Not bad for 1 day! That is motivating in and of itself. Woke up a little more energetic that normal. Maybe it was just the excitement, but I was up and at em'. Had my smoothie for breakfast...business as usual: strawberries, blueberries, mango, banana, almond mild, orange juice, flax seed. I had to work and it was crazy busy. I juiced before leaving: 4 oranges, 4 carrots, 1 lime, broccoli and kale. I had to chug the juice between patients because there was simply no time. I was a bit hungry but it was just because I did not have time to eat or drink more. I had taken an apple, nuts and carrots but did not get a chance to eat them. I had juiced less, since I felt that I had overdone it the day before. I only had about 10 oz of juice. It was really really good, probably our best yet. I wished that I had more! I left work in a hurry because we were planning for a house full of people last night. I stopped by the grocery and bought some bananas, so I had one of those in the car on the way home.
I came home and started food prep for the party. I intended to juice before everyone arrived, but again I was rushed and did not have the time. I made homemade guacamole and hummus, chocolate chip cookies and a baked a baguette of bread. It all smelled really really good. The cookies certainly had my attention, but I stayed firm. I ate some guacamole. It was legit: avocado, lime, tomato, red onion and jalapeno. It was GOOD!! I have never eaten guacamole without chips but I was hungry and it was amazing! Our party spread was superb...I prepared a butcher block with bread, cheeses, olives, carrots, grapes, almonds and walnuts. We had the hummus and guac with pita and tortilla chips. My guests brought beer and butter braised clams, a beautiful vegetable platter with a cream cheese spread, strawberries and kiwi and another block of cheese and crackers. The block of blue cheese had to have been my greatest temptation. I did not expect that. Blue cheese is strong and the smell was incredibly tempting. I did not eat the blue cheese. I had a plate of veggies and nuts and olives. I ate a lot. But it was all withing my rules.
I drank a bit too, of course. The day was quite easy. I stayed so busy I had no time to consider cheating. While there were tempting foods at party, we had a lot of good food that I could enjoy. I had some hungry moments throughout the day but that was more of a lack of time than lack of food. Overall, I felt quite satisfied at the end of the day. I don't feel that I was as clean as day 1. Even though I did not cheat, I feel a bit as though I did with all those olives and guacamole and beer! So, tomorrow is another day, day 3 to be exact. Staying strong!
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