Cucumbers and stomach pain.

Today's food amounts felt like a little too much...at lunch I felt stuffed...almost uncomfortably stuffed and after I felt myself starting to bloat and even got gassy. I have not been gassy since I started this 5 days ago so I knew this was a chance to write this down and start to figure out my trigger foods now if possible, too. Why wait? If something bothers me now, it's worth writing down and testing again.

So, I think it was the cucumbers. They have acid in them and I soaked them in apple cider vinegar, parsley, and garlic. The only thing I have not eaten since beginning this journey is cucumbers and parsley. So...I am writing those two ingredients down as possible trigger foods and will test them again, together and alone, to see what I can find out.

This us pretty much what I am going to have to do with all foods I reintroduce back in to my diet after these 40 days. It's going to be annoying and a process, but it's going to be worth the hassle if I can find out what to avoid to feel good.

Now, if it's cheese...well, that's going to be hard to stay away from! But, I'm not eating it now so maybe I will be fine ;)

Lost a little more weight this am...it really is great seeing the scale steadily go down. Makes this crazy diet worth it!

Grilled onions tonight and then baked garlic chicken on top of them...it was so good! Chicken was a bit bland compared Ti the other spices I have been using, but it was hearty tasting and felt like comfort food!

Both times today after eating lunch and dinner I have felt almost too full. This got me thinking I'm eating too much protein...not really sure. I think I need to invest in a better digital scale to really be able to stay on track with my meat sizes so I think next paycheck that will be a purchase for sure.

Tomorrow is food day at work. I've already talked myself out of cheating on the diet and even have a chocolate protein shake mix I can do instead of any snacks on the food table (which us RIGHT behind me may I add!) I'm just going to plan my meals normal and stay busy...no visiting the table...actually I will probably stare at it and take in the smells every hour on the hour...but will not eat anything. I will not eat anything. I will not eat anything. Wonder how many times I'll have to say it tomorrow ;)