Day 5

Food:
Green smoothie: Spinach, mango, strawberries, bananas
Creamy pumpkin soup leftovers
Tofu salad (tofu sauteed in Braggs till crispy, mix sour cream and Veganaise, add chopped raw green onions, YUMMY!)
2 Kashi whole wheat waffles with Toffuti cream cheese
Organic dark chocolate-1/2 bar, with milk
Sesame seed spinach salad
Tofu salad
Organic dark chocolate-1/2 bar, with milk

Exercise:
1 hour walk on beach while wearing a baby
Walked around Target for quite awhile wearing the baby too

Comments:

Today's smoothie was a definite improvement...I used more frozen stuff. The spinach and bananas were not frozen, but the rest was, and I added a little more water and some ice, too. It was a nasty color brown but it tasted better. I'm looking forward to trying some different greens, if I can track them down...I've heard good things about purple kale and dandelion greens. I think I'm also going to buy all frozen fruits from now on...I definitely need frozen stuff to make the smoothie a good consistency. I caved to chocolate again today...I've got to quit that! But, I did weigh myself on the same scale I used throughout pregnancy and post-pregnancy, at my midwive's office, and I've lost 5 lbs in the last 3 1/2 weeks! 5 lbs to go till my pre-preg weight, but I still have a ways I want to go after that...I was wanting to lose 20 lbs, then I got preggo. So I have about 25 lbs to go. Mostly, I want to be healthy though--not gonna focus on the weight! If I'm doing the right things for my body, it will look better, and more importantly, I will FEEL better.

I definitely think I do feel better not eating all the carby stuff I was eating before. I'm planning next week's meals and looking forward to trying some new recipes--new meals and smoothies! Tonight at Target I also bought a nut mix and dried cranberries...something I'd never have eaten before, but am going to try now!! I also want to buy the stuff to make muesli, something that honestly sounds gross to me, but I'm going to force myself to try it. Maybe I'll like it! I think this is the best thing about the green smoothie challenge so far...because I can't fall back on the foods I usually eat, I am forced to plan ahead, be creative, and try new things...all of which are normally NOT my strong points. However, I'm figuring it out as I go and am glad I've been sticking to this pretty well so far.

I'm REALLY looking forward to starting the 200 situps and squats next week!!