So, I'm down 7# since I started. 7# in 10 days seems super healthy and normal, and I feel like I'm making progress!
I did have an incident last night - I realized when hubs was snoring next to me in bed that it was 1130p, and I wasn't at ALL tired. It then occurred to me that I didn't take my Zyrtec before bed. The good news is, I had only a very slight itch on my left foot, and I did fall asleep, but I was awakened when hubs got up to pee at around 2, and was WIDE awake. I took a Zyrtec and moved to the sofa.
This is yet another reason I need to get off the Zyrtec. It appears as though I'm a bit sleep dependent on it. I don't like to depend on anything, except maybe coffee, so this is super unacceptable to me, and yet another reason why I'm sticking to this cleanse, and hope it solves this itchy problem.
Let's talk Arrowroot again! I mentioned yesterday, I was only able to find the tiny spice-sized portion at Sprouts, for $4.99 (it may have been more like $4.69, but close enough). I had to run an update on my machine at work, so I went for a quick trip to Whole Foods (aka Hell on Earth) hoping to find it in bulk. They didn't have it in bulk, but they did have the Bob's Red Mill 1# package for $5.99 (and as I'm typing this, I realized I forgot my dang coupon!). So for now, that will do. I'm super excited for all the possibilities, and a little nervous I'm assuming I can do more stuff with this than is realistic.
I'd also like to discuss Chicken Broth! Now, it's been used quite sparingly thus far, but after a convo with a friend, I checked the ingredients in mine, and it contains BOTH sugar, AND MSG! Not good! So I'll be purchasing an alternative to use for tonight's dinner. I did some research, and these are the brands I'll be looking for:
Imagine Foods Organic Free Range Chicken Broth
More Than Gourmet Chicken Stock
Trader Joe's Organic Free Range Chicken Broth
You know me - I'll stand in the broth aisle for like 20 minutes reading all the labels, and will let you know what I learn or if I find another alternative that is suitable. I'm sad to ditch my Mexi-broth though! I loved the convenience of the powder. Oh well.
Short post today, I know, but we may have impending winter weather possible, so I wanted to get this out, and get some work done, in the event we are sent home early to watch it rain (we freak out down here a bit with this winter stuff. My inner Michiganer/Pennsylvanian thinks it's redic, but the reality is that Georgia doesn't have the proper equipment to pre/treat the roads, and it can become a mess very quickly).
OH! I do want to say last night's Crock Pot Thai Beef Stew was SO good. Mike said he thought it was salty, but I've been CRAVING salt lately, so it didn't bother me any. I'm actually wondering if it was the Red Curry Paste that was salty, but I actually added double the coconut milk the recipe called for, so I would think that helped some. At any rate, if you find it to be too salty for your taste, chop up 1/2 a zucchini and toss it in when you add the broccoli. That should take some out (the way a potato does, but we all know potatoes are no-no right now).
Day 10 Game Plan:
Breakfast: 2 Scrambled Eggs with Tomato
Lunch: Leftover Crock Pot Thai Beef Stew and Celery
Dinner: Paleo Ginger Chicken, Quinoa with Asian Flavors (Assuming I can find suitable broth)
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