Save for this terrible caffeine-lacking headache I have going on. I'm fighting it with a cup of tea now though to try and ease the pain. Eventually I know that will have to stop too (green tea (which is allowed) though it does have some caffeine doesn't do anything for me that way)...but for now no coffee this morning was a big step. In my tea I have turbinado sugar and almond milk. It's not exactly the same, but I'm dealing with it - the taste is okay and actually almost tastes like coffee creamer.
What did the rest of the day look like?
Well, upon Leah's encouragement I started today by eating breakfast. Gross. Seriously. I hate eating breakfast but I needed something to fill my hands with if it wasn't coffee.
I had oatmeal (like the real oats I had to cook in a pot on the stove...and without milk!) and mixed it with baby food (yes leftovers from Alexys and Leah's idea too). I had a few bites. And it tasted fine. I just really don't like eating breakfast. I'll try again tomorrow.
For lunch, I had a wrap (yes it was wheat...I'm cheap and need to use those up and then I will switch to corn wraps) with goat cheese mozza, guacamole, tomato, onions, and lettuce.
For a snack I had a pear.
I've drank only my water with frozen raspberries in it (keep in mind, I HATE water. HATE...I think it's so gross). It's not half bad with raspberries in it. I keep it in my water bottle in the fridge and that helps....and then just my cup of tea I'm having now.
Dinner tonight is this recipe I found online - Vegetable Taco Pie - remembering that I have to limit my red meat intake (my goal for now is once a week), it'll be hard to find things around this house that make my meat-eater of a husband happy. I'll have to find things that keep him happy that I can make simply on the side for me too. I'm going to try for turkey/chicken 3 days a week, fish 2 days a week, and 2 days with no meat at all.
As for dinner - it looks like this:
INGREDIENTS:
* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
* 1 pound ground turkey
* 1 3/4 cups chopped red bell pepper
* 1 cup chopped zucchini
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* 1 tablespoon chili powder (I also added cayenne pepper)
* 2 cups chopped tomato
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* 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (I replaced my portion with goat's cheese).
* 2 (10 inch) burrito size whole wheat high fiber tortillas (I skipped this step for me).
* 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat and cook turkey, red pepper, zucchini, onion and chili powder about 5 minutes, until turkey is thoroughly cooked, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1-1/2 cups tomato and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes or until tomato is soft.
3. Place 1/3 of the turkey mixture in 9-inch deep dish pie plate. Spread 1/3 of the rice mixture on top. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese, then top with 1 tortilla. Repeat layers ending with rice. Bake covered 20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and bake uncovered 10 minutes. Garnish with lettuce, remaining 1/2 cup tomato and, if desired, reduced fat sour cream and chopped cilantro.
I pretty much actually followed those directions surprisingly. I separated into two casserole dishes so that I could have mine and Jordon his and it's got six minutes left on the timer. The turkey mix tasted great when it was cooked up. So here's hoping!!!
Tonight was a "casserole" night as I'm on call for work and so I needed something ready before work started and something easy to throw in, just in case the phones/IM gets busy.
Success!!!
kortney elise xoxo
4 comments:
You can try the rice milk. Lauren is only allowed that and you can get it in vanilla flavour. If you drink it cold it is almost like a vanilla milkshake! I know the diet is hard to start with but it will ake you feel better. If you really want cheese try cambrookefoods.com you can order from the canadian site. It isn't cheap but isn't really dairy and is very low protein. It is what I use for Lauren and it tastes like cheese. You can even buy the shredded cheese and it can be frozen for up to a year so you can only use what you need at a time.
WAY TO GO KORT! sooo glad for you that you've kick started your diet with such a positive day! your dinner sounded great!... and if breakfast is so hard for you to eat, I suggest a smoothie, it would be easy to just down a smoothie and then you're done with it and can eat something more solid later when you're less grossed out for snack or lunch. Just a suggestion... and almond/rice milk is fine for a smoothie, if you add some flax seed and berries it would taste great!!!!!
Good job Kortney!! Im very proud of you. :)
I told you it wouldnt be that hard, its just a matter of getting used to it. And if you're completely out of ideas, just text or email me. I dont work very hard, so I will even answer you during the day.
Eating breakfast is SO important. Your body will get used to it and thank you. Oatmeal is SO good for you, and will definitely help with the fiber intake. You can always add frozen berries, or a mashed banana if you want to sweeten it up a little too.
Thanks Paige - I'll check out that website - I forgot you'd know all about this. Me and Lauren will go out for lunch one day and bond...and by go out I mean take our food on a picnic ;)
And thanks Leah - and thanks Nicole.
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