Dr. Oz 7-Day Crash Diet Day 1 (Sabrina)

Dr. Oz 7-Day Crash Diet Day 1 (Sabrina)

Breakfast: Steel cut oatmeal with blueberries.

My pictures doesn't do it justice. This was actually a really yummy breakfast.  I normally do box cereal and almond milk for breakfast. I've known for a long time that it wasn't healthy for me, but I really don't like oatmeal. Adding in the blueberries and a sprinkle of cinnamon made all the difference.  If you try it, make sure you get either steel cut oats or Irish oats. The other kind (rolled or instant) are not as good for you and can be filled with sugar. You might as well stick to the box cereal.

Here's a link to the Dr. Oz site if you want to try this with me. : Dr. Oz 7-Day Crash Diet

Lunch: A Confession

Well, why is it every time I decide to really focus on eating right, my husband wants to take me out? Saboteur!  We were going on a harmless trip to the grocery store to pick up healthy food, when we decided it was a nice day to spend some time just hanging out. We went to our favorite part of town and walked through antique stores. Our favorite Italian restaurant happens to be on the same block, and my husband was really in the mood for Italian.  I did my best to stay on track and ordered a salad and bowl of Minestrone soup. But, I completely failed the bread and butter test. Three slices of bread, all buttered.

We did do a bit of walking afterward, at a meandering pace through the antique stores and then (finally) through the grocery store. We were gone for five hours total. I'm not sure how much of that was spent actually walking, but I hope it was enough to burn off some of those bread calories.  Of course, thanks to my fibromyalgia, I'm now completely worn out and may not be able to move at all tomorrow. I just needed to head to my confessional blog and get out my lunch time sins so I can forgive myself and focus on repenting. Do you do that? Forgive yourself after you mess up and then try to do better? You should. We're so hard on ourselves that we sometimes forget to let go of our mistakes and simply try to do better next time. We are only flawed humans, after all.

By the way, in case you're wondering... lunch was supposed to be something with beans. See the link above for the Dr. Oz website for the explanation.