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Day 3 Food Reboot

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Waking Up:  Went to bed around 10pm last night woke up a few times throughout the night.  Around 5:30am got the heat pack & have been up since then.  I don’t feel tired like I usually do.  Better range of motion in the neck, but still not healed.
Morning Inflammation Check:  Some inflammation behind right thigh.

Smoothie Recipe (Banana-Mango-Strawberry):

• 1 large mango, pitted and peeled
• 2 organic bananas, peeled (I’m just using 1)
• 3 cups strawberries, whole
• 4 cups fresh baby spinach, chopped
• Bee Pollen (Tablespoon)
• 4 to 6 ounces of filtered water

Synopsis of Smoothie:  MUCH better than yesterday’s smoothie.  1)  2 Glass-fulls instead of 3.  2)  Less of that acidity taste.  3) 1 Banana should be easier to manage inflammation. 4)  Just tastes better.

Lunch Menu:  Mediterranean Salad (Panera Bread)

Mediterranean salad chart

Mid-day snack:  Almonds, pecans, dried cherry & a pear.

 

Dinner Menu (quick and creamy vegetable cream soup + smoothie):

This meal was a reheat (stove) for the soup.  The smoothie was my concoction (tasted fine, but won’t make it the same again – no need to post).  Included below are items that used in making the smoothie or was in the soup. They may feed the Kleb (bacteria that leads to AS).

  • Cannellini beans (soaked, aged, canned beans reduce the starch level dramatically)
  • Almond butter & ground cashews (more health than Kleb)
  • Banana (1)

Evening inflammation check:  Back of right thigh & left hip little inflammation.
Digestion:  One time between 11-11:30 I went & the “stuff” is red & looked like it didn’t assimilate all the strawberries.  About an hour after dinner, flatulence came on strong.  Most likely it’s due to the cannelloni beans.
Neck Issue Check (Evening):  Almost healed.

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Today was weird;  I have the knowledge, but I don’t have the meal plan from Jamie.  Because I don’t have the plan, I modified my eating habits with what I think could get me by the day.  After having Jamie’s smoothy from yesterday, eggs and fruit are not going to cut it for me in the morning.  By time I was in the middle of church service (around 11:15) I was starving.  I didn’t end up eating until 1pm and I wanted to eat anything I could get my hands on.  Luckily I was in a “safe house” – I went to Neia’s house where she made me a salad with what I thought wouldn’t have any starches / low starches.  It worked + I had some Ezekial bread with almond butter (pure ground up, not from store).  However, it only lasted for 2 hours.  Some more walnuts & 1 ½ hours after that, Neia made a vegetable smoothy that was bought through local farmers & organic.  It worked and I was able to continue on another few hours but my mind had to “chew” on something.  Since I’m not “officially” in the program, I ended up going to Applebees and eating tilapia (fish) with steamed broccoli.  It comes with rice, but I told them not to add it – they did anyways.  I have a feeling I’m going to have to deal with this type of issue the rest of my life.

I’m suspecting the next few days are like this:

Monday – Meet with Julie, find out over lunch which farmers are USDA organic.  She used to sell crops locally.  After that, make a run to Costco & build up on ingredients Jamie might request.  All organic of course.  I’m not here to detox on vegetables that only have 40% or less of their nutrition value.  I’m also thinking I’ll get the 21 day meal plan from Jamie.

Tuesday – Bethany Tait has a raw foods class in the evening.  I’ll add all the USDA Organic + non-vegetable material (Himilayan Sea Salt, HCL, Good Belly, etc.).

Wednesday – There’s a farmer’s market nearby me that a local church makes.  I’m hoping to spot some USDA Organic food here locally grown.  If this market doesn’t turn out, I’ll have to wait the weekend for the “good stuff” at the farmer’s market on Vanderbilt beach road.