Day 2

Overall Comments:
I am proud of my accomplishments for day 2! It is Friday night and I wish I was more energetic. Tonight, will be a quiet one; take the dog for a walk ( we are babysitting J's sister's dog), read my RPM training book, and maybe watch a movie.

Acupuncture:
I went for my first acupuncture appointment and was it ever strange. She put a needle in my neck and back first, then told me to relax for about 20 minutes. She took them out then put 1 needle in the top of my head, in each of my temples, in the centre of my stomach, in each of my ankles, and in the middle point between my thumb and finger in each hand, and asked me to relax again. I definitely feel better but I am not sure if it is from the acupuncture or getting to lie down on a table while listening to relaxing music for about an hour. I have booked 3 more appointments so it will be interesting to see if this gets rid of my headaches.

Coffee and the end of my love affair with Peanut Butter:
I have had no headaches since I started drinking a cup of coffee per day and cut out the peanut butter. Cutting out the peanut butter has been very difficult because I love peanut butter and I am used to eating it on a daily basis with a passion that is so fierce, it might get me locked up one day. I didn't get any headaches when I was eating the pumpkin seed butter, so I might switch to that. It also has more protein which is a bonus.

Exercise: Today was supposed to be a rest day but I ended up biking about 15-20 km's, which took about 45-60 minutes. 15 minute walk with the dog. My legs are sore from the workout yesterday.

Meals:

Meal 1: 1 cup of Kashi Go Lean and cottage cheese, 1/2 cup of pineapple, and 1 cup of mixed blackberries blueberries and strawberries
Meal 2: 1/2 soy soya chicken strips, 2 tbsp's mango curry sauce, 1/3 cup of green pepper, half a cup of brown rice
Meal 3: half of a whole grain bagel, 1.5 cups of spinach, 1/2 cup asparagus, and 1 tbsp of dried cranberries ( I forgot the dressing and buy was it bland; thank goodness for the balsamic asparagus), 1/4 cup of green grapes, 1 tiny, mini chocolate chip cookie (yes this is bad but what can you do?)
Meal 4: 1/2 cup of steel cut oats, 1/2 cup of mango and peaches. 1 cup of soymilk with 1 tbsp of whey protein
Meal 5: 1 egg and 2 eggwhites, 1 cup of potato-green bean salad
Meal 5: 1 chicken breast, 1 cup of coleslaw with 2 tbsp's of fat free sour cream mixed in with pepper and lime juice