10/10/2019 HM

Today I ate:
2 slices GF toast with almond butter
1/3 ish cup peanuts
2 servings carrots
1 protein bar
1 serving plain popcorn
1 serving oatmeal
1/2 ish cup blueberries

Today I drank:
1 cup peppermint tea
3 glasses of water

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Writing it down, I notice how little I vary what I eat day-to-day. I'm not sure if that's good, or bad...

09/10/2019 HM

Today I ate:
2 slices GF toast with almond butter
1 apple
1/3 ish cup peanuts
1 protein bar
1 serving oatmeal
1/4 cup blueberries
1 serving vegetable stirfry (asparagus, peas, broccoli, cauliflower)
1 serving plain popcorn

Today I drank:
2 mugs peppermint tea
1 glass water

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Again, I notice that I drank even less water than I did yesterday.. Yikes!! On the bright side, I did better with the eating part of things :)

Sollinger 2019-10-09

- 1 bowl of museli (yogurt, quick oats, diced dates)
- 1 banana
- 1 bowl of potato, lentil and cauliflower curry with rice
- 2 oranges
- 1 apple
- A dozen or so organic grapes
- 2 bowls of mushroom, kale and yellow pepper fried rice
- 1 date bar
- 3 small pieces of dark chocolate
- 1 cocoa (sugar free)

This journal really helped my willpower today. Offers of burgers and donuts at work were easier to pass up when I knew I had to put it up on here.

Oct. 7 & 8

Yesterday (Tuesday, Oct. 8th, 2019)

2 slices toast with apple butter
1/2 nectarine

Salmon with apple, potato, carrot all in the same pan
1 slice cheesecake (it’s all gone now)

Penne Alfredo with chicken, spinach & peas

Drank 4 cups coffee
1 cup iced green tea
2 cups water


Monday, Oct. 7

Twix for breakfast

Penne alfredo
1 slice cheesecake
Small bowl ice cream

5 cups coffee
Some water, not sure how much

This was a bad day (obviously) but I was running on 4 hours broken sleep and had zero willpower. That’s my excuse.

08/10/2019- HM

Today I ate:

2 slices of GF toast with almond butter
1/3 ish cup peanuts
1 apple
1/2 ish cup berries
1 serving oatmeal with cinnamon
2 slices cauliflower pizza


Today I drank:

1 cup peppermint tea
2 glasses of water
1 bottle of water

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Looking at this, I feel that I maybe didn't eat enough? Sometimes when I'm busy I forget to take the time to eat.. I know for sure that I didn't drink enough water. Also, I have decided to take part in the vegetarian part of this challenge. So far, the hardest part of that has been peeling the salami off my pizza and giving it to Andrew, haha.

Body Aches? Subtract Sugar

If you’re experiencing body aches you may think you have the flu or possibly overdid it at the gym. While that may be the case, something else — something sneaky — may be to blame. Sugar. It has a variety of aliases and is found in many foods.

From a glass of soda to a piece of pie or a bowl of ice cream, sugar-laden foods can create aches in the body due to inflammation. In addition to promoting inflammation, sugar is also acidic. It’s a good idea to avoid acid-forming foods and choose ones that are more alkaline, such as fruits and vegetables.

Dairy and wheat are also thought to cause inflammation, so cutting back on these foods may help you feel better, both mentally and physically.

In addition to eating healthy foods, getting adjusted regularly can help keep your body free of aches and pains.

on track

Today is about staying on track. We've all made these wonderful plans and commitments to keep up with our numbers and yet it seems to still fall out of practise. I'm finding it hardest of all to re-start whenever I've missed days. Doing them first thing when I wake up has been the most effective for me so why haven't I been doing them? It's been a struggle I have no excuses to give just a lack of effort on my part. So I'm making time for meetings with sifu Brinker to help keep me on tract. plan review then take consistent action. I will be doing them after this blog. I can then say I have started my numbers again and be back on track. I'm excited about this years Pandamonium because I feel a much better understanding for the charities and knowing about them has made it easier to be excited about them. I am looking forward to getting the word out there again and maybe score a few sponsor in doing so. This way when pandamonium hits my numbers will be decent and not just about caching up. Sifu Jeannette Langner