that I'm keeping track of them but when I write up my recipes, this stuff gets calculated automatically anyway, so I may as well share.

I have no interest in my caloric intake, my fat intake, any of that.  My only mission is to eat clean for three weeks.  And... drink more water... I was pretty pathetic today.


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