Retrospective Day 7

My little 1/2 cup of oatmeal in the morning packs a lot of sustained energy throughout the day. For the first weekend in a long time, I have felt productive. Most weekends, I tend to feel lethargic and in need of a nap, but recently I don't have the same horizontal inclination as I used to. Saturday was beautiful in Portland. 
At 8 o'clock, I arrived at the vet to get Dogan's stitches out. By 8:20 I was as Les Schwab to get my tire fixed. While that happened, Dogan and I strolled about the neighborhood of Irvington for an hour. By the time I got home, I was ready to eat. Then I met Ross for tea at Tea Chai Te. Portlander's - AMAZING chai. I have yet to come to anything as good (Extracto on Killingsworth is a close second). 

Historically (haha), my diet has revolved around convenience. After a 6 mile run, I would normally come home and eat something along the lines of nachos. It's quick, it's easy and I love it. Today, since nachos were out and because nothing was jumping out at me (a drawer of fruit, some veggies, some hummus and olives), I decided to have another bowl of oatmeal with an orange. Yes, I was lazy - but if I want to change my overall diet, these are the moments in which I need to make it easier for myself to find a healthy, convenient alternative. 

Dinner was easy - Siam Society (thai restaurant in my neighborhood) has a whole menu separate from their normal menu that offers vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options (reason #1455 why I heart PDX). I got my favorite thai dish - cashew tofu but the star of the night was a bowl of thai coconut soup. It was so good, it literally made my day. The lemongrass and coconut combination were paired beautifully and I had to use all my self-restraint to not lick the bowl clean. There were a few little "cheats" on the dinner out - my dish came with white rice which technically I should have replaced with brown rice... but the great thing about this diet is that you can allow for little exceptions without ruining the benefit. 28 days, though long, is enough time to adjust your body to a healthier diet. It's not like those intense 48-hour or 1-week diets where a little cheat can cost you all the effort. 

On another note, my craving for a nighttime sweet (usually digestive cookies w/ 1/2 covered in milk chocolate) have virtually all disappeared. Don't get me wrong, I'd love a digestive cookie right now -but I don't crave dessert like I used to. You know - when 9 o'clock rolls around and you think to yourself, "Hmmm.. I'd love just something small and sweet right now?". 

Weight: 129-132 (fluctuates between meals and water consumption)

Week 1 complete.