So... for lunch I had beans and beans.
Everything still tasted good, but yesterday the food cravings were stronger - I was craving crunchy potato chips, fresh fruit, fried chicken, cookies, and ice cream. Also, CORNBREAD. Beans and cornbread just go hand in hand, as the song goes.
And did you know beans and cornbread meals are a NASA tradition?
"Every single successful space shuttle launch since the very beginning of the shuttle program has been followed by beans and cornbread. It’s a tradition."
For those of you who were expecting a Bon Jovi embedded video, sorry to disappoint. OK, I'm not too sorry because I love Louis Jordan's music.
All fun aside, I have to be honest and share a few struggles. The novelty and initial excitement of the 7-day challenge has worn off, so now, we just gotta try to stick to our guns, not be whiny and complain-y, and pray that God will help us get through the week with good attitudes.
The day was also tough because it was just very long; I didn't get home until almost 9 pm. For dinner, Matt made a masala-sauce beans meal. It looked and smelled delicious but I didn't really feel like having anything spicy. So I took some refried beans (basically mashed kidney beans), sprinkled some lemon juice in it (from extra lemons I had bought for the bridal shower), and mixed it with rice.
It tasted light, tangy, almost fresh, rather than being heavy and strong. The lemony flavors reminded me of hummus. I might do this again this week when I'm feeling like the beans are too strong and spicy. Also, I might go buy some chick peas to make hummus.
So now we are about halfway there... If you have done a diet like this before, what helped you get through the week?
And since you probably already have the song in your head, here's a picture to further cement it:
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