So the good news is, the longer I do this, the less I am tempted to cheat. I feel revitalized and refreshed for the most part. My workouts have definitely been tougher this week as my body is tapping into my fat stores to burn energy instead of what I ate that day, which is why I’m losing weight, but also makes it harder for me to push with my cardiovascular or strength training. That’s ok! I’m still getting results. Now if only I could get more sleep I think I would be on top of the world!

I wish I could measure the amount of antioxidants I am getting every day so that I could show you the insane amount of free radical busters and cancer fighters I am consuming…. I might have to look into that!

Here are my meals for the day:

Breakfast: Green Smoothie with 5 C. packed spinach, 2 medium bananas, 2 cups mixed frozen berries, 2 T. ground flax seed, 4 C. water and stevia to taste. This made 2 quarts. I drank on and put one in the fridge for later.

Mid-Morning Snack: 1 C. Cherub Tomatoes. Those little babies are tasty!

Lunch: Still snowy and cold outside! I had planned on having a veggies only stir fry, but needed the leftover cheezy-smokey-spicy black bean soup. Mmmm!

Afternoon Snack: Second Green Smoothie

Dinner: Updated Garbanzo Bean Salad (I have another garbanzo salad recipe on this site, but it’s not green smoothie diet approved) I served the salad over 2 C. Steamed Spinach. Here is the recipe (photo taken before I had the genius idea to serve it over steamed spinach).

Updated Garbano Bean Salad Recipe

4 C. diced tomatoes (I used cherub tomatoes, man they are good!)

1 can low-sodium garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed (removes even more sodium this way!)

1 C. diced english cucumber

1 C. diced celery

1/3 C. chopped fresh basil

1 t. italian seasonings

4 T. balsalmic vinegar

1 T. tahini

salt and pepper to taste

Directions: Toss veggies, herbs and beans together in a big bowl. Put the balsalmic vinegar, tahini and minced garlic in a small lidded jar. Shake until combined. Pour over salad. Season with salt and pepper if desired, Toss and serve over steamed green spinach if desired. This recipe makes 6 servings at about 1.5 cups per serving. I cheated and had 2 whole cups

Here are my stats for the day:

Target: Eaten:

Calories under 1,400 1187

Carbohydrate under 245 g 223 g 68%

Protein under 63 g 61 g 19%

Fat under 19 g 19 g 13%

Water over 8 glasses 8-2/3 glasses

Target: Eaten:

Dietary Fiber over 25 g 65 g

Saturated Fat under 16 g 2 g

Trans Fat under 2 g 0 g

Cholesterol under 300 mg 0 mg

Sodium under 1,500 mg 1449 mg

Target: Eaten:

Sugars under 100 g 75 g

Vitamin A over 2,333 IU 8250 IU

Vitamin C over 75 mg 230 mg

Calcium over 1,000 mg 838 mg

Iron over 18 mg 24 mg