I’m not sure if it’s because I’ve been working so hard, or if it’s the fact that I haven’t really “cooked” in the past week.  I’ve been loading up on raw-veggies and nuts for the past week.  When you’re on your period you really don’t want to hang out in front of an oven - you know?

Tonight I was feeling pretty well - however - and I stepped up and made dinner for Sean and I.  Now he’s not on the diet so I tend to prepare meals two different ways.  The way I’ll eat and the way he’ll eat.  One thing that we both agree on - however - ROASTED SWEET POTATOES.  It’s like eating candy and when you’re menstruating it’s really the good kind of ’sugar’ to get.  I didn’t leave them in the oven long enough to caramelize but they did soften up enough to eat and that was really all that mattered to me.

I had some roasted chicken stuffed with a home-made pesto and I made a stuffed chicken for Sean as well but it was stuffed with broccoli and cheese, also rolled in some breadcrumbs to give an extra crunch.  Either way we both enjoyed dinner and I got my sugar-fix for the evening.

I have a lot of preparation to do for the weekend.  I don’t see myself having a lot of time to slice and dice my treats for the week so I’m really only popping online quick to post here (sorry for the slacking).  The diet is going very well.  I’ve switched to the detox diet which is basically a vegetarian diet with the addition of white-meat poultry.  I can’t do the Fish addition, it would kill me considering my allergy.  I have enjoyed the random instances of chicken to bulk up on protein but I’m getting almost all of my nutrients from the fruits, veggies and whole grains.

I’ve only been on this particular ‘detox diet’ for the past week and I don’t see it as a fad diet, I really am enjoying the food and the excess energy.  My skin is clearing up as well, it’s not as uneven as it’s been over the last couple of years.  I have to say that the 5LB weight loss this week wasn’t bad either.  I needed something to get me over the wall that I hit a few weeks ago and this certainly has done the trick.  With that wall I unfortunately gained a few pounds so the 5 pound weight loss is really only a 3pound considering the 2 I put back on but that’s OK.  I’m not concerned about a pound or two, I’m more concerned when it gets up to double digits - heh.