Freelee's Challenge: Day 46

Freelee's challenge: 1 year of doing the whole shebang--diet, exercise, water, sleep, etc.  Stop worrying about weight gain and the momentary ups and downs of detox.  Just do it!  

Exercise

4 hrs. mowing and gardening

Food

Meal 1: 10 bananas, 1 C. frozen mango, 1 C. frozen blueberries blended in a smoothie

Meal 2: 96 oz. o.j.

Meal 3: 1 head romaine, 1 Kumato, 2 C. black beans, 1 1/2 C. brown rice, 1/2 C. green peas, 3 TBS. spicy brown mustard, 8 TBS Herdez salsa

3530 cal.  88/4/8 C/F/P, 1793 mg. sodium 

Water

12 cups/ 96 oz.

Sleep

11:15(?)-7:30 Had a little trouble falling asleep and slept o.k.

Today's Pleasures

Lots of time outside

Sounds of birds and the beauty of clouds

Fun with my kids

Enjoyed working with my body today--it's nice to have strength and energy

Detox 

White coating on my tongue upon awakening

Swollen under-eye circles in the morning

Tired in the morning

Some gas and bloating after dinner

Minor redness and a lot of bumpiness on forehead, nose and chin 

A small sore in the outer corner of my mouth, but it's going away

Stress level

Moderate

Daily Thoughts

Had a good day except I got overwhelmed in the early evening with how much stuff our family has going on.  I really wanted help from my husband and I just started yelling at him, which is not exactly going to help because then we used our energy to fight instead of work together.  We did make up later and had some nice time talking before we went to sleep.  I am going to make sleep and relaxation in the evening a much higher priority, so that I am not so moody.

We are going tonight to hear Derrick Jensen, the author of Endgame, speak.  I'll let you know how it goes in tomorrow's blog.