Day 1 Eat clean

So today was day one of the new eating lifestyle. It wasn't half bad. Worst part was waking up too early in the morning so I could eat early enough so my last meal tonight isn't at midnight. So far I've enjoyed everything I've made and it's all been fairly easy - just takes a bit of planning and a cooler.

Meal 1 - picante frittata with 1 slice of whole grain bread (dry). The frittata is made with 3 egg whites, 1 egg, spinach, red bell pepper, onion, cumin, sea salt, pepper, skim milk and I added some diced tomato. It was really good and the whole grain bread toasted and served dry wasn't half as bad or hard to swallow as I thought it would be.

Meal 2 - 2 egg whites and 1 banana. I was out and about at this time which is why a cooler is necessary. The hardest part of this is tossing the yolks - I love the yolks.

Meal 3 - 1 can tuna in water (drained) mixed with 1 stalk celery diced and 2 T yogurt cheese on 2 slices of whole grain toast topped with spinach. The yogurt cheese is very easy - just put some non fat plain yogurt in a coffee filter lined strainer, over a bowl and store in the fridge - in the morning you have yogurt cheese. Surprisingly it substituted for the mayo very well - it even kind of had the taste of mayo once it was mixed with everything.

Meal 4 - non fat plain yogurt with blue berries and "clean" granola. I used Bear Naked Peak Flax granola with dried blueberries. Just have to read the label and watch for hidden sugars in the granola and things like corn syrup (ick) and lots of oils. I also added 1 tsp honey to the yogurt to sweeten it slightly.

Meal 5 - paradise burgers with corn. The burgers are made with black beans, brown rice, sweet potato, cumin, chili powder, oregano, basil, sea salt, garlic and leeks. I had mine on a sprouted grain hamburger bun with 1 T yogurt cheese, mixed greens, a slice of tomato and some sliced onion.

Haven't had meal 6 tonight but I think I'm going to change up my original plan of 2 egg whites with a kiwi and have an apple with some almond butter instead.

I also ran today - but had to stop short. My goal was 45 minutes of walk run which would have given me 18 minutes running and 27 minutes walking, but I had a rough edged toenail that cut the toe next to it so I stopped. Didn't want it digging in any more then it already had. So I ran/walked 30 minutes instead.

Oh and water - I have drank well over my 2-3 liters recommended for the day - I lost count but its about 4 water bottles so far (I have a water bottle that I started carrying with me that has an insulated liner)

Starting benchmarks:
Weight (home scale) - 245.6
Waist - 44.5"
Hips - 50.5 "
Thigh (L) - 27.5"
Calf (L) - 18"
Chest - 44.5" (it appears I am a pear)
Upper arm (L) - 15"