Tue. Dec. 18th....Pepperoni Stick

I never did eat that pepperoni stick that I used as a prop. It's still sitting in a small bag on top of the refrigerator. I wanted to, but no. If I was an alcoholic I would leave bottles of booze all around the place. I have to train my brain as well as my body. I can't hide from food. I am a chef after all.

 Last evening I had a big dinner of wild salmon, brussel sprouts, wild rice cooked with 1/2 water and 1/2 chicken stock, and a small salad of iceberg lettuce, cucumber and red bell peppers, olive oil, and distilled white vinegar. I love salmon. We need those omega 3 oils.

After that I went for a 2 mile walk up in the Oakland hills, no dogs, just me. It was a beautiful bright night out. I did those two miles in about a half hour. I felt much better after the walk, and I had a good nights' sleep, which is unusual for me.

I hate the California rain in the winter, but I love the cold.

I could really taste the chicken stock in the wild rice, and I've also noticed that my sense of smell is much more intense.

I did an 8 day fast a couple of years ago of strictly juice, no solid foods, and I remember going shopping at the local produce market, and the smell that hit me when I entered almost knocked me over. It was so powerful it was like being on hallucinogenics where your sense of everything is heightened.

I wonder if eating a lot of meat hinders our sense of smell and taste? Something else to research. I still love the taste of red meat, and the way it smells when it's being cooked, especially when it's grilled. I couldn't find anything on how red meat affects our sense of smell or taste. I'll keep looking.

I got shaky after my second trail walk this morning. My blood sugar must have dropped. I hate that panic attack feeling. I'm not prone to anxiety, but from what I understand it's that type of feeling. Some deep breathing, and a couple of handfuls of nuts in the truck afterwards did the trick.

Peace,

Make Food, Not War


Food Consumption Today 12-18-12

Breakfast today;
1 banana,
1 cup of cereal with soy milk
plain hot tea
2 hardboiled eggs w/S & P

Lunch: None

Snacks: yogurt, nuts, carrot sticks

Dinner:
olives of Provence
humas
carrots
tomatoes
leftover wild rice
leftover asparagus
2 whole wheat pita pockets
leftover home fry potatoes....maybe a few to many

Exercise:
6 miles walking...2 miles on the trail, 4 on the street