Reboot Day 8-10...sort of...

This is my draft from Day 8...

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Oi...yesterday was hard to wake up from. I literally half trudged, half stumbled down the stairs and stared at nothing a few moments before I remembered what I was supposed to be doing. Got my kid off to school and looked at my morning breakfast and decided the apple peach bake from yesterday wasn't appealing at ALL. For that matter, I was missing half the ingredients for my mid morning juice either. So today I made stuff up.
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Breakfast at 9am
Apple Peach Bake (from Day 7)
Calories: 354
Protein: 4 g
Fiber: 14 g

Ehhh....pass.  Instead I had what I'm calling "D's Tropical Explosion". 

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That was as far as I got before getting a phone call that my mom had to be taken to the hospital.  I won't bore you with details, but sum up with she's doing ok, but has been admitted while the doc's do there thing to find out what's going on. 

In the meantime, between that post and right this second, I have broken my diet, but not too badly.  After spending 24 hours beside my parents in the ER/hospital, I needed a break so my sisters + 1 brother in law headed to get some food and I had an apple pecan chicken salad.  To keep it best as I could, I asked for them to make it all with romaine, and then ate the lettuce and apples first, followed by the pecans, a bit of feta, and a bit of chicken.  I also bought my hubby a piece of baklava since he had been on solo kid duty for over 24 hours at that point, and later that night I had one small bite. Man I love that stuff.

Let me assure you that I am NOT beating myself up about this. I did 8 days of absolutely strict fruits and veggies, and 1 day of partial not, and I think that is freaking awesome. I've picked my diet back up today on day 10, but won't weigh myself till tomorrow morning. I had temporarily thought that maybe I would just do straight juice for the next 5 days, but after breakfast and mid-day juice today, I felt a little off so went ahead and had my regularly scheduled lunch.  I figure I'll stick to my tentative plan of going 15 days and THEN nothing but straight juice for 5 days.  It's not set in stone, and frankly with my mom in the hospital, nothing will be.

Oh, also, you're denied photos.  Again. I don't think I need an excuse.
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Breakfast at 8:30am
Berry Bowl (save extra berries for breakfast Day 11)
Mix 2-3 cups of fresh berries of your choice (blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, strawberry) into a bowl

Calories: 106
Protein: 2 g
Fiber: 6 g

For the record, from 6pm on Wedn, till 10pm on Thursday, I had only 4 hours of sleep. Though I slept well last night, it was a bit of broken sleep, and I could easily go with another 8. This morning when I saw this for breakfast, the thought of eating and chewing made me wonder if I could just join my mom in the hospital and let them IV the food in cause it was just too much work. I didn't see the hospital going for that though, I'm is out insurance at the moment, so instead I just dumped everything into the blender, added a banana and the juice from 2 oranges, and drank it.  So much easier.
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Mid-morning juice at 11pm
Purple Power Juice
6 cups Concord Grapes
1 Golden Delicious Apple
2 2 x 2” pieces Ginger
1/2 cup Blackberries

Calories: 470
Protein: 5 g
Fiber: 1 g 

Kroger didn't have concord grapes, so I just bought this giant mutant seedless purple globe grapes.  They worked just as well. I only put in a small piece of ginger also because even in my slightly sleep deprived mind that much ginger seems somewhat lethal.  I ended up putting in a thumb size amount and that was pleeeeeenty for me.  I couldn't finish this whole drink, but I did get about 2/3 down and it was quite tasty.
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Lunch at 1pm
Reboot Salad with dressing of your choice

Calories: 278
Protein: 3.5 g
Fiber: 9 g

Lettuce Wraps
6 leaves Romaine Lettuce
Fill with chopped tomato, corn, avocado, red onion, jicama, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with fresh ground black pepper. Add sliced jalepeno for a kick
Makes 4 servings   

Per serving:
Calories: 98
Protein: 1.5 g
Fiber: 3 g 

Well.....crap.  I just now saw that I could have had a salad also. Somehow I missed that on my print out.  I just had the lettuce wraps.  I've decided I don't like red onion raw. I chopped it small, but it was so strong that by the 2nd leaf, I was trying to pick all the onion out.  This coming from someone who loves onion and typically thinks you can never have enough of it.  Maybe it's just me. 
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Afternoon snack at 4pm
Great Greens Juice
2 Green Apples
2-3 cups Spinach
6-8 leaves Swiss Chard
1 Cucumber
4 stalks Celery
1/2 Fennel bulb
1 bunch Basil

Calories: 329
Protein: 16 g
Fiber: 2 g 


It's like drinking sweetened grass. It's not bad.  I could drink it without gagging or anything, but it definitely wasn't the greatest juice I've ever had. You'll have to excuse my very brief and abrupt review here, but my energy levels are rapidly depleting.  When's bedtime?
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Dinner at 7pm
Spinach, Broccoli, Orange and Arugula Salad (from Day 8)

Calories: 232
Protein: 8 g
Fiber: 9 g

Harvest Roasted Veggies
1 Butternut Squash – peeled, seeded and chopped
4 medium Sweet Potatoes – peeled and chopped
2 cups Baby Bella Mushrooms washed and cut into quarters
1 Yellow Onion peeled, cut into thick slices
4 Garlic Cloves – peeled and whole
Olive oil sprayed or drizzled over vegetables (1-2 Tbsp)
1/2 teaspoon Sea or Celtic salt
1 tsp. Fresh Ground Black Pepper – to taste
Dried Basil to taste (1 teaspoon)
Dried Thyme to taste (1 teaspoon)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Place first five ingredients on a baking sheet with parchment paper
Spray or drizzle with olive oil. Add pepper, thyme and basil and salt.
Bake for 40 minutes, turning them over half way. Onions and mushrooms will finish around 30 minutes – remove from tray and finish roasting squash and sweet potato.

This dinner is actually from day 9.  Day 10's dinner is to make a soup out of the left over veggies, and since I hadn't even made the veggies, I just swapped it out.  Tomorrow I will make the soup. I completely forgot about the salad. Also, going to have to make more onions and mushrooms since the 10 minutes it took to finish the other 2 veggies..i sorta ate them all.  I was really hungry.

It's 8pm.  I'm going to bed. 

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 P.S.
I'm going to post below all the recipes from Day 8-9.

Meal Plan: Day 8

First Thing in the Morning

8-16 ounces of hot water with lemon
16 oz. water (filtered is recommended)

Breakfast

Apple Peach Bake (from Day 7)
Calories: 354
Protein: 4 g
Fiber: 14 g

Mid-Morning Juice

Sweet N Tart Citrus
3 cups Cranberries
2 2 x 2” pieces Ginger
3 Oranges
2 small Ruby Red Grapefruit
2 Limes
Calories: 500
Protein: 7 g
Fiber: 9 g

Lunch

Pear and Squash Soup (from Day 7)
Calories: 290
Protein: 8 g
Fiber: 11 g
Add a Reboot side salad

Afternoon Snack

Apple-Beet-Carrot Juice
1 Apple
2 Beets
3 Large Carrots
1 Piece Ginger (thumb sized)
4 cups Spinach/Kale
Calories: 280
Protein: 8 g
Fiber: 2 g

Dinner

Spinach, Broccoli, Orange and Arugula Salad (double to make extra for Day 9)
Salad:
4 cups chopped fresh Spinach
3 cups small Broccoli florets (can steam if desired)
3 cups trimmed Arugula leaves (or bagged) – can substitute Watercress
4 Oranges peeled and cut into sections
Dressing:
1/4 cup Cider Vinegar
2 Tbsp. Rice Vinegar
1 Tbsp. Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
1 tsp. Agave Nectar
1 tsp. Honey
1 tsp. Dijon Mustard
1/4 tsp. Sea or Celtic salt
1/8 tsp.coarsely Ground Black Pepper
Combine the above ingredients in a jar. Cover and shake well.
Place all salad ingredients into a large bowl and add dressing – stir well.
Save extra in refrigerator for the next day.
Makes 2 servings
Per serving:
Calories: 232
Protein: 8 g
Fiber: 9 g

Night

Hot Herbal Tea (you can add Stevia for sweetness as desired)

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Meal Plan: Day 9

First Thing in the Morning

8-16 ounces of hot water with lemon
16 oz. water (filtered is recommended)

Breakfast

Pomegranate Blueberry Chard Blend
1/2 cup Frozen Pomegranate Seeds
1 cup Blueberries
5 leafs rainbow swiss chard
4 oz unsweetened coconut water
1/2 cup crushed ice or ice cubes (if using fresh fruit)
Add all ingredients to blender and set to liquefy
Calories: 256
Protein: 8 g
Fiber: 9.5 g

Mid-Morning Juice

Apple-Beet-Carrot
2 red Apples
3 Beets
4 Large Carrots
4-6 leaves Red Curly Kale (or other variety)
Calories: 300
Protein: 9 g
Fiber: 2.5 g

Lunch

Big Reboot Salad with dressing of your choice
1 cup Arugula
2 cups Spinach
1 cup Red Leaf Lettuce
1/2 cup Cucumber
1/2 cup shredded Carrots
1/2 cup Cherry Tomatoes
1/4 cup Broccoli
1/4 cup Cauliflower
1 cup Jicama
1/2 Avocado sliced
1/4 cup Dried Cranberries
Calories: 388
Protein: 3.5 g
Fiber: 13 g

Afternoon Snack

Watermelon-Mint
4 cups Watermelon, diced
4 Mint leaves
1/4 cup Scallions diced (optional)
Place watermelon in bowl, top with mint leaves and scallions.
Calories: 48
Protein: 1 g
Fiber: 2.5 g

Dinner

Spinach, Broccoli, Orange and Arugula Salad (from Day 8)
Calories: 232
Protein: 8 g
Fiber: 9 g
Harvest Roasted Veggies
1 Butternut Squash – peeled, seeded and chopped
4 medium Sweet Potatoes – peeled and chopped
2 cups Baby Bella Mushrooms washed and cut into quarters
1 Yellow Onion peeled, cut into thick slices
4 Garlic Cloves – peeled and whole
Olive oil sprayed or drizzled over vegetables (1-2 Tbsp)
1/2 teaspoon Sea or Celtic salt
1 tsp. Fresh Ground Black Pepper – to taste
Dried Basil to taste (1 teaspoon)
Dried Thyme to taste (1 teaspoon)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Place first five ingredients on a baking sheet with parchment paper
Spray or drizzle with olive oil. Add pepper, thyme and basil and salt.
Bake for 40 minutes, turning them over half way. Onions and mushrooms will finish around 30 minutes – remove from tray and finish roasting squash and sweet potato.
Makes 4 -6 large servings (2 standard baking sheets full)
Save 1 baking sheet for Soup recipe – for Day 10
Per serving:
Calories: 313
Protein: 7 g
Fiber: 9 g

Night

Hot Herbal Tea (you can add Stevia for sweetness as desired)