January 3, 2011

Today started on the familiar note of half a grapefruit & a ryvita, this time with natural peanut butter. There is something about the peanut butter than fills us up, its only a smidge but we really feel the difference, and are not starving an hour later. And that hazelnut coffee is sooo good, I have it black no sugar, and its still drool worthy.

Lunch was chicken in pita with tzatziki, lettuce & onion and feta. For those who thinks this sounds like a souvlaki, it wasn't.  Well, not really. 

Dinner was pretty tasty, roasted chicken breast with italian herbs, steamed green beens tossed in prosciutto, onion and almonds, and a giant salad of tomato, cos lettuce, avocado, spring onion, alfalfa and raw sunflower seeds. Apparently alfalfa sprouts are meant to be toxic in large quantities, and I read somewhere that it can inhibit the immune system and cause other medical problems. Well, so can lots of other things we eat, and I love the stuff, so taking the chance anyway.

About to have a cup of green jasmine tea, and voila, the day has ended. This no drinking in January thing is easy so far, although we craved sugar a bit today. It has only been three days, two of which were sans hangover, so I think maybe during the next week we will start to feel it, both good (feeling more energetic, less bloated, sleeping better, etc) and bad (craving a glass of wine or a pint to wash down some tasty foods). We will see.

EDIT: Another night snack of hummus, this time with raw broccoli and some almonds. Also snuck in a few cheeky butterscotch chock buds previously used as buttons on the gingerbread men. Whoops...