I am so thrilled to be blogging at you today! It's been 3 days of my allergen free eating (corn, wheat, gluten, eggs, dairy, soy and high oil/fat things such as peanut butter and olive oil) and I am feeling better and better by the minute. No uncomfortable stomach pains or poor digestion. No acid reflux. It is so great!
I have also had somewhat of a breakthrough.. I have been researching this whole faulty gallbladder situation. The gallbladder is what breaks down fat. Since mine wasn't/doesn't function properly, fat that I obtain through diet hasn't been broken down correctly. In turn, it's actually getting stored in my muscle and other tissues. Hence why no matter how much I'm working out or counting grams or calories, I can't drop weight.
Today, for the first time, my leg muscles (that I worked out yesterday with Tom & Nolan) felt sore. Not that they aren't normally sore but this was an entirely different type of sore. They were sore deep into the muscle tissue. I can feel a difference in how my muscles are preforming and tearing (the good way, that they should). I'm really excited about this development.
Don't mistake the way I am eating as fat free, that is very much not the case. I am still getting fats through nuts, seeds, etc. Just not from oils, butters, soy or dairy. Many people are asking, "What do you eat..?"
Well I'll breakdown how yesterday panned out;
Breakfast- oatmeal cooked in banana pureed with almond milk, cinnamon and dried cranberries
Snack- cubed melon
Lunch- turkey and spinach sandwich on GF bread with sliced strawberries
Snack- rice crisps, hummus and grape tomatoes
Late snack- sauteed spinach and mushrooms and a rice cake (normally I don't do two snacks but mom was lolly gagging and our time to meet for dinner got pushed back)
Dinner- Chipotle with brown rice, black beans, chicken, fajita veggies, tomatoes, green salsa, guacamole and lettuce
Late night snack- Oats, pb2, almond milk and a tbsp of granola.
I felt completely satisfied. My mom said that my skin is looking clearer and that my eyes appeared brighter. I'm not sure if it had to do with what I was wearing, how I did my makeup, the fact the sun was shining or if my body is detoxing and maybe things are actually starting to lighten up? Who knows, I won't complain though! :)
Today I premade lots of goodies for the week ahead. Chicken, brown rice, jasmine rice, sauteed peppers and mushrooms, vegetable soup, sweet potato wedges, balsamic mushroom and chicken sausage and Mexican black beans. I made things that I could easily throw together in to meals. With my schedule I don't have the time to come home after work and spend an hour cooking, no sir-e. I had some of the the balsamic mushrooms and chicken sausage for lunch today over brown rice. It was delish!
1/2 cup cooked brown rice
1 Sweet Apple Chicken Sausage from Trader Joe's
1 Cup sliced mushrooms
1 clove garlic, chopped
handful of spinach
1 Tbsp dried cranberries
1 Tbsp lite balsamic salad dressing
dash of cinnamon
Put everything (except rice) in a skillet and cook for approx 10 minutes. Stir throughout the 10 minutes. Serve over the brown rice.
Well I am off to do other Sunday shenanigans ie laundry, schoolwork and cleaning. Au revoir :)
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