HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Starting tomorrow I am back to normal (well as far as normal goes for this program) and I can reintroduce chicken, lamb, nuts and seeds. Never thought I would be so grateful to eat a piece of chicken!
I weathered the weekend very well - including dinner at my daughter's house. I brought cod and made a wonderful warm tapinade (olives, capers, shallots and cherry tomatoes), with rice pilaf (white rice made in vegetable broth, with sauteed onions, peppers, celery and black beans) and steamed vegetables (broccoli and carrots). The only thing I forgot was my Bengal Spice tea, so while everyone was finishing the meal with coffee I cleaned the kitchen!
On Sunday I actually only had one meal. I woke up famished and had a plate of rice pilaf ((I wanted FOOD not a shake!) then later through the day I had a shake at lunch, then one midday so was not hungry for dinner; in the evening I had another shake. In between I had some of the roasted veggies I had made that afternoon for the week. I couldn't face another piece of fish, although I sure did enjoy it today for lunch! I don't know yet what I will have for dinner. I miscounted and thought tonight could be lamb chops but I need one more night of the fish/legume options. Sigh.. maybe I won't have dinner... Maybe I will stop by Whole Foods and pick up a mixed-melon salad - that would be a wonderful treat to celebrate the last night of the most difficult phase. Oh... maybe some almond nut butter in celery for the side! LOL - tonight's dinner is looking better and better!
That is another change coming up: As of today I need only two shakes
and starting tomorrow I need only two shakes using one scoop each
(instead of 2). I made it to the final stretch - I am so proud of
myself!
I am contact with the dietitian over the log jam (yes, again) and she suggested adding flaxmeal - something I had every day when I was making my breakfast muffins. I will add a TBS to each shake from here on - extra berries to balance the flavor. The other things she suggested are already being done: magnesium, probiotic, lots of liquids. I also told her that lemon juice instead of vinegar just doesn't do it for me so I haven't been eating ANY salads at all during this phase. I am eating a ton of cooked and raw vegetables and there is no law that I have to eat salad, but I bet that might have something to do with it.
Anyway - I am happy as a clam to be almost done with this, and as Babs pointed out - no need to worry about a future that isn't here yet. And in the spirit of Elaine's advice I am embracing the moment (hence that wonderful dinner at my daughter's house).
Putting lamb shanks in the crock pot tonight :)
Miriam
you are doing a great job. The end is in sight....and maybe you don't feel much different outwardly but I wonder what the internal inflammation is doing? Healing from the inside out take a long time.
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