GOING VEGETARIAN

Finishing a 7 day lemon cleanse and a 3 day ease out was very fulfilling. I feel light and healthier than the day I started. Well I have not eaten any form of dead meat in 10 days that's got to have some positive effect on my body ,blood chemistry and well being.

I believe it was easier for me to go vegetarian after the lemon cleanse because any kind of food after not having eaten a morsel of it for one whole week sounded very appetizing. on the 8th day I was dreaming of biting into an apple even longing for the crunchy texture of a cauliflower. Fruits and vegetables during the last few days of the cleanse were calling my name. . Thereby making my choice of going vegetarian a lot lot easier. So far two successful days and I am not missing dead meat at all!! here are a few of my meals that I so enjoyed. even my lunch buddy was eating fried chicken beside me I was devouring my quinoa farro salad with ultimate delight. yummmmm

BREAKFAST

YOGURT WITH FRESH PEACH

LUNCH

QUINOA AND FARRO SALAD WITH BROCCOLI FLORET PEAS AND BERRIES

DINNER

 GOBI MANCHURIAN - WITH ROTI - YUMMM

10th day MLC Ease Out Day 3

Yesterday I more or less started to eat normal, I had juice of 7 of fresh oranges I drank the whole morning. Had 2 servings of Activia. and vegetarian Pho and some rye crackers.  I am feeling light and more energetic. As I had predicted after I have started to eat, my weight would go up, and it did to 185 at night from 177.7 that morning. Today I weight myself after the bathroom visit and I am again down to 181. so a 3 lbs gain after the MLC and that's fine no "little dis" here because I knew that was coming and hey a 10 lbs lost is not bad yes?. Now the challenge is to maintain or continue to loose the what I feel is another 10 lbs close to my ideal weight of 165- for my height of 5'9". I would be very happy at 170.

As I have said all along, the MLC is just a jump start to more healthy and well balanced diet by avoiding red meat at all possible times. ( a big change from my hi protein diet, well I never really indulged in red meat even when I was on a high protein diet only chicken pork and fish) but rather eat more vegetables, fruits and fish and later on add chicken to the mix.being very much aware of my CALORIC INTAKE each day. I  feel this will benefit both my blood chemistry and of course my weight and whole being YAY!!

here are some of my nourishment and their recipes:

SIGGIS YOGURT  ( 100 CAL) WITH FRESH PEACH (66 CAL)

FRESH SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE WITH WATER

JUICE  OF ONE ORANGE IS  39 CALORIES

OAT MEAL PEACH AND BLACK BERRIES

VEGETABLE PHO

I BOUGHT THE VEGETABLE PHO BROTH- SO GOOD

ADDED SWEET POTATO, CARROTS, BABY BOKCHOY,, AND LEEKS ONIONS N GARLIC

YUMMM

OH WITH SHIRITAKI NOODLES- 

A CUP OS MORE OR LESS 146 CAL

COCO SAP SWEETENER

I TBSP - 20 CAL