Week 7 Meals

So....I weighed myself on the morning of day 47, was pleased with the reading, then wend on a total binge for the next 3 days!

Self-destructive behavior at it's best. I need to dig into the psychology behind this.

But it started with taking my son to a new chicken place (he loves him his tendies!). I'd resolved not to partake, but the wait was long, the speaker in the drive through was barely working, and the young man taking the order didn't seem to understand me. So social anxiety set in and I panic ordered. And by the time it was ready, I was ravenous and stressed. And then The food was brought out to the car and I realized I'd ordered a family size meal. Lol. There was no stopping me then - hangry and averse to wasting money is a dangerous combo.

Then day 48 I ate the leftovers. All was still good, as this eating plan is MOSTLY plant-based.

But then the following day, all hell broke loose.

Ah well. I've made up for it by eating very consciously the following week.

I've also decided to try some supplements in case there are legit nutritional issues behind my binging. One multi-vitamin with iron, one B-12, and one St Johns Wort. Will keep you posted on how this experiment evolves. 


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Fake cheese and tomato on an everything bagel

saladF

Brown rice and curry

banana

Grapes, carrots

Oatmeal muffins

44

Pb toast

ake cheese and tomato on an everything bagel; salad


grapes

popcorn


45 

Steel cut oats with blueberries, ground flax seed

Fake cheese and tomato on an everything bagel; salad; banana

Pizza from disalvos deli

Potato made into fries

Oatmeal muffins



46

Steel cut oats with blueberries, ground flax seed

Fake cheese and tomato on an everything bagel; salad; grapes

Beans, rice, corn thing, salsa


4 tostadas with salsa

Muffins


47 

Pb toast

Fake cheese sammy; banana; larabar

Strip; fried potato; cookies; cornbread; outshine bar




48 

Trail mix

Beans & rice; cornbread (leftovers)

Beans, rice, corn thing, salsa



Muffins

49 

Steel cut oats with blueberries, ground flax seed

Fake cheese & tomato sam; salad

Cheese pizza

Tostadas & salas

Cookie dough

Cookies 

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