The Ultimate Reset - Day 6
Here I am almost at the end of Week 1 (of 3) of The Ultimate Reset. I'd tell you I feel great, except the allergic reaction I am experiencing -- which I wrote about yesterday -- is quite annoying. At any rate, the symptoms are subsiding, so I hope the situation is more workable by tomorrow.
You might ask, how do I know it's allergies and not a cold? The simple way to tell is that the snot is clear. An infection will have thick yellow or greenish snot. Okay, end of gross discussion.
Yesterday's food was a challenge for me, because I got so wrapped around other projects that I blew it at suppertime. Plus I went off book for breakfast and lunch.
THE FOOD
You may recall that I forgot to eat the farina for breakfast on Day 5, so I had it on Day 6. I had never tried farina before, and I didn't want to miss out. You know what? It's pretty good! Not a lot of flavor, but with blueberries and a little honey, I really enjoyed it.
The baked tempeh I was supposed to have for breakfast, then, I had for lunch, because I wanted to try it. I paired it with some quinoa salad with cucumber, tomato, avocado, and a little toasted sesame oil and red wine vinegar -- delicious and going on my permanent menu -- but the tempeh itself was merely okay. If I'm going to eat soy products, seems I prefer tofu.
Sadly, supper went a bit awry, timewise.
I didn't go off-book for supper, which comprised a tasty cashew-zucchini soup, toasted millet, and roasted root veggies.
I was on top of the soup and millet, thrilled at having finally found millet at a local store and eager to try it.
For the soup, I had to soak cashews for an hour to soften them up and also steam zucchini. No problem, I was right on schedule.
When those items were almost done, I realized I'd forgotten to take the supplements I was supposed to take 30 minutes prior to the meal. Damn! So I took them, and went back to tending the toasting millet.
As I stirred the millet -- which is a grain, btw, so it's really a side dish -- I said to myself, "What am I going to be eating with this?" At that point I remembered the roasted root vegetables. Double damn!
I turned the oven on to 450, quickly cut up a beet and a sweet potato, put them into a bowl, and microwaved them for about 6 minutes. Then I placed them into a roasting dish, sprayed them with some oil, added salt, and stuck them into the oven to roast.
I ate the soup while the veggies were roasting -- delicious! I even ate the plain millet. Meh, but it was plain millet, so how great could it be. It was edible.
The beet and sweet potato were really tasty. I enjoy both those veggies, so no surprise there.
LESSONS LEARNED
As with anything in life, planning is key. I really should have planned the meals, especially supper, better, but I am not really much for complicated meals, so I'm out of my element. Everything worked out okay. I guess that means it was no big deal, but it was really annoying at the time.
Also, I had a bit of a scare the next morning as I looked into the toilet -- then I remembered the last thing I ate was a beet. Keep that in mind the morning of Day 7, so you don't freak out.