Day 38 (Achieve Cycle Day 3)

Not a terribly interesting day today.  Still feeling the effects of the milk from yesterday's breakfast when I got up, but other than that, it was another feel-good day!  I dug out a beautiful skirt that I purchased a couple of years ago but never wore because it was always a bit too tight, and guess what?!  It's a little on the big side now!  Hee, hee -- going to have to take it in a bit.  I wore it anyway, but it kept twisting around throughout the day -- by the time I got home from work it was completely backward...lol!

Today's menu:
Breakfast -- 2 poached eggs, 1 peach, green tea, probiotic supplement
Morning Snack -- 6 oz vanilla yogurt, red grapes
Lunch -- grape tomatoes, sliced cucumber, turkey sandwich (Dempster's Ancient Grains bread -- yum, yum) with mayo, cranberry mustard (yes, cranberry mustard -- most excellent), lettuce
Afternoon snack -- chocolate cupcake (couldn't help myself -- it was homemade and all -- and apparently chocolate is a stress-buster, so I figured I could use some of that tonight...)
Dinner -- steamed carrots, London broil

I came across this article today that talks about certain foods (nuts, chocolate, red wine) that can help fight stress and improve your mood.  There is some very interesting information about other foods (green tea and oatmeal are mood-boosters -- who knew??), some yummy-sounding recipes and a "stress-busting" meal plan at the end.  Follow the link to see for yourself (it's posted under Interesting Articles as well...):
http://www.parents.com/recipes/familyrecipes/quickandeasy/foods-that-fight-stress-and-boost-your-mood/

Hard to believe it, but tomorrow is another weigh-in.  I'm not expecting any huge reduction as I've been slack on the exercise again, but we'll see.  Another pound would be nice...

Day 37 (Achieve Cycle Day 2)

Another great day!  I love the variety in the food lists now; it's nice to have options other than salad and veggies, though I have to say, I've developed a new respect for greens -- they're tasty and versatile, but they get pretty boring when you see so much of them every day for a month.  I didn't mind having one for dinner today because I had "fun" food for lunch (really that was a salad, too -- it was just packaged in an interesting way...)

Today's menu:
Breakfast -- 1 cup Kashi Go Lean Crunch, strawberries, 1 cup 1% milk, green tea, probiotic supplement
Morning Snack -- Granny Smith apple
Lunch -- whole wheat pita stuffed with lettuce, tomato, shredded cheddar cheese (not a lot because it wasn't low-fat), low-fat Italian dressing, 100 g Silhouette 0+ strawberry yogurt
Dinner -- Dr. Mike's amazing taco salad, green tea

The milk on the cereal, while wonderful and tasty, caused me some distress later in the day.  Dairy and I have a love/hate relationship as it is, and after having none for over a month, well, there's a lot of "hate" going on now...

The daughter baked chocolate cupcakes today -- homemade frosting, too.  I've managed to resist them so far -- made it past the 9:30 munchies hour with no cravings whatsoever.  Let's hope that continues...