What Did You Eat And Drink Last?

[Teasel]

Egg, smoked salmon, avocado, baby plum tomatoes, vinaigrette

 

[Survivor3]

Burdock root/sarsaparilla/red clover infusion and lots of H20 upon rising, later on a couple oranges, then for lunch I had a tofu scramble wrap with cabbage microgreens/onion/spinach/vegan feta, and dinner was leftover greens and beets, and then I polished off a pint of coconut milk/mint/chocolate chunk nice cream.

you always have such great healthy food! I'm very envious!

 

[Survivor3]

Spaghetti bolangnaise.

 

[Teasel]

Fishcake, mixed veg, knob of butter

 

[8888]

Cheese omelet and French bread

 

[Teasel]

Skinny burgers in skinny bread w romaine lettuce, spring onion & ketchup

Diluted raspberry kombucha

 

[blackemerald1]

Lemon yoghurt cake and some sticky date slice with a cup of camomile tea.

 

[Teasel]

Pork loin steak, fat mostly removed, leeks, a flat peach from the fridge.

Tracker bar

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Thanks, @Survivor3 . It can definitely be done. I never thought I could, but here I am, still doing it every day after 6ish or so years. My choices are the result of decades of being fed things I was inaccurately taught via school and family that I MUST consume daily, as well as a whole lot of food-like substances that are fillers, but have very little, if any, true nutritional value. That combination created a long list of dis-eases that the docs could never seem to diagnose and/or treat with any accuracy, or genuine help. It also fostered food addictions that I never realized I had until I tried to stop.

It took a trip to the ER and facing a possible surgery/organ removal to finally convince myself I needed to be much more mindful. The docs always told me my blood work looked fine and they couldn't find anything wrong with me. Grrrr... I had to be catapulted into the decision via a medical emergency rather than gracefully choosing to do so, though.

Once I learned things I never realized I needed to know and connected many dots, my health improved dramatically and now that I know better, and have lived and sustained it, I try to keep it on the healthiest-for-me track as much as possible. Being a sexual and domestic violence survivor put a whole new spin on how I viewed my choices - the energetic paths of each choice had to be digested as well as the products.

I still ended up hospitalized several years into it with an electrical issue with my heart - a-fib and atrial flutter - but the docs said it could/would have been much more severe had I not already adopted the new lifestyle of healthier consumption and shed over 110 lbs. Unfortunately, when my mom got very ill and passed away in 2019, and the issues began building up and increasing with my nephew, I started getting back into poor choices and late night munching that has caused some of those pounds to find me again.

It's a lot of work, initially, and can be quite a challenge until you find your groove with it, but the rewards are priceless. The one thing I fortunately still have total control over - what is at the end of my fork and how I choose to hydrate - helps me feel self-empowered rather than deprived - and choosing life over death suits my innards and my conscious so much better than my previous taste bud addictions/traditions/perceived convenience/etc. I quickly learned I'd rather spend a little extra at the grocery store and more time in the kitchen and garden knowing what the side effects are gonna be rather than take more traumatic trips down the pick-a-doc lane that kept me going in a downward spiral at a rapid rate. Grateful they are there for emergencies, but had super shitty experiences with them otherwise.

Sorry for the ramble. It's a subject near and dear to my overall being.

Today, I had roasted dandelion root tea with blackstrap molasses and a couple quarts of water upon rising.

A bowl of quinoa queen cereal with flax milk, strawberries, and sliced bananas for break-fast.

A smoothie with beet greens and stems, cabbage microgreens, mushroom/cacao/wheatgrass powders, sunflower seed butter, a splash of flax milk, water, and frozen baby bananas for lunch.

More water.

Roasted white sweet potatoes, beets, and sweet onion with a side salad for supper.

 

[Mee]

Dolmades and water.

 

[Survivor3]

A big cooked breakfast. 2 sausages, 2 bacon ,2eggs, mushrooms, beans and fries. Coffee.

 

[Teasel]

Smoked salmon, egg, sliced tomato n avocado, vinagrette
Raspberry kombucha diluted in sparkling water

Cottage pie w carrot, cauliflower, broccoli and sautéed spring greens
A small banana

Dinner's gonna be fishcakes, leeks n something

Snacked on a tracker bar