Day 2 - Coffee with CREAM, Please!

I decided because I don't get my customized probiotic formula until later this week that I would start on my own formula. I read papaya seeds were used in other countries for treating candida so I thought I'd throw a few in. My protein shake with papaya seeds was like drinking a  protein shake with pepper corns. Obviously my Magic Bullet blender is no VitaMix. I only drank half.  If anyone knows a good use they are yours free.


Menu of the day:
Morning Ritual (See Day 1)
B: Protein Shake (I use Jay Robb's Vanilla Whey Protein) w/almond milk (unsweetened) and hemp seeds.
S: raw walnuts and a red pepper
S: raw almond butter w/ a stick of celery
D: Maryland Crab Soup, Baby!
S: Leftover coffee (1/4 cup)
S: "raw" almonds
S: More crab soup

I'm still not liking stevia in my coffee but going from a 2-cup-a-day habit to a half cup is progress. I've given up coffee before and I fear that withdrawal headache. Surprisingly enough I haven't gotten one, nor have I felt that "can't function without my coffee" feeling. I still crave it and would enjoy it but this mama needs real cream in her coffee, so much that the color has to match the light caramel colored interior of my coffee cup. I definitely plan on going back to using creamer when this is over. Some things are just better together like red wine and steak, Hall and Oats, Laverne and Shirley. Sugar I can live without in my coffee but the stevia I use in my iced tea does not work. Stevia sweetens things well that are herb-like, like iced tea...not roasted coffee beans. I use SweetLeaf Stevia Clear on autoship from Amazon. Its cheaper than my local health food stores.  Which brings me to the highlight of my day!!! I found grass-fed, antibiotic and hormone free, natural ground beef for $3/lb. Yup.  It was at the clearance refrigerated section of Ada's Health food store. I also got white ground turkey for $1.99/lb.  The catch is they both expired tomorrow. Needless to say I had some beef for dinner and the ground turkey is in the freezer. Nothing like saving more than 50% to put one in a good mood.

Thanks to my MIL's elaborate crabfest over the weekend I had leftover for my MD crab soup made without the corn and beef broth (used bargain beef above). I made it very spicy which easily helped me fulfill my my water intake for the day. The rule is half your weight in ounces. So if I'm 200lbs I should drink 100 oz/day. Now, I gotta go pee.

Tip of the Day: I was running around all morning so a lot of snacking was going on. It helps me to store nuts in my car.  With the Florida heat everything else melts/molds....granola bars/fruit chews/apples. Nuts are my saving grace. I think I'll spice it up with some pumpkin seeds next week. Oooh, I'm so risque I love it.