Day 1

 Day 1 (Friday, October 30)

I'm happy to report that I've made it through the day completely gluten-free!

Yesterday, while I was creating this blog, I was downing a green smoothie for inspiration. This green smoothie consisted of kale, frozen blueberries, frozen strawberries, and water. (I don't measure any of these things out, just wing it). I've had a Vitamix for around 6 years, and every few months I will maybe make one or two of these green smoothies. With the start of this road to health thing, I hope to make these smoothies on a regular basis, if not everyday. Dark, leafy greens are essential to health.

I was completely inspired today to eat healthy because of this blog. When I packed my lunch for work this morning, I packed brown rice mixed with green beans, drizzled with olive oil and a little bit of salt. I also packed a baggie of walnuts and two containers of apple sauce (unsweetened, organic) for snacks. I brought my glass 14 oz water bottle with me, and I downed 42 oz of water while at work. (The only way I can get myself to drink a lot of water is if I make it a competition and keep track of how much I am drinking, and that way I can challenge myself to drink larger amounts).

When I got home from work, I was starving, so I immediately heated up more brown rice and mixed it with half a can of Annie's chili (organic, all natural, gluten-free and vegan). I did add a little bit of cheese on top. I downed that with another 14 oz of water, but it didn't fill me up. So I made a sandwich- 2 slices of Udi's gluten-free bread, some GF Buddig turkey lunch meat (I know, not the healthiest), and a little bit of mayo and mustard. I was still hungry after this, so I ate a lot of peanuts. I also drank down a cup of Tazo Zen green tea.

As I write this, I am drinking another green smoothie, same ingredients as yesterday. Mmmm, kale.

I struck out on exercising today. After work, I planned to make myself run, but then I got into my nice, warm, cozy apartment, and I was so hungry and tired... and it was so cold out... See? Bad.

I do get quite a lot of cardio at my work running around. I'm constantly moving and lifting things. Climbing ladders.

But that's no excuse! The point is to be able to work all day and then still exercise afterwards.

But I drank 84 oz of water today!

Do you realize in just two days it's Christmas?? (In case you are unfamiliar with retail, Christmas begins the day after Halloween).