Week 1 Thoughts.

Wow, I actually did it! I completed the first week! Woohoo, go me!

I have learned so much this week.  Even if I stopped the plan today, the things I learned in this short time would benefit me for the rest of my life.  I know that sounds extreme, but it's true.  I will definitely be better about eating more vegetables, and greens, that's for sure.

I don't know if I need to mix up the meals I've been eating, or what's going on, but I'm feeling very "meh" about continuing the plan right now.  I know I can eat this way for 6 weeks, and I know I've done a great job with this, but, to be honest, I'm tired of eating such large quantities of vegetables!  I would love some more variety thrown in.  And I'm kind of dreading finding some new recipes to try, and then making a shopping list, and then doing said shopping.   However, I will keep on keepin' on, and we'll see how it goes.  I have found some recipes, mostly from ETL, that I have enjoyed more than I thought I would.  Hopefully the recipes I try next week will be just as yummy.

Before I started, I was feeling very overwhelmed.  But once I started actually preparing the food, and finding recipes I liked, it honestly wasn't bad at all.  I'm surprised at how easy it was, and I'm glad I have stuck with it.

I plan on weighing myself in the morning, and I'm excited to see how much weight I've lost.  I weighed in throughout the week, but I wasn't home this morning to weigh myself.  Hopefully, whatever number is on there will renew my excitement for ETL.

My favorite food this week: Three Bean Mango Salad (ETL Cookbook)

My least favorite food this week: Raw tomatoes.  Blech.