Breakfast: 1 x Large Orange
Snack: 2 x Rice Cakes, Guacamole & Salsa
Lunch: Garlic Stuffed Chicken Breast with Savoy Cabbage, Baby Carrots and Golden Squash
Snack: 1 x Pink Lady Apple
Dinner: 3 x Rosemary Marinated Lamb Cutlets & Mixed Lettuce Leaves, Continental Cucumber & Avocado
Breakfast has seen a dramatic change this week for me. My skin has continued to react and the only thing left in my diet that I have a sensativity to are the egg whites so out they go for stage two of my detox program. This will hopefully help me determine whether or not they’re the key factor to my skin reactions, or so I hope. Only time will tell I guess.
As for my snack I’m eating something a little more filling earlier on in the day when I’m more active in comparison to the afternoon when I’m generally slowing down. By having an apple I’m getting some fructose which will assist me through the afternoon slump that we all endure and I’m really enjoying my fruit at the moment. There’s nothing nicer than an organic piece of seasonal fruit to eat, positively delicious.
For lunch my inspiration came from hubby’s meal last week when he had stuffed chicken breasts. My chicken breasts will be stuffed with virgin olive oil, crushed garlic and continental parsley. By chilling the olive oil in the fridge it will become a semi solid which will enable us to stuff the chicken with it. Garlic not only tastes great but is also good for the immune system. Savoy cabbage is a new vegetable for me and I’ll be blanching this along with the baby carrots and golden squash to eat with it. The only seasoning is sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Pink Lady Apple’s aren’t my usual choice of apples to eat so again I’m branching out and trying different varieties. They say that variety is the spice of life so I’m running with that.
Lamb cutlets are on the menu again for this week. First of all they’re my favourite red meat and secondly there is no similarity when it comes to taste between cooked and eaten straight away compared to frozen and reheated. Although last week they were good this week they’re great so lesson learnt for the future.
I’m learning so much more about seasonal food and what works and what doesn’t when it comes to the flavour and taste of organic food. I’ll never ever go back to the way I was eating prior to doing this detox. I always say that everything in life happens for a reason and I truly believe that at this point in my life I was meant to be right here right now. This is so much more than a detox to me and has changed the way I look at food. I’ve changed and for the better, AT LAST!! I’ve stuck to my detox guidelines and haven’t deviated and nor have I wanted to. I’m not experiencing my usual cravings when dieting even during my menstruating. I’m allowed organic honey as a natural sweetener so that has helped. I’ve just come to the realisation that my body prefers this style of nutrition and that the remaining four weeks won’t be a challenge like I first thought. This is what it is and me and my body is loving every single bit of it.
My goal this year of achieving and maintaining a healthy mindy, body and spirit is well and truly happening and I can see the light at the end of my journey.
