Clean Eating Day 1

I posted about how scared I was to get started this morning…but the day went very well!

I’ll do a quick run down of what I ate:

Breakfast

• 1 cup of cooked oatmeal
• 1 sliced banana
• 1 Tbs. natural cashew butter
• 1 cup of skim milk

Morning

• Coffee with homemade creamer and Stevia
• Fage 0% with 1 tsp. of honey, 1 Tbs. chia seeds, and 1/4 cup of pineapple
• WW string cheese
• 1/2 oz. almonds (I bought this at an Amish community—they are roasted in something but not sure what—a very light coating of something?)

Lunch

• Leftover ham and veggie soup
• 1/2 cup of fresh strawberries

Afternoon

• 2 clementines
• 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1 cup of baby carrots

Supper

• egg white omelet with mozzarella cheese and turkey—topped with homemade salsa
• kale chips
• A BIG HUGE GLASS of water with fresh lime juice
• dessert: Fage 0% mixed with cocoa powder, honey, and vanilla.

After all of this eating, I have 6 points + left over for the day.

Planned evening snack:

• homemade hot cocoa made with water and stevia—this is 0 points +!
• popcorn—natural and plain.

I also drank A TON of water throughout the day. No pop for me. It’s banned completely for now.

Thoughts:

• I ate a whole lotta dairy today! It just kind of happened that way…but I suppose I should watch that? Is there any danger to eating too much dairy?
• I found myself thinking about sweets a lot throughout the day. But I was fine. Addicted a bit?
• The dessert that I made and the hot cocoa are not as sweet as most packaged products are. This will take some getting used to—but they don’t taste bad either!
• My coffee creamer is a bit weak. My co-worker is gluten intolerant and has a stash of xantham gum—she’s going to give me some to add to my creamer and see what that does.

Overall feeling today: Excited!

I am really excited about this. It doesn’t feel like a diet at all, yet I am not eating the foods that aren’t good for me. What I love about today is that everything I am eating is GUILT FREE. This is huge for me. I have a lot of guilt centered around food.

Of note:

• I need to cook up some whole grains to have on hand! I missed bread today and I think I could satisfy those cravings with whole grains.
• I thought I would have to go without a sweet treat on Valentine’s Day—But Staci reminded me that there are options! I’ve picked out a clean dessert recipe to enjoy with hubby…who will be home on Valentine’s Day! Thanks Staci!

Questions that arose that I need to research:

1. How is honey or stevia different than sugar? I know it’s less processed, but how does it affect the body differently?
2. Are there health benefits to unsweetened cocoa powder?

That’s day one!

I also want to invite you to check out Jessica’s blog for this 68 day challenge. She is the one who asked me to do to this challenge. Head on over there to cheer her on too! I might do some posting there once in a while too.