Today has been a good day - food wise, and all around. And I'm beginning to think, day's get better when the food is better...

I woke up at 10 again even tho I went to bed at 3:45, and I wasn't so hungry nor awake, so I just drank some water. By the time I got around to breakfast, it was about 11:30 - I wolfed down some banana-blueberry-raspberry soy yogurt, and although I still felt hungry, I knew that I'd feel full another 10 minutes or so. then I putzed around until I left for the gym at 12:45.

After my workout, I immediately downed one Aquarious (which is like Gatorade) and one Nestea. Then when I reached home, I drained more agua, and began preparing an omlet with Inidan flair.

Ingredients:
2egg whites, 1 egg yolk
splash of water
cucharita de soy sauce
this funky ginger gel, that i thought i'd try - i put it quite a bit
pinch of curcumin
pinch of cumin
0.1 pinch of black peppa
finely chopped HOTT peppa

chopped, steamed broccoli florets (1/2c.)
4thinly sliced cherry maters

>just mix up all but the veggies with the eggs, and "whip it! it good!"

>then make ur omelet. man, this things was super tasty if i do say so myself!!!!

Then, of course, I needed mi postre. I decided to take my carrots up a notch. This time I used three good sized carrots, and after I steamed them I made a "cake" inspired by the dessert (which was really more a plastic tub of greasy, carroty goodness) an Indian friend of mine shared with me.
-I browned some raw, cashews, almonds, walnuts, and sunflower seeds, but alas it was my first time browning nuts, and I burnt the crap out of the sunflower seeds, so those weren't actually included in the final product... whhooops!
- I added juice from half of a lemon, one small tsp of raw honey (fresh from the Navarra region- super special stuff) in with the carrots when they were about half-way cooked and also sprinkled some cinn, cloves, and, nutmeg on them.

Lastly, I added the toasted nuts to the flavored carrots, and about 1tsp and a half of almond butter, 2 tblsp of coconut oil, and used my stick blender to make something that tasted pretty nice, but did not look very appetizing - yes... it looked very much like vomit. Oh, I almost forgot! I put more of the little HOT peppers in there too, b/c even desserts need some heat sometimes. And although, supposedly spicy foods aren't god for acne, it's good for other things, and today I wanted heat, so I went for it.

I couldn't finish this entire dessert, it was a little big, so i put it in the fridge, and it made a great snack later. Turns out, it's more "deli" served chilled.

I've also eaten a banana as a snack right before dinner.

Tonight, I feasted on the salad I was supposed to have last night, but my tummy was to upset. Tonight, for some reason I'm not hungry; I'm thinking I might be dehydrated - anyway, I guess I'll have more salad for breakfast tomorrow... I couldn't eat any of my steamed broccoli either... so weird, where'd my appetite go.

Lastly, I'd like to note that today is officially the seventh day I've had sans meat. That's the longest I can ever remember going with out meat, and I'm doing just fine - no craving or anything. However, on my walk back home from the gym today, I smelled some amazing smelling steak, and all I thought was, hmm, I wondered "Is that meat from some of the bulls that met their demise at the weekend bull fight. Hmm, wonder what their names were?? Fred? Tom? mmm, tasty, tasty Fred...

I am attempting to adhere to a certain inexact diet - one that does not involve dairy; nor, for the moment, meat (although that will change when I'm in Frankfurt (mmm, wursts!!!) and in Africa; and one that makes me less acidic (which, for one, means eating less to no grains/flour). I read something a while back about acidity causing cramping, and at any given moment if I curl my toes, they will cramp up. That does not seem normal, and I couldn't figure out why (and that's been going on for, well, I'm not sure how long, but at least 6months), so anyway, I got to thinking maybe I am like hyper-acidic,  a diet that will help me benefit and recover from my exercise in the maximum way possible.

This morning, I awakened at 10 and I wasn't ravenous when I woke up (as I usually am), so I just drank a full glass of water and a full glass of almond milk. Then about an hour or so later, I made a veggie side dish as the main dish, consisting of zucchini and mushrooms, flavored with onions, garlic, a trace of balsamic vinegar, and oregano (of course a pinch of salt was necessary too). (btw, whenever i smell oregano cooking, i think of pizza, and it makes me happy). Then for dessert (because dessert is always necessary even if you're on a diet...), I chopped and steamed two med-large carrots, and dusted them with ample cinnamon and a more conservative sprinkling of nutmeg. I'd thought about adding honey to make a nice glaze, but honestly steamed carrots are sweet enough on their own and for the abventure, it's best to leave out any extra sugar-containing foods (lol, ok, i just pronounced "sugar" [su-gr] not [shu-gr] b/c of this song, in which there is a line that absolutely cracks me up: "I bring a box with sugar to put you in" HAHAHA. This song is intensely popular in Spain right now, btw)

So, what's next on the menu today?? An omelet with three/four egg whites (will decide after my work out - depending on how hungry i am), one yolk, and broccoli (to counter inflammation...), a bit of onion, and probably, knowing me, more fresh pressed garlic... (sans queso, sans leche). Maybe i might toss in a few maters... depending on my mood. (not sure how those are for my cramping tho.) It's weird, I was reading that certain foods that are acidic, like citrus, actually have an alkaline effect on the body. I think tomatoes are most likely acidifying tho... I need to read up on this stuff tho.)

Then for my second dinner: a salad of mixed greens, one medium chopped beet, chopped walnuts, unsalted raw sunflower seeds, raisins, and, more than their fair share of soy sprouts (b/c I have way too many to eat before I leave monday! lol) - all topped with homemade raspberry vinaigrette, where I go real easy on the vinegar and heavy on the raspberries (they're freeze dried, btw, but I'll reconstitute them (obviously)) (and although acidic, they also have anti-inflammatory properties...)

If, I'm still hungry, for dessert, I will have homemade blueberry-banana soy yogurt, (which is way better than it sounds) (oh, and the yogurt is unflavored organic yog. from the store; I just add the blueberries (again reconstituted, freeze-dried) and banana, and voila, a tasty, tasty treat!

Lastly, although, it is very hot, I'll finish of the day with my favorite, minty, gingery, caffeine-free herbal tea.