Day 1 - Quinoa Salad with lime ginger jalapeno dressing

Day 1 went well except I forgot to bring my avocado for my salad to work so my lunch wasn't very satisfying. I find I'm peeing alot, but I always do when I don't eat very many carbs. I haven't started my candigone today, I'm waiting to take them right before bed. This afternoon at work I felt hungry, but I think it was more out of boredom cause when I sat down for supper I had trouble finishing my bowl of salad and now I feel stuffed. The salad was alot of work, but it will be good for two or three more meals. I wanted to try to exercise tonight or at least lift some weights, but I am way too tired. My thing on my foot is really hurting and it makes everything a struggle. Tomorrow, pilates starts up again. This morning I weighed 173 lbs.

Today, I also learned that I can have injera (Ethiopian crèpes) and pretty much everything Ethiopian. I can't wait to try it.

I have to make another salad dressing/marinade to have on hand and boil some eggs to keep handy. I've made a list of meal ideas that I can have and will post them here soon.

Here's what I ate today:

Breakfast: Buckwheat porridge with flax seeds, almonds, stevia and brown rice milk

Snack: Celery and almonds

Lunch: Green salad with salmon, pumpkin seeds and lime ginger jalapeno dressing, snap peas, plain yogurt with stevia

Supper: Quinoa salad, plain yogurt with stevia

Quinoa Salad

Cooked quinoa

Adzuki beans, cooked from dry (soak overnight, cook 35 minutes)

Chicken breast

Cucumber

Green onion

Red pepper

Cilantro (at least 1/2 a cup)

Tomatoes

Avocado

Lime, ginger, jalapeno dressing

If I weren't following the candida diet, I would totally put mangoes in this salad.

Lime Ginger Jalapeno Dressing

1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice

2 Tbsp. grated ginger

1 Tbsp. minced jalapeno

2 Tbsp. finely chopped cilantro

1/4 cup olive oil

salt and pepper

This dressing could also be used to marinate chicken or fish.