Now that's more like it

Food Journals are helpful, not only to record what I ate, but also to help me process everything else that is going on.

After my little pity party yesterday, I was able to see what I needed to do to get over my slump.

This morning I got up and made a good breakfast then hiked in Griffith Park.
I got all my work done in a couple hours when I got home. In the afternoon, I met up with a friend of mine and helped her shop for the perfect dress for her big fancy schmancy Hollywood party.

After I was feeling really positive and hopped on over to the gym.  

Meal 1

2 pills with water

3 egg whites, 1 cup yellow bell pepper
1 slice rye

Leisurely Hike
Bottle of water

Handful of almonds
Banana

Meal 2

2 pills with water

Spicy Tuna Roll
Perrier

Workout
4 sets 15 reps each
Overhead press: 8lbs
Front raise: 8lbs
Bicep Curl: 8lbs
Tricep rope pull down: 30 lbs
20 min cardio

Meal 2

2 pills with water
3.5 oz marinated grilled chicken
1 cup green beans
glass of water

When my get up and go got up and went

After my personal training session on Monday. I felt amped. I knew I needed to rest my muscles on Tuesday, but I really really wanted to work out. However, I resisted. Wednesday my time management was TOTALLY OFF. By the time I finished the emails and phone calls I needed to make, I realized I only had an hour and a half before I needed to be at my next meeting and that did not allow enough time for the gym. I figured I would just do a late night gym time. I even packed a bag in my car. However, I didn't get out of church until 10pm! I decided just to go to bed and try again Thursday.  Thursday rolled around and my get up and go, got up and went.

This was me Thursday Morning.....

I am not sure where my motivation went. I feel like I don't have anything to look forward to doing. For example, I'm bored with the food I'm eating...therefore I don't look forward to eating...and I generally avoid it. But I'm hungry so I have to eat.

Same with work outs. I don't look forward to the workouts because I know its going to hurt and I know it's going to be uncomfortable on many levels. With my workout on Thursday, I just could not bring myself to do the weights. I thought well maybe when I get home I will do them in the comfort of my own home. Nope.

I feel like now that I only have about 10 pounds left to lose everything is getting harder. Sometimes, midweek I weigh myself to see if I'm on track and the scale will tell me that I've gained 4 pounds since my last weigh in only a few days prior. Then I get all discouraged and frustrated. Also, I get frustrated that it has taken me 7 weeks to even get to this point. AND I'm also worried that this is how it will have to be FOREVER. From now on for the rest of my life will I have to work out super hard at the gym and will I have to eat a strict diet?!

I think if I had a very specific event I wanted to look good for or a certain outfit I wanted to fit in that would help. However, I don't. Also, if people noticed that I have been getting in shape, I think that would help.

But no one has. 

On a positive note, I got called in to audition for an athletic modeling job today. Whether or not I get it is a different story...but it was cool to be considered. They asked me what sports I liked to play. I laughed on the inside and then made something up.

I got dis. No big deal. 

I think to make this process more fun, on my "Rest" days, I will do a fun activity-maybe not necessarily a "workout" but more like something that is fun AND active.  I think in order to make this healthy lifestyle sustainable - I need to enjoy being active.

Michelle knows what's up.

Wed 9/25

2 pills with water

2 slices turkey bacon
1 cup bell peppers
3 egg whites
1 slice rye toast
1 cup of coffee

2 pills with water @4:30

Meal 2 @ 5pm

1 quinoa veggie burger sans bun
1 cup of mixed fruit
Iced Tea

Meal 3 @ 6pm
1 small chicken taco with corn tortilla

Meal 4 @ 10pm

1/2 cup greek yogurt with granola sprinkled on top

Thurs 9/26

1 cup of coffee @ 11am

2 pills with water

Meal 1
3 egg whites w/chopped turkey & 1 cup of yellow bell peppers
1 slice of rye toast
glass of water

Banana

Work out
15 minutes cardio
30 reps 4 sets crunches
10 minutes cardio
30 reps 4 sets of bicycles
Lots of stretching - still very tight from Monday's workout

Miraculously was bright red in the face and dripping with sweat

Protein shake
Bottle of water

Meal 2
2 slices of turkey
1 cup of baked kale chips

2 cups of hot tea

Meal 3
1/2 cup of greek yogurt
1/2 cup of granola

glass of water

Catch up

This entry is gonna be boring and short.

Friday 9/20

Hike in Runyon

Saturday 9/21

2 pills with water @8am

Breakfast @8:30

1/2 cup bell pepper
1/2 cup kale
1/2 cup onion
5 egg whites
cup of coffee

Gym @10am
Incline chest press @30lb
Chest Press 30lb
Lat pull 60lb
2 reps @60 2 reps @50lb
20 minutes Treadmill


Protein Shake

3.5 oz chicken
2 cups squash & zucchini


Sunday 9/22
Banana

Ham sandwich
Chips
Cookie

Protein shake
1 tbsp pb, 1 cup almond milk, 1/2 cup greek yogurt, handful of raspberries, 1 cup kale, 1 scoop protein powder, 1 small banana, ice


Monday 9/23

2 slices of turkey bacon
1 Slice Jewish Rye
Handful of raspberries
Training Sesh with Sarah

Tried a new protein shake. It was disgusting. Only got about 3 sips in.
Chicken apple salad with walnuts no dressing
Water
2 pills with water
Dinner
Chicken Curry with peas/carrots/basil
White rice
Glass of Red Wine

Sniffles

Just kidding it wasn't that bad.

I woke up Tuesday morning with a scratchy throat, congested nose, and feeling fatigued. 

I had an last minute audition in K-town that morning. Afterwards, I decided to go to BATTLE with this cold. 

There is a fresh pressed juice store called Real Raw Live in Hollywood. I ordered a concoction of leafy greens, celery, coriander, apple, & lime. When I told them i had a cold they gave me a free shot of ginger juice. It BURNED all the way down. 

My reaction was a combo of this

and

 THIS

However, it took care of my itchy throat.

The soup I made was SPICY! That helped clear my nasal passages. It was made of chicken broth, chicken breast, black beans, coriander, serrano peppers, onions, 1/2 avocado, and hot sauce. 

Normally, I would be eating about 6 times a day. However, this week I have been sleeping in and taking naps every day so I'm not quite as hungry as I am when I'm running around doing stuff.  I managed to get some work outs in, as well. I read that plenty of rest and also exercise boost the immune system. 

Tuesday 

Meal 1

2 pills with water

2 hard boiled eggs

 green juice, shot of ginger juice

Meal 2 

2 pills with water

1 cup of chicken chili soup

Work out Abs/Chest/back

I was still feeling a little sick. So I went half speed. However, I am glad I did it because I felt much better afterwards. 

Protein shake

Meal 3

2 pills with water

1 cup of chicken chili soup 

Wednesday 

Meal 1 

2 pills with water

2 slices of turkey bacon, 1 hard boiled egg, cup of coffee

Meal 2

3 slices of turkey, rye bread, hummus

Meal 3 

2 pills with water

4.5 oz grilled halibut

green beans with mushrooms & sprinkled with almonds

Thursday

Meal 1 

2 pills with water 

2 eggs

1 slice turkey bacon

greek yogurt, raspberries, banana, granola

Meal 2

2 pills with water

1 cup chili chicken soup 

Legs

15 reps 4 sets each

Hamstring curl 1 set @ 60lbs 3 sets @75lbs

Calf raise @60lbs

Leg extension @ 50lbs

20 min cardio

Meal 3

3/4 kids pizza & 8oz Gatorade 

I had a bit of a headache while working out so I cut it short. I had to swing by Target after and I was feeling a bit nauseous, too. Normally, when I get bad headaches like this I eat a bagel and drink a soda to settle my stomach. I was at the check out and they had a concession stand so I got a kids pizza and ate 3/4 of it and drank some gatorade. 

When I got home, I took some headache medicine, drank a bunch of water, and took a nice shower. I felt much better.  

I think the headache was not so much a cold symptom as it is a PMS symptom. I cried watching New Girl yesterday. NEW GIRL! THE MOST HILARIOUS show on television...made me cry.

Que devrions-nous appeler cela?

2 pills with water @8:30 am

Meal 1 @9am

• 3 egg whites
• 1/3 cup orange bell pepper
• 1 tbsp jalapeño 
• 1 tbsp diced kale
• 1 slice turkey bacon
• 1 cup of coffee w/ almond milk for creamer

2 pills with water @12pm

Meal 2 @ 12:30pm Sort of tuna patties...I prefer to call it "Que devrions-nous appeler cela?"

• Ingredients: 4.5 oz canned tuna, 1 egg white, 2/3 cups of steel cut oats (oatmeal would have worked better), 1/3 cup diced jalapeño, 1 tbsp diced onions, salt/pepper/paprika/hot sauce to taste 
• 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan 
• brown patties on each side 
• Serve with kale salad & deli mustard on the side 

I started feeling an itchy throat and fatigued around 3pm 

I went and got a 16 oz. juice called Green Goodness here are the  ingredients:

• Spirulina, chlorella, green tea, broccoli, spinach, barley grass, wheat grass, blue green algae, echinacea, garlic, artichoke lemon bioflavonoids, apple, pineapple, mango, banana, & kiwi 

I napped for a couple of hours. Woke up still with an itchy throat. I've been drinking lots of water. 

2 Pills with water @ 7:30

Meal 3 @8pm

• 2 oz left over tuna 
• 1/2 cup peas 

I originally planned to do Shoulders/arms/abs tonight. I think I'm going to drink hot tea and let my body rest, instead. 

I worked with a lot of children this weekend, so I probably picked up some germs from them.  

Pity Party: Table of One

I felt all the feelings today when I did my weigh in.

I got on the scale and had lost less than only HALF a pound.

I thought there must be some sort of mistake. My scale was broken or maybe I needed to pee more or perhaps my hair-tie weighed like a pound.

I feel as though I have been busting my BUTT for the last few weeks! I have given up fast food, soda, candy, cheese, lattes, most bread, ice cream, and anything fried. AND I have been going to the gym FIVE days a week. Sweating. Grunting. Hurting. Feeling like puking.  So how is it that in the last 2 weeks I have not lost any weight?

I was angry. I was frustrated. I felt like I had given up all these comfort foods and subjected myself to continuous soreness for nothing!  I felt like it was all futile. So for a few hours (as I was sulking) I admit - I gave up.

I drank a pumpkin spiced latte and ate a muy delicious chocolate croissant. Then at a work meeting, I ate a huge slice of pizza and drank a cup of diet coke.

On my way to where I volunteer (as I sat in typical LA freeway traffic) I caught myself.

Cue internal monologue:

I said to myself Okay Rebekah... you seem to be in a bit of a slump. Your weight has relatively plateaued. However, will eating junk food and feeling sorry for yourself solve this problem? NO! Just CALM DOWN and in the morning talk to your fitness coach about it. I'm sure she can give you a scientific reason for what is going on with your body. She can review your diet and tell you what areas you are over doing on one type of food and other areas where you need to increase other types of food. On the bright side you have muscles that you have never had before in the history of FOREVER.  Don't give up. Just work harder. Make smarter choices.  Accelerate through the chaos and the doubt.  Don't tell yourself the lie that you CAN'T do this. You CAN and you WILL! 

Sunday 9/15

2 pills with water @8:30am

Meal 1 @9am

• Tall pumpkin spice latte (Starbucks)
• Chocolate Croissant

Meal 2 @ 12:30

• 1 slice of cheese pizza
• 1 glass of diet coke 

Meal 3 @2:30

• 1 cup of Thai curry veggies (mushrooms, onions, peppers, baby corn)
• Salad with tomatoes & cucumbers (no dressing) 
• Approx. 1/2 cup rice noodles with chunks of tofu, chicken, & cashews 
• 3 glasses of water cuz that was SPICY

Meal 4 @ 5:30 

• 1 broiled chicken leg
• 1/2 cup rice/pinto beans mix 

Meal 5@8:30

• Glass of water
• 1/2 cup of fruit 

I was strong enough to make it this far. I am strong enough to keep going.

6 Meals A Day Is Tricky

Im still working on adjusting to this new concept of eating every 3 hours. I have yet to master this. Reflecting on the past few days...I feel like I might not have eaten enough veggies. Hopefully, this week, I will get the hang of it and meet my goal weight.

 Time to really focus!! 

Here is what Saturday looked like for me

2 pills with water @8:15

Meal 1 @ 8:45

• 1 cup of coffee
• 2 egg whites, small slice of ham on top, 2 pieces of toast
• about 3 glasses of water during work

2 pills with water @12:15 pm

Meal 2 @12:45

• 3.5 oz chicken
• 1/2 cup uncooked brocoli 

Gym @1:15

20 reps 4 sets 

Sumo squats 22.5 lbs

Leg press 30lb, 50lbs, 70lbs x2

Hip Abductor outer 

Hip abductor inner 60lbs

Walking lunges (2) 7.5lb dumbells in ea hand

15 cardio 

Post work out @2:15

Bottle of water

8oz protein shake 

2 pills with water @5:30

Dinner @6pm

• 3 egg omelet w/brocoli, mushrooms, tomatoes
• 1/2 slice whole wheat toast 
• Water

9pm

• 2 glasses of water
• 8oz protein shake 

This Work Out Was Brought to You By...

Iggy Azalea
Katy Perry
Gwen Stefani
My cartoon cat tank top and hot pink shoes

I was super tired after work today. I just wanted to nap and lounge around. But I was determined to get to the gym. 

Step One

Just put on gym clothes

Step Two

Drive to the Gym

Step Three

If all else fails, just sit on the bike and peddle while listening to some major girl power tunes. 

I always have mixed feelings about going to the gym. On one hand I'm excited that I'm doing something good for my body.  In addition, I know that I'm gonna start seeing changes in how I look and feel. 

On the other hand, it seems a little bit masochistic because I'm like ok....here I go - I'm about to go suffer and sweat for an hour. 

ON ANOTHER NOTE

When I'm at the gym it's seriously JUST ME in a room FULL of sweaty, hairy, roided out, Armenian DUDES. Very unpleasant. I guess that's what I get for joining a gym in Glendale. 

On the westside, it would be just me and a bunch of 45 year old housewives in their lululemon-perfectly-manicured-and-toned bods with their Hermes gym bags. I might get some good recommendations on some cool charity luncheons or the scoop on where Courtney Cox gets her Botox done. 

2 pills with water @8:30

Meal 1 @ 9am

• 1 Banana
• Protein shake

2 pills with water @1:30

Meal 2 @ 2pm

• 3.5 oz grilled chicken
• 1/2 cup grilled mixed veggies (green beans, carrots, red peppers 
• 1/2 cup rice pilaf 
• 1/2 thing of pita 
• glass of water

Meal  3 @ 4:30

• Bottle of water
• cliff bar

NAP 5-7pm 

1/2 cup of pineapples @ 7:15

GYM @ 8pm

40 minutes cardio on a bike 

Snack

2 glasses of water 

5 almonds 

Early to bed... 

Real Talk... (pt. 2)

...Sports Bras

Love 'em and Hate 'em

The most uncomfortable thing to put on and take off. However, without one - cardio = DEATH.

My future BFF, Katy, understands my plight COMPLETELY

I own 3. For someone who works out 5 times a week, I don't think that is enough.

While we are on the subject of not enough...

SOCKS! 

I never seem to have enough white socks. I went about a year or so with like 3 pairs because I just hate them that much. The only thing I hate more than washing (and matching) socks is washing silverware... don't get me started on that.


In other news, I looked more carefully at the updated meal plan. I realized that for the past 3 days I have not been eating frequently enough.

GET IT TOGETHER, GIRL! 

Also, it's hard to eat that many times a day. I have to remember what to eat at each meal... well I have a chart, but I have to look it up. Then I have to make sure I'm eating the proper measurements of proteins and complex carbs etc . It's not rocket science... just takes attention to detail -which is a challenge for "big picture" people like myself.

I will say that I think I that there is no way I will be hungry in 3 hours, but sure enough exactly 3 hours after a meal, hunger strikes. Not just hungry, but borderline RAVENOUS!  This is a dangerous thing, because it makes me want to eat pancakes or taco bell or a Snickers ice cream bar.

Today was my prep day. I not only went to the grocery store, but I also cooked and cut everything up and measured them out into proper portions and put them in baggies. This way I have no excuses.

Even though I spent over $50 at the grocery store, I'm sure I will run out of food in like 2 or 3 days.

I think this weekend I will scour the interwebs for yummy & healthy recipes to make my meals more exciting.

Here is my food journal for Tuesday-Thursday


Tuesday 9/10 
Last minute called in for a job interview on the westside

2 pills with water @12:30pm

1pm Roast beef sandwich

2 pills with water @5pm

Dinner @5:30

• 4.5 oz. grilled salmon
• 1/4 tbsp crushed walnuts
• 1/2 cup green beans
• 1/2 cup cooked spinach

Wednesday 9/11

2 pills with water @12pm

Breakfast @12:30pm

• 1/2 cup greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup grape nuts
• 2 glasses water
• 1 cup of coffee

Work Out 

Back/Chest

15 reps 4 sets each (20 min cardio post)

Incline Chest Press: 2 sets 30lbs 2 sets 15 lbs

Peck Fly: 2 sets 45 lbs 2 sets 30lbs

Flast Chest Press: 2 sets 30 lbs 2 sets 15lbs

Lat pull down: 50lbs

Cable Row: 50lbs

Thursday 9/12

2 pills with water @11am

realize I have no food in the fridge @11:15 am

GROCERY STORE!

Luna bar @11:45

Lunch@12:15

• Smoke house BBq chicken salad
• (BBQ chicken, romaine lettuce, corn, black beans, BBQ ranch dressinging lightly drizzled approx 7.5 oz total) 

Snack @ 4pm

• 1/2 avocado 

2 pills with water @5:45

Dinner @6:15

• 4 oz. baked chicken
• 1/4 cooked spinach
• 1/2 cup mixed fruit (strawberries, melon, & pineapple) 
• Glass of water 

10pm 

glass of water 4 almonds 

NOTE: I have not been recording every time I drink water because it's pretty much all the time randomly throughout my day. 

Aaaand I'm back!

There was a heat wave this week. It was about 100 degrees every single day. I was useless all week. No AC in my apartment.

I couldn't eat.
I couldn't sleep.
I couldn't think.
I could barely move.

I probably drank half of the Los Angeles water reserves.

I did a pretty bad job of maintaining my food journal. I would be like "I will remember this... I don't need to write it down." Which might not be a problem if I would have blogged every night as planned.

oops....sorry 

(Note to self: It takes all of 5 seconds to jot something down on my iPhone) 

Most days I only ate twice a day. I could not even bare the thought of cooking.

Also during the heat wave I only made it to the gym twice. Both times I thought I was going to pass out or vomit because the gym was TOO HOT!


Missing Breakfasts were probably either egg whites or parfait
Missing Lunch was probably a protein shake or some sort of chicken or salad
I definitely took my supplements 30 minutes before all meals. I'm pretty good at remembering that.
So as you will see there are blank spots...



Wednesday 9/4

Breakfast?
Lunch?

Work out
35 minutes of cardio a la treadmill

2 pills with water @ 5:30
Dinner @ 6pm

• Quinoa Burger- quinoa, heirloom tomato, avocado, almond romesco, arugula, no bun
• Cup of mixed fruit
• Water

Thursday 9/5
Breakfast?
Lunch?

Leg Day
15 reps. 4 sets.

• Ham string 1 set 60 lbs, 3 sets 75 lbs
• Calf raises 60 lbs
• Leg ext. 1 set 60lbs, 3 sets @75lbs
• Squats 12lbs. 

Dinner?

• 3 oz. grilled chicken 
• Kale salad with mixed coleslaw (not my best cooking venture) 

Friday 9/6
Breakfast?
Lunch?

2 pills with water @7pm

Dinner @7:30 pm
Met my mentor @ Le Pain Quotidien

• TONS OF WATER
• I can't remember what this dish was called but it had Grilled Chicken, tomatoes, mixed greens, cucumbers, and I think a little bit of mozzarella? It was served as an open face sandwich but I skipped the bread part. 

Saturday 9/7

Breakfast?
Lunch?

2 pills with water @5:30

Dinner @ 6pm
Had dinner with my vegetarian friends @ The Vegan Joint

• Black bean burger, alfalfa sprouts, romaine lettuce, tomato, vegenaise sauce, whole wheat bun
• 3 glasses of water

Sunday 9/8
2 pills with water @8:30

Breakfast @9am

• 1 hardboiled egg white
• 3 sliced apples
• handful of grapes
• 1oz. all natural PB 
• Water

2 pills with water @2pm

Lunch @2:30 pm

• 3oz. Grilled chicken
• Mixed greens & nappa cabbage slaw
• 1 cup mix fruit (berries & melon) 
• Iced tea 

2 pills with water @5pm

Dinner @ 5:30

• half a slice of veggie pizza
• 1 cup of mixed greens 
• water

Monday 9/9
Back on Track!

2 pills with water @Noon

Brunch @12:30

• 1 protein pancake
• 1 cup of coffee 

My roommate was going through a breakup...so I thought maybe this would cheer her up. It did in a way. She thought they were so disgusting, that it was funny and therefore took her mind off her woes. 

They were kinda gnarly. Tasted like egg & oatmeal chew toys. But I used all my eggs to make it so I WILL be having them for breakfast for the next few days. 

DEAL WITH IT

Gym @4pm

LEG DAY!

(15 reps, 4 sets)

• Dumbell Squat 15lbs
• Hamstring Curl 70lbs
• Walking Lunges 12lbs
• Leg Extension 2 sets @50lbs 2 sets @30lbs
• Calf raise 60lbs
• 20 min cardio on the treadmill
• Bottle of water

Post-work out snack @5pm 

(Tried muscle milk lite for the first time by itself. Immediately spit it out in the sink. Decided to spruce it up). 

• Protein shake
• 1 scoop Muscle Milk Lite
• 1/4 cup Yogurt
• 1 tbsp All Natural Peanut Butter
• 1 cup Kale
• 1/2 frozen banana
• bunch of ice cubes
• bLeNd

2 pills with water @8:30 pm

Dinner @9pm 

• 3oz grilled chicken
• 1 tbsp. Cilantro & Jalapeño Hummus
• 1.5 cups green beans
• glass of water

A Photographic Love Letter to the Food I Miss

Pizza 

Icecream 

Mexican Food 

(especially bean burritos, chips, & margaritas)

Sugary Fatty Lattes

(btw pumpkin spice is back and now chocolate hazelnut is a THING!) 

SODA

French Bread, Biscuits, Pastries

Cheese 

Fried Chicken

And most importantly .....

HOT DOGS

Even though I am craving these delicious delicious foods... I DO NOT miss my muffin top. 

How to Camp LA Style

Spent Labor Day weekend in the mountains with a 600+ artists, film makers, musicians, dancers, actors, comedians, poets, designers, and most importantly LA HIPSTERS.

Yes. That is, in fact, a DJ on top of that structure. 

Does YOUR camp have a DJ & sax player to transition you to your next session? 

Art was EVERYWHERE! 

I was nervous that when I got there, my only food options would be typical camp cafeteria food. Hot dogs, pizza, sloppy joes, canned peaches, etc etc etc. However, the food was AMAZING!

Here is what I ate - Sorry there are no measurements, but I didn't have a food scale with me or measuring cups so I had to eye ball my portions.

Saturday 8/31

Wake up at DAWN

7:30 am: First stop Riverside. Cup of coffee.
Hard Boiled egg & water

Arrive at Camp around 9:00 am

2 pills with water @ 11:30

LUNCH @ 12pm

• Salad: spinach, chick peas, sunflower seeds, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers & drizzle of ranch dressing
• Chicken & peppers ( supposed to be a taco but I skipped the tortilla)
• Beans
• Rice

LOTS OF WATER because we are in the MOUNTAINS and it is SUPER DRY! I probably peed like 17 times a day. 

2 Pills with water @4:45

Dinner @ 5:15

• Salad: Mixed greens, pepperchini, cucumber
• Chicken with grilled peppers
• Quinoa 
• Brocoli 
• Water

Lesson Learned: 

Too much broccoli is not a good idea especially when there is only 1 toilet in a cabin of 14 women. 

8:30 pm - Bite of my friends chocolate....let's take a moment to talk about this.

Dear Diary,

It was dark chocolate with sea salt, chipotle flavoring, and pop rocks. So it exploded in your mouth! It was MAGICAL! I am not a foodie. I don't get stoked about food. But this was a straight up RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE! So good. Good thing she only had the mini sized bar and I only had a bite...

Sunday 9/1

2 pills with water @8:30am

Breakfast @9am

• Cup of coffee with vanilla soy creamer
• Hard boiled egg white
• Hand full of grapes and 3 slices of apples
• 1 tbsp of all natural peanut butter

11:30 - Learned about Haiti. Ate about 1 cup of a Haitian dish made of red beans, peppers, and rice. 

2 pills with water @1pm

Lunch @1:30

• Salad: basically the same type of salad as before but I added turkey slices

2 pills with water @ 4:45

Dinner @5:15 

• Steak
• Roasted veggies (brussel sprouts, tomatoes, squash, zucchini) 
• Salad

Sorry this pic is so gross....I was so ravenous I ate most of my pretty veggies before I remembered to take a picture. 

I caved and had a brownie for dessert. 3 hours of self loathing proceeded. I was convinced that it would instantaneously make me gain 5 pounds. 

Monday 9/2

2 pills with water @8am

Breakfast @8:30am

• Eggs
• 2 Mini-Sausages
• Cantaloupe, yogurt, & granola parfait
• 1 Biscuit
• Water

2 pills with water @11:45

Lunch @12:15

• Salad with turkey slices (resisted the yummy cheeseburgers) 
• Water

4pm ish?

My phone died. I was on the tear-down crew. They gave me a Peanut Butter Cliff Bar to sustain me. I now know how to fold cots and army tents. They are HEAVY! 

Also I got to take down THIS