Day 4

It's day four and I've already been tempted by the allure of processed foods - a friend of mine at Church had a Chai Latte and it smelled so good, but alas, none for me. For lunch and dinner today I'll be having leftovers from Whole Foods. You know, my take home meal was like $11 from Whole Foods, and it's lasting me two meals. MUCH cheaper than going out to eat. It'd easily be $7 - $10 for takeout per meal. I think I'll be surprised - while "eating organic" seems to be expensive - I still think it will be cheaper than eating at fast food or sit down restaurants.

It's amazing how many calories things really have. When you go by the standard idea that "2000 calories a day" is a pretty healthy number for most people, and then when you actually start looking into how many calories things have, it's amazing how much it adds up. Not that calorie counting is the way to get trim and fit, but still, it's something to think about.

So far I've been feeling great. Still haven't been able to get a hold of my doctor which leads me to believe I have the wrong number. I really don't want to go to someone new and have to fill out paperwork for an hour. Guess I'll do some more searching. Regardless, my body feels good, I feel refreshed, not as sluggish in the mornings. I find myself sometimes getting a bit tired during the afternoon since I'm eating much smaller meals, so I have to remind myself to eat every 4 or so hours to keep my blood sugar up. Lots of fruits, nuts, and I had my first meat yesterday and today from Whole Foods, which was glorious. Unprocessed turkey baked at Whole Foods - expensive but SO good! It was so full of flavor and not plastic-y or rubbery like a lot of lunch-meat. It was dense and flavorful and tasted like Turkey at thanksgiving. Go figure, right?

The biggest thing is finding meat at a decent price. Good organic steaks are like $10-$16 per pound, fish is easily $12-$24 pound, and even organic chicken is like $8/pound. Ground beef and ground chicken are still pretty cheap, but I'm almost considering them as processed foods, even if it's organic and contains no GMOs. It's interesting how that puts a spin on things.

Anyway. Big day tomorrow. Buying a car and getting a tattoo. Expensive day, too. :/

That's all for today.