August 20
I ended up over 2000 calories yesterday. Discouraging. It was because (1) I didn't pay enough attention to balancing by protein with fat and carbs and by the time I realized I was short on protein, I was up to my daily calorie limit, (2) a bad sleep schedule with about 4 hours of sleep the night before and 3 hours of napping during the day, and (3), I was short on my vegetables. I only had a bunch of raw veg with hummus. I should have included a dish of cooked veg as well, with some leafy greens. Because of my strange sleep schedule I didn't have my meals regular. Today I woke up at 3 am, but went back to bed until about 630, so I think my clock is reset.
I went to the open air market today. I got so much veg, more than I ususally get. It is going to be a real challenge to eat it all this week. I got: chard, cucumber, red and green bell peppers, carrots with carrot tops (for carrot top tea), beets (to be roasted), onions, garlic, summer squash, tomatoes, lettuce, and basil. I still have a little fruit and veg left over from last week -- cabbage, eggplant, carrot, and an immense amount of watermelon. I am eating about a pound of watermelon a day to use it up. A pound is only about 150 calories. There are probably about 5 pounds left. It was quite a large melon.
Today I had watermelon and decaf with soymilk for breakfast. Lunch was a big salad with cabbage, avocado, tomato, garbanzo, and celery. Dinner was peanut butter on two corn tortillas, roast beets and a few other veg, and steamed cabbage and chard. I also had a snack of berries, figs, and yogurt.