Day 18 of the 21DSD

Well, today is day 18.  I am going to be honest.  It has been a long week and I want chocolate and a big glass (not 8 ounces) of kombucha.  Am I going to do it?  NO!  I am almost done and I am sticking with it.
My sleep has been horrible too lately.  I see a lot of posts about people saying how great their sleep is when they do the detox.  I am not finding that to be for me.  I don't know if it is stress, hormones or something else.  I wake up every night and cannot go back to sleep.  Hopefully, I can get it figured out soon.
Other than that, I am feeling good.  My food has been good and I am not that hungry throughout the day.

Here are my meals

Breakfast
Sausage, tomato, red pepper

Lunch
the last of the leftover jambalaya

Dinner
leftover Puerto Rican beef with roasted butternut squash

Snack
sausage patty, walnuts and a baked apple

Day 17 of the 21DSD

Well, it is day 17.  Last night at taekwondo, someone brought cupcakes to celebrate a kid's birthday.  In the past, the icing would have called my name.  Now, it did not even tempt me.  Even if I did try a bite I think I would find that it would be sickeningly sweet.  It is so nice to be in control of my sugar cravings again.  I am really hoping to continue with no sugar (except for pie on Thanksgiving) all the way until Christmas.  We will see how it goes.

My meals today

Breakfast
leftover jambalaya (I made a big pot and I am the only one eating it)

Lunch
leftover beed cutlets with zucchini noodles

Dinner
Puerto Rican Beef over a sweet potato (after taekwondo)

Snack
Kombucha, banana, almond butter, cacao nibs

Day 16 of the 21DSD

Today is day 16 of the 21DSD.  Only 5 more days!  I am doing pretty good with my meals even without eggs.  I have been making big batches of food so I have plenty of leftovers for the next day.  I  miss making the mug cakes and muffins that I keep seeing on Facebook.  Next week I will try to reintroduce eggs and see what happens.  
I don't think I have been drinking enough water throughout the day so I am going to try and up my water intake.  I don't seem to be super peppy this week like last week.  Not sure what is going on there.

Here are my meals today

Breakfast
chicken sausage, tomato, avocado

Lunch
jambalaya, banana with almond butter and raw cacao

Dinner
crockpot beef cutlets with tomatoes and onions on top of zucchini noodles

Snack
8 ounces of kombucha, pistachios

Day 15 of the 21DSD

Only one more week of the detox.  What am I going to eat when I am finished?  Well, I bought some local oranges at the farmer's market and I really want to eat one!  Plus, I have a kumquat tree and it has fruit ready to eat!  I think I am going to just add some fruit back and that is it for a while.  I am planning to have some pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving (grain-free of course) but then get right back to no sugar.  No sugar really works best for me.

Here were my foods today

Breakfast
Chicken sausage, tomato, 1/2 avocado

Lunch
Green-tipped banana, almond butter, cacao nibs, pecans

Dinner
Primal Jambalaya

Snack
8 ounces of Kombucha

Day 14 of the 21DSD

Today is 2 weeks finished of the detox.  I can't believe how fast it has gone by.  I think having the new 21DSD book with all the recipes has really helped my planning a lot.  I am trying to make different things so I don't get bored with the same foods everyday.

Today was another crazy day!  I had a good breakfast and then went grocery shopping.  While at the store I got a call that said the dog we had been fostering for 8 weeks had been adopted!  I was happy for her but sad for me, I will miss her.  But, the rescue had just found a 6 month old chocolate lab and we decided to foster him.  So, we spent the day going to get him and playing with him.  We had so much fun, so much so that I forgot to eat lunch!  Around 6:30 I remembered I hadn't eaten since breakfast!
How great is it that I can go all day without eating and not even think about food!  No hunger pains, no grouchiness, no shaky or dizziness.  Yeah!

Here were my food today:

Breakfast
Chicken legs, red bell pepper, almond butter

Dinner
Chicken legs, leftover hamburger from yesterday (about 1/4), cucumber

Snack
8 ounces of kombucha, sunflower cups

Day 13 of the 21DSD

Its Day 13!  Almost 2 weeks finished!  It really has gone by so fast.

The key to the 21 days is planning ahead!  It really helps to have food readily available at all times.  So what did I do this morning?  I left the house without eating breakfast.  We are fostering a dog and I had to take her to the rescue place this morning (hopefully to get adopted).  I was running late and the place is 25 miles from my house so I thought it would be ok.  After I dropped the dog off, my plan was to go to the farmers market.  But I was Hungry!  Luckily, I found a Trader Joe's close by.  Usually when I go to Trader Joe's, I buy plantain chip and dried mango.  But not today!  But I did find a good snack of prosciutto (ham and salt)  and some raw veggies (carrots, tomatoes, jicima and snap peas).  It was perfect!  I ate in the car and then went about my day.

So just remember, before you grab something not approved, look around first.  You may find somethings that will work.

Breakfast
Prosciutto, raw veggies

Lunch
Chicken legs, baked apple

Dinner
Double meat patty, avocado, bacon and onions

Snack
Kombucha, almond butter

Day 12 of the 21DSD

Day 12!  So far so good.  Today is Friday and it is my hardest day.  My husband and I go to our favorite mexican food place every Friday.  We have been going there for 8 years with always the same waiter.  I usually have Friday's as the day where I eat whatever I want for dinner.  I love beef fajita nachos and chips and guacamole!  But,  I get the fajita salad and it is good to, I just have to stay away from the chips!  I don't drink so that is not a problem.

Food is right on plan!

Breakfast
Leftover stuffing from the acorn squash with bone broth, coffee with ghee and coconut oil

Lunch
chicken legs, tomatoes

Dinner
beef fajita salad with guacamole and salsa

Snack
8 ounces of kombucha, baked apple