Yes I realize that technically its day 3, but I'm catching up this morning after yesterday's craziness. Plus, I'll post about today later, right now I want to write about day 2. Here goes:
My morning started off great... same breakfast as day 1(eggs, turkey bacon, kale, avocado) but I added a little more coconut oil and kerry gold to my coffee. I also added a little organic cacao powder for a chocolatey flavor. YUM! I did quite a bit of "research" trying to determine whether or not it is worth it to invest in some MCT oil, or just stick with the coconut. I really couldn't find anything to justify shelling out $30 for the MCT oil. Some people say MCT is best for "fat burning," while coconut has more antifungal/antibiotic properties, but there just was nothing super convincing about any of the arguments. So, for now, I'm sticking with the coconut.
I headed to clinic after breakfast and noticed that on the way, I kinda burping up the BPC... Sorry I know that gross but I'm trying to be real here. I think the issue is that I'm having the super fatty coffee, with a pretty substantial breakfast, which is probably a little too much in my tummy at once. I dunno, this is all trial and error this week so better me than you right? I know some people HCL or digestive enzymes with the BPC to better digest it, I'm hoping I don't need to go that route just yet. Anyway, the increased fattiness of my coffee held me over from 7:30am to nearly 1. Unfortunately, instead of eating, I ran errands for another hour so that by the time I got home, I was REALLY hungry. I ended up having leftover grilled chicken thighs and asparagus.
About an hour later I was somehow hungry again.... SO I had scoop of protein powder mixed into applesauce, topped with shredded coconut and cacao nibs. Then... 2 hours after that I had a spinach salad with balsamic vinegar and avocado.
Alright... so not that bad... clearly I need to eat earlier on, and eat something really substantial, but then came the real challenge. One of the perks of my job is getting to go to fancy dinner presentations on occasion, and last night was one of those instances. The presentation was given at Kayne Prime, a supper uppity steak place in Nashville. Do you know how hard it is to stick to you guns when they are passing around this like pork belly topped with cotton candy, gruyere Mac 'n' cheese, and duck tacos? Plus excellent wine and desserts??!!! I ended up eating a bit of the wedge salad, which was unfortunately topped with blue cheese and then I ordered a 6oz filet. The side dishes were served family style and of the choices, I elected to have the creamed spinach rather than the mac, carmelized corn, or gratin potatoes. I also refrained from any of the amazing sweet rolls... I know, I know, GO ME! I do have to admit to indulging in some pinot noir, but hey I'm not perfect.
Would I call yesterday a success? In some ways... I certainly had some little victories. I'm not completely sure how that wine and excessive dairy intake (in the form of cheese) is gonna go over, but this week is about experimenting, so we shall see. I'm looking to forward to spending day 3 at home, catching up on house work and hopefully eating well. More to come soon!
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