Day 2

Daily Reflection:
My ultimate goal is to avoid processed foods.  That, in itself, is so general a statement... but it's the basic gist.    Some things are more processed than others.  Olive oil is technically processed... but I'm still going to use it. I'm more referring to boxed dinners, cookies, breakfast cereals... things with long lists of ingredients I don't recognize.  Chemical laden packaged goods.

Our server last night brought me the wrong meal.  I had ordered the non-fried chicken on my salad and she showed up with the fried.  I ate it.  Had it not been her first day on the job, and had it not taken an hour to get the salad in the first place, I probably would have sent it back for the right meal.  As it was, it took me another 30 minutes to get the salad dressing... so I'm glad I didn't send back the dish.  The good news is, I suppose, is that I ate most of my salad without dressing.  Somewhat made up for the chicken mix-up.

Pitfalls: 
I ate a couple of Ritz crackers right before bed last night.  My stomach was not happy, and I did it out of habit... didn't even think about what I was doing until after I did it.  I need to work on being more mindful of what I'm doing.  I can't get rid of all the snacky stuff in my house, as I share my home with a husband and teenager.  So, it is up to me to be more conscious about what I'm doing (and putting in my mouth).

I realize that I'm blathering on about first world problems.  I'm lucky to have had a salad at all, and clean water to drink with it.  Being cognizant of what I am putting in my mouth means more than just not eating Ritz crackers.  It means I am aware that there are many who have nothing.  Many who either don't have choices as to what they will eat, or don't have anything to eat at all.  I try to be grateful for what I have, and mindful of my responsibility as a human being to help others.

Conquests:
I went to the grocery store yesterday for a brief trip (picking up Hub's meds, so picked up a few other things at the same time) and bought eggs, fruit, and vegetables.  Got the juicing stuff cut up, bagged, and ready for juicing.  

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What I Ate Today:

Breakfast:  Earl Grey, 9 grain hot cereal, poached egg.

Lunch: Lentil soup, piece of homemade bread.

Dinner: Spinach/kale salad, Hawaiian pizza.

Dessert: Handful of chocolate stars.

Snacks:  Mango, coffee drink.

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Recipe: n/a

Activity: 

Moving Forward:

I need to be more focused in the kitchen -- especially if I am intent on breaking old habits.

It is good to be mindful about my place in the world.  I am blessed to be where I am at the moment.  It behooves me to help, somehow, as I am able.