Nightly sorbet

Tonight's sorbet was banana, raspberry and cherry. It was delicious as usual. Before that David asked me to make him a lettuce wrap "sandwich". That was an easy dinner. lol I read the last chapter of "Wheat Belly" again. Dr. Davis is totally against wheat in any form. He does say that meat, eggs, cheese, dairy and oils are okay. After I do this for a couple weeks I may add in eggs. A nice veggie omelette sounds good to me. I'll have to see how I feel in another week. I did only have one juice today. David didn't have any today and didn't ask for one so I didn't make one. I should have made one anyway but it's too late for me now. I've gotten over David having pizza today. It doesn't even sound that good to me. Surprising, huh? I can't believe it either that I wouldn't want any but I'm really invested in this and want to do the best I can. I've made an investment financially, mentally and physically and don't want to undo what I've done this past week. I'm not hungry for pizza or craving pizza. I was jealous of David having pizza. There's no point in that. It won't do me any good to covet another's pizza. lol

David and Gabe are golfing in the morning at 9am. I'm going to have to make myself juice tomorrow morning. I also don't want to have turkey and cheese every day so I'm going to have to make a salad for lunch or juice again. I have a lot of greens to use and don't want to waste them so I need to juice. I think I'll make enough to put some in the fridge for David for the afternoon. I can always make him a lettuce wrap 'sandwich' if he's hungry for more than a juice. I'm kind of surprised that he isn't as into this as he appeared to be before we started. That's honestly not a shock though. He wants to change things but doesn't really want to do the work that it takes to be successful at it. I don't blame him though because it is hard to change things as drastically as we have. It would be easy to give up but like I said, I'm invested in this now. I want to do this for at least a month, two if possible and hopefully through the end of the summer. I think if I add eggs in at some point that will make it easier. I do crave something hot for a meal. I think I might make a bok choy soup tomorrow to help with that. I think I have everything to make it. I'll check the recipe and see if I do. Yes, I have everything but leeks. I can do without those I think. If not I can run to the store and get some. I need to use the bok choy though because it's starting to wither. I think I'll use a little less water than they recommend so it doesn't get waterlogged. I'm looking forward to it.

I'm still tired and sore. I think if I was juicing exclusively I would feel better by now but it looks like it will take longer if I'm eating whole foods. Maybe next week I'll try a 3-5 day juice fast and see how that goes. I think I'm only eating more whole foods is because David is. It's not his fault. I just have a hard time doing my own thing. If I have to have stuff in the house for him then I eat it too. I'm just weak that way. I'm not being mean to myself or putting myself down I'm just facing reality. David would be in the same place if the situation was reversed. It would be easier if we were totally doing this together but when I think about it that's not realistic. He works, I don't. I'm home most of the time and he's not. He has a more physical day than I do also. Plus, he's a guy and I'm not. lol There are lots of differences that make doing this together not easy. Mentally there are differences too. Once I put my mind to it and make it a project it's easier for me to do something. David is not wired that way. That's what makes us a great team though, our differences. I understand that we are different and value that so I'm not going to get upset if we aren't totally on the same page about what we eat. I just have to be strong enough to make good choices for myself. I know if I put my mind to it I can do it.

So, tomorrow is juice and bok choy soup. I'm going to stay away from the turkey and cheese. I think I'll so some artwork tomorrow too. It felt good to be creative like that. Laundry and dishes are caught up so I don't have to worry about that. All I have to do is put some clothes away that are in the dryer. I think I can get that done even at this low level of energy.

My legs are really sore today. My knees are particularly sore. I know all of this can be boring but I want to keep track of how I'm feeling physically and mentally so I can look back as things get better to remind myself why I'm doing this. Right now I can see that I've lost a little weight, don't have stomach upsets, don't have reflux but it hasn't helped with the inflammation at all. In time I know it will so I will be glad of the benefits I am getting. I've been thinking a lot about eating Mexican food next weekend. I'm not sure how that will effect my gastrointestinal tract. I'm sure I'll pay for doing it if I do. I could always have a salad and keep on track but like David today, being in a social situation and sayiing no to food might be very difficult. Too difficult. I'll just have to wait until then to see where I'm at with all of this and see what I want more - Mexican food or feeling good. I think that just the wheat ingestion alone will have a negative effect (tortilla chips, tortilla wrapped enchiladas, etc.). I'm sure the french fries I usually have will be very heavy on my stomach. See, I'm doing my best to talk myself out of eating outside the f/v, nuts and seeds genre. lol

Getting tired from the 6 nighttime meds that I take. Soon I'll have trouble keeping my eyes open. I don't want to be typing even more jabberwocky than I usually do. lol Time to quit for tonight. Hoping I do well tomorrow. Eight plus days in and I'm still at it. Woohoo!

Goodnight.