Eat to Live Day 5

     This morning I think I lost about a half pound...the reason I don't really know is because apparently I enjoy torturing myself and I weigh on TWO scales.  I have one in my bathroom that isn't all that high tech, it's just a digital reading of my weight.  Then a while back I bought a new high tech scale (it gives me BMI, bone density, etc) and we keep it in the kitchen.  Well OF COURSE they don't tell me the same weight...and I really have no way of knowing which one is correct.  Soooooooo all that to say one scale had me at the same weight as yesterday and the other said I was down about 3/4 of a lb.  Whatever - I'll just go with maybe I lost 1/2 lb?! lol

Breakfast: A slice of the Yummy Banana Oat bars I made yesterday, but today I drizzled agave nectar on top and it made it perfect! Just sweet enough to enjoy (thank goodness because I was highly disappointed last night and thought the whole batch was going to be a waste).  That slice made me very full!

Lunch: Chili & a cucumber confetti salad (Nathan's creation).  As pictured below I used Amy's Organic Chili with vegetables.  It was absolutely delicious, Nathan even LOVED it!

Nathan sliced up 4 cucumbers & 2 tomatoes from my grandpa's garden....

The we used the Vidalia Onion chopper to cut them into tiny pieces...



Added some left over red onion that I already had chopped up and voila! a Cucumber Confetti Salad! Isn't it pretty?!?!

Nathan put some Italian dressing on his and I just put a dash of Raspberry Vinaigrette but really it doesn't need any dressing at all, just some seasoning. We had plenty leftover to use tomorrow.

Dinner: We walked down to Cafe Rani on Magazine St. and I ordered a Veggie Spud which was a baked potato topped with grilled zucchini, squash, onions, brocolli, carrots, & I think some chopped eggplant. Then swiss & provolone cheese melted throughout. It also came with sides of sour cream & salsa but I didn't eat either one.  The dish was AMAZING! I never even thought of just using grilled veggies as a potato topping and of course the cheese was delicious, haha.  I also never thought I'd be eating a baked potato without lots of butter and sour cream!

Bella hanging out during dinner :)

We walked a total of 1.5 miles so that was a good end to the day.  I'm still feeling great and I know this is going to change my way of eating forever!  Before dinner we stopped at Starbucks and it was the first time I was really disappointed on this diet because I couldn't have my usual Caramel Macchiato.  I actually couldn't have anything because Dr. Fuhrman doesn't recommend coffee at all, even decaf plus I can't have sugar so there wasn't anything I was interested in drinking unsweetened. Yuck! But it's okay, I got through it and it wasn't really a big deal.  Great day!