Days 14 - 18

I'm not going to go into great detail here about what I ate cause it's been so long. I have been feeling ok, the cravings are really bad still, which is weird, last time it didn't bother me at all. Maybe I just missed a few days of chromium. I still feel like I might get a yeast infection. My knee is really bothering me. I haven't been completely regular. I'm thinking next week I'm going to start introducing some food because I want to test out some foods for tolerances and build up to eating normally and I don't have much time to do it. Xmas parties start for me on the 13th. I would like to try pork first, then gluten, then maybe milk or cheese, and I definitely want to be able to drink soon, I'll start with gin and soda.

Some interesting food I've had this week:
My evening snacks while watching tv have been sunflower seeds.

Something I really enjoyed these weeks were quinoa bites, I took the leftover quinoa with veggies, cumin, coriander, etc. mixed it with an egg and some chickpea flour, rolled them into balls and stuck some goat cheese in the middle, it was nice to have something with a little crunch.

I ate soaked overnight oats one morning with cinnamon, xylitol and spinach and that was pretty good.

I did have a little bit of fruit over the week: an apple, a pear and a handful of raspberries.

Monday night we had salmon with hollandaise sauce, it was awesome and the kids ate tons.

I've been just taking my candigone tablets once a day instead of twice cause they're almost gone, I finished the drops earlier in the week.

Days 11, 12 and 13

Well, I haven't yet had the renewed energy I had last time I did this. Maybe it was a little further in. I don't have a yeast infection yet, but I feel like one might be coming on. Me joints are sore, maybe I'm a little dehydrated.
I did my workout Thursday night and Friday night. It went really well, both times it took me a little under 30 minutes, the second time was faster. Friday it was harder, I didn't have as much energy. I've been pretty much on my own this weekend, Manu has been working so I'm a little more tired. I think I'm over the cranky stage though, but that might have just been the time change. Lucas has been a real bear and on Wednesday, he suggested we get up earlier so he could go play in the gym before school. That seemed to put him right back on track, I don't know if it was the extra exercise or going back to our time before we changed the clocks. All I know is I'm less cranky, whether it's because Lucas has calmed down or the time thing, who knows.
I made brownies on Saturday night and I made a special batch for myself. They're sweetened with xylitol and I definitely noticed I was gassy after and felt a tiny bit sick, but it was worth it :). I froze the rest in individual portions for a treat every once in awhile. Manu and Lucas tasted them and said they tasted just like their brownie, I could definitely tell the difference, but it was still pretty awesome.

Brownies
1/4 cup butter, melted
half of 1/3 cup of cocao
1/3 cup xylitol
1 egg
vanilla
1/4 cup buckwheat flour
pinch of baking powder
pinch of salt

Combine butter and cocao, stir in egg, add vanilla. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Cook in a loaf pan at  350 for 15-20 minutes.

Here's what I've been eating, as far as I can remember.
Friday
Breakfast: puffed rice and almond milk
Snack: almonds and celery
Lunch: Quinoa salad with chicken and avocado, plain yogurt
Supper: Leftover quinoa salad, tuna, something else ?
Exercise: workout

Saturday
Breakfast: Soaked oats, with almond milk, xylitol, hemp seeds, spinach and cinnamon
Lunch: Vegetable soup made with the leftover roast beef, buckwheat biscuit, small amount of quinoa salad
Supper: Chicken with brown Jamaican gravy (sooooo good), brown rice, broccoli, brownie

Sunday
Breakfast: rice flake porridge with xylitol and cinnamon
Lunch: leftover jamaican chicken, brown rice, broccoli
Supper: 2 eggs, buckwheat biscuit, salad with greek yogurt lemon tarragon dressing, buckwheat biscuit, small amount of cottage cheese and a brownie

Days 8, 9 and 10

I've been pretty on edge these last couple days, stressed and tired, I really want some sugar. BMs still going well, I'm being really careful to get enough fiber.
I'll try to remember what I ate.

Tuesday:
Breakfast: hard boiled egg, some cottage cheese
Snack: celery, carrots and almonds
Lunch: leftover slow chicken, roasted broccoli and red pepper
Supper: Chickpeas with swiss chard, peppers, etc.
Exercise: Badminton

Wednesday
Breakfast: Coconut brown rice with almond milk and xylitol
Snack: almonds and veggies
Lunch: carrot, avocato, tomato salad with lime, chickpeas with plain yogurt
Supper: Brown rice pasta with spinach and goat cheese
Exercise: Pilates

Thursday:
Breakfast: Brown rice with almond milk and xylitol
Snack: Almonds
Lunch: Brown rice pasta with spin and goat cheese, small apple, plain yogurt with stevia
Supper: Quinoa with sautéed veggies, steak
Exercise: I hope to do my new 20-minute workout, we'll see how it goes

Chickpeas (these were awesome)
Sauté onions, peppers, garlic, swiss chard and ginger, add some tomato paste, water and can of rinsed chickpeas. Add cumin, ground coriander, chili pepper, tumeric and simmer. Top with cilantro.

Day 7

Today went really well, I felt calm, sometimes I wish I were a stay-at-home mom, it so nice having a little of the pressure taken off and a little extra time with them, it makes you much more patient with them.

Today, I had to take the car to the garage so I ran back from the garage after dropping it off then did a workout at home then ran back to pick up the car. It felt good to exercise again. I made up a full-body 20-minute workout to try, I hope I can fit it in a few times a week.

Tonight supper was awesome. I forgot to take a picture, but this chicken is so good and so easy and follows all the rules. Here's the recipe:

Slow lemon chicken
Put chicken drumsticks, garlic, lemon juice, 1 lemon cut up, fresh herbs, salt and pepper in a pan. Cover with tin foil and bake at 300 for 2 hours. Remove tin foil and bake at 400 for 45 minutes.

I also had roasted broccoli and red pepper with lemon, it was so good.

Here's what I ate today:
Breakfast: a small bit of millet porridge, 1 hard-boiled egg
Lunch: vegetable soup with leftover roast beef in it (yummy) and 1 buckwheat biscuit
Supper: Slow lemon chicken, brown rice, broccoli and red pepper, celery sticks, 3 strawberries

Days 4, 5 and 6

Well, I've been getting a lot of headaches and I definitely have no patience with the kids. Am drinking and peeing a lot. Went to Skyspa on Saturday night, that was nice. Barely any gas. I'll try to remember what I ate this weekend.
Friday:
Breakfast: Millet cereal, stevia, cinnamon, chia seeds
Snack: almonds
Lunch: Salad with salmon, avocado and lemon, plain yogurt with stevia
Snack: celery
Supper: Roasted chicken leg, spaghetti squash with sauteed veggies

Saturday:
Breakfast: Millet cereal, stevia, cinnamon, chia seeds
Lunch: Roasted chicken leg, spaghetti squash, vegetable soup
Supper-snacks: 2 rice cakes with almond butter, greek yogurt with xylitol, vegetable soup, 2 rice cakes, almonds

Sunday:
Breakfast: Millet cereal, stevia, cinnamon, chia seeds
Lunch: squash and apple soup, chicken leg, spaghetti squash
Supper: Roast beef, gravy, roasted manioc, brocolli

Day 3

Today was a little bit easier as far as cravings go. I felt bloated in the afternoon, which is surprising given that my lunch was just salad. I had 2 bms, thank God! thanks I think to the gross coconut bread and I took psyllium husks before bed last night. I've been peeing a lot and drinking a lot. The people at work liked the coconut bread, maybe if I make it with butter and safflower oil instead of olive oil, I'll like it better. I was extremely tired in the afternoon and when we got home. Probably because I had no carbs. I was happy to have a break from cooking tonight.
Today I ate:
Breakfast: 1 hard-boiled egg, 2 little pieces of coconut bread with almond butter, soothing tea
Snack: Roobios tea with almond milk and stevia
Lunch: Salad with salmon and avocado, seasoned with lemon and pepper, small piece of coconut bread
Snack: almonds and roobios tea with almond milk and stevia
Supper: Meatloaf, green beans and beets*
Snack: Pumpkin seeds
I was planning on eating the rest of the Indian rice with supper, but I didn't feel that hungry, mostly I would just really like to eat some of the kids Halloween candy.

In the meatloaf I put: ground beef, tomato paste, ground rice puffs, horse radish, celery, onion, braggs, garlic powder, salt, pepper, an egg. It was ok, I brushed ketchup and brown sugar on the kids portion.

Tomorrow morning, Lucas and I are going to try millet grits.

Day 2

Today, cravings were bad, I was impatient with the kids, or they really weren't listening, not sure which. When I got home, I made coconut bread, this time I used a recipe that called for 6 eggs and half a cup of olive oil!! You could really taste the olive oil and although it appears moist, it's still really dry, I think I'm going to have to find something other than the coconut flour cause it's really gross. Lucas loved it. I think I'll take it to Colin to taste tomorrow and maybe it would be ok toasted. We'll see.

I also made apple, carrot, coconut, raisin, zucchini muffins for Lucas's lunches, he really liked them and the recipe made 24 so I should be good for awhile. I also am in the middle of making meatloaf for tomorrow, I made a salad for lunch tomorrow. It's only day 2 and all this cooking and preparing is exhausting and I'm constantly worried about what I'm going to eat over the next few days.

Today I ate:
Breakfast: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 buckwheat biscuit with butter
Snack: almonds, carrot sticks
Lunch: Indian fried rice, yogurt curry chicken, plain yogurt with stevia
Supper: vegetable soup, sautéed squid, coconut bread
Snack: pumpkin seeds