Day 2 - Because It Helps to Blog

Leah keeps telling me it's not that hard of a change...and really it's not...but at the same time it's no hard. I like to snack and munch and though I always have taken care to read ingredients before buying things at the store, it WILL be more work to eat everyday. Eating will take thinking and preparation and time...and that is hard. I have to think about what I eat instead of just grabbing it off the shelf. I have to think and take the time to prepare lunch. It will take time to get used to this.

On that note, I'm proud of day 2. I had to avoid a lot of temptation and easy snacking at my mom's house. She has a lot of yummy treats just lying around - chips (ones that I can't eat), apple pie, pasta, etc. Yeah. It was tough. What did my day actually LOOK like?

Breakfast: Okay. I tried. I really tried. And then I gagged and half of it came up into my mouth. So I stopped. This is going to be the hardest part for me. I genuinely do not like breakfast or eating in the morning. And no, it's not morning sickness. It's every single day if I eat breakfast sickness. It grosses me out. But I tried. I had a cup of coffee (yes intentional - I told you caffeine would be a slow cut out) with almond milk and my turbinado sugar. Much better.

Lunch: I was at my mom's so this was hard to figure out. So what I eventually came up was a salad of all salads.  Lettuce, tomatoes, raspberries, olives, cucumber, and just a little bit of feta (yes regular) with olive oil and vinegar. I also boiled an egg and had that on the side with pepper.

Dinner: This was actually easy. I forget that I can eat potatoes...so we had breakfast for dinner. I made bacon, hash browns, and eggs. I had half a strip of bacon (again, I chose to do this, because I can have a little bit of meat, and well I decided if I chose to do it and chose one strip, it would be better than getting sucked in and eating a lot of strips all at once). I did not put syrup on anything and I didn't have toast (which I made for Lex and Jord). Eggs are on the fence - some might consider them dairy. I do not. For now, unless I start to feel sick from them or show no improvement, I will eat eggs.

I did have a glass of my green tea "juice" - but I checked the ingredients and nothing in it extra except ascorbic acid (to keep freshness right?). Just green tea and pomegranate extract. I'm good with this juice as a treat once in a while. I've had a few strawberries since dinner.

How is my pain? There is a dull ache in my kidneys tonight, but less than usual. We'll see how it continues.
kortney elise xoxo