So after my last post I did go biking, and the next day I had lost a couple more pounds. Awesome, right? You betcha! Then on Saturday I went berry picking with Heather in the Dells for most of the day. I brought plenty of fruits, and bought a couple of Naked Juices to stay on track....however, when I bought her lunch at Culver's, I couldn't resist the temptation of the aroma of the buffalo tenders she'd ordered. Bad me...I know! I only took about 4 bites total.....so not the end of the world....especially since I plan to go back to eating meat eventually..... But, then on Sunday, I woke up having gained 1 pound! I blamed it on the little bit of chicken....tho that seems pretty ridiculous....after all....how do 4 bites of chicken equate to 1 pound? A friend suggested, perhaps it was simply water retention, as the chicken most likely was high in sodium, as most fast food is. I agreed that this could in fact be the case. So, Sunday came along......I went for my usual 10 mile bike ride. Very good! Here's what I ate or drank:
8am - banana
8:30 - juice
11:30 Naked Juice on the way to biking
12:30 apple after biking
2:30 raisins (just bought at the store, I don't think this was a good idea)
4:40 Hot & Spice roasted tomato & red pepper soup (recipe below!!)
6:30 apple sauce
8:30 cherries
10:30 cherries (my stomach was growling!)
Not horrible, right?
One thing you may notice, is an awful lot of fruit......and late at night as well. This, I believe, is one prominent reason I woke up this morning having gained another 1.5 lbs! Though, I certainly didn't eat 1.5lbs of fruit! I don't have all of the answers....but, these next few days, I will test my theories. My other theory, regarding my weight gain after Saturday's excursion: no exercise=weight gain.
So going forward, I will do the following:
Limit fruit eaten during the day (perhaps 3 total servings)
No dried fruit
No fruit after 6pm
No fruit heavy juices in the evening (veggie heavy only)
Exercise every day (always push a little farther/faster)
So far today I have had:
7am Juice
9am Banana 1/2 way thru biking
10:30 juice after biking
11:30 1/2 green juice while making new batch
12:45 grapes while starting this post
The rest of the day:
3:00 juice
6:00 Tomato soup
Possibly small peach this afternoon
I rode an extra 4 miles on my bike trip, and pushed to the top of a hill I normally turn around on!
I will update with the results of my theory testing:
As promised, here is my recipe for :
Hot & Spicy Roasted Tomato & Red Pepper Soup + Jalapeno
4 organic tomatoes
1 organic red bell pepper
1 organic jalapeno
1 jar of sun-dried tomatoes-rinsed
1 carton of organic, low sodium vegetable broth
Roast the tomatoes & peppers in the broiler, rotating every 3 mins til browned on all sides
Place rinsed, sun-dried tomatoes in the blender and pulse & chop
Add in roasted tomatoes & peppers, and grate & chop, occasionally stirring with a spoon to get all pieces down to the blades. Combine until it reaches a somewhat smooth consistency.
Heat veggie broth over medium flame until hot. Add in the tomato/pepper mixture and stir well, continuing to heat for several minutes.
Ladle into large bowls and enjoy!!!!
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