Day One - I will survive!

A late night shopping trip to the store last night left me feeling a little bit better about beginning my journey. I listened to the advice of one of my oldest friends, who wisely recommended that I make a specific area just for my food. So when I returned from shopping, all the other food was unceremoniously dumped from the bottom drawer of the fridge, and that drawer became mine.

I am sure my hubby thought I was a bit crazy as I pulled out each item and declared, "MY zucchini. MY celery. MY squash," and so on, as I carefully placed each item in MY drawer. With my food in place, the day was set up for success.

I began my morning with a large bowl of oatmeal, topped with Greek yogurt and a handful of blueberries. In that one meal, I had already met the limit for sugar consumption. No prob, I thought, until lunch time came.

I'll admit, my lunch was pretty tasty. Spring salad mixed with extra spinach and topped with shrimp and cheese. Yum! I love the taste of plain shrimp, so until I figure out what to flavor it with, this was satisfying for me. I ate my lunch, and then my taste buds began to complain. What about after lunch dessert? I am definitely a hobbit in some regards. I love breakfast dessert and snack dessert and lunch dessert, and so on through the day. So when I told those taste buds of mine that no dessert would be coming, they were not happy. Neither was I. The funny thing is that after about ten minutes, I forgot all about needing the sugar.

In the evening I decided a trip to the closest Whole Foods Market (about an hour away) was necessary if I wanted to survive day two. On the way out I stopped at Bajio's for dinner. Although I'm pretty sure their menu won't be a regular for me, I made the best selection I could. I enjoyed my burrito bowl, with black beans, rice, and chicken. The rice was white instead of brown, and I'm not sure if they use gluten in their chicken seasonings, but I was happy to know I could make a similar dinner at home that would be delicious.

Shopping at Whole Foods was an interesting process. I found some Gluten free items that were kind of in the range of my limits, but in the end I decided I'm not in this process to cheat my way through. So I put them back, and left the store with chopped pecans, more veggies, and one kind of pasta made with Quinoa. I left with the realization that many stores closer to home will carry the items I need.

As I rolled into bed that night, I had to smile. I survived day one, and it was not as difficult as I thought it would be.