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Day 18
breakfast - two eggs with tomatoes and onion (everthing fried)
lunch - roasted pork ribs, braised kohlrabi
dinner - dark chocolate, :( a few slices of bacon
Movement - bustling around the house, playing with pets
Sleep - excellent
Mood - excellent
Work and life balance - more work that I would have liked but my deadlines were not negotiable
Day 19
breakfast - Brussels sprouts with bacon and an egg
lunch - roasted pork bones with lots of meat on them, braised kohlrabi
snack :( - two bananas (but it was because of travel; bananas are so convenient)
late dinner - pork with Savoy cabbage
Movement - a short walk, bustling around the house, feeding animals
Sleep - excellent
Mood - almost excellent
Work and life balance - decent
Day 20
breakfast - finished pork with Savoy cabbage
lunch - a few bits of roast duck, about 10 radishes, a scoop of carrots, beets and apples, all grated and seasoned with lemon
dinner - 3 eggs and bacon, one endive, one kohlrabi
Movement - more than one hour of walking
Sleep - excellent
Mood - excellent (how else, after a massage?)
Work and life balance - decent
Day 21
breakfast - not very hungry so just some Savoy cabbage cooked in lard; very good!
lunch - grilled perch with leafy greens
dinner - salmon tartar (with lemon, mustard and a chilli pepper)
Movement - very good; about 90 minutes of walking plus my pilates class
Sleep - good
Mood - excellent
Work and life balance - busy but not stressed
Day 22
breakfast - sautéed broccoli, Savoy cabbage and fennel with a bit of bacon, capers and parmesan
lunch - roasted salmon, carrots, beets and apples, all grated and seasoned with lemon
snack - one tangerine, one apple
dinner - shakshuka (in this case: tomatoes, zucchini, onion, garlic) with two eggs, one orange, half a pear
Movement - 1 hour of walking
Sleep - not bad
Mood - not very good; I spent a lot of time resisting but with everyone around me having a cold, it was just a question of time. Previously, though, I would have been the first person to catch it, and now I was the last. :)
Work and life balance - OK
Day 23
breakfast - nothing, was not very hungry
lunch - at a Chinese restaurant; various fairly compliant dishes (except for oil) and vegetables, but I felt like eating some rice
snack - fruit salad
dinner - none, too full (edit: I got hungry later and ate a few Brussels sprouts sautéed in bacon fat, with horseradish)
Movement - about 30 minutes of walking (even this was rather exhausting with the cold)
Sleep - I slept looooooooong but spent the whole day being tired. Going to bed now.
Mood - good, considering the circumstances (especially the muscle aches are annoying, and swallowing is hard - I only tolerate warm ginger tea)
Work and life balance - I had to get some work done, but it didn't bother me much.
Day 24
breakfast - bone broth
lunch - shepherd's pie (with lamb and mashed cauliflower + sweet potato), 1/2 pomelo
dinner - hen soup, a tangerine
Movement - none
Sleep - not uninterrupted but sufficient
Mood - better than yesterday because my cold seems to be receding
Work and life balance - no work today, just reading and cooking
you are doing great! Congratulations! I have just given in. Which is horrible. I just want to get through the holidays and pick up from there. Really impressed with your ability to stay on track!
I don't feel like I am completely on track. I've been eating way too much fruit because of the cold, and also various sweet pastilles to relieve my sore throat.
I am sure there will be a huge support thread in January - more people will want to join, and it will be somehow easier to maintain discipline.
Day 25
breakfast - duck liver with bacon and onions, an endive, 1/2 pear
lunch - chicken breast sautéed in lard with assorted vegetables (carrot, fennel, green beens, bell pepper) and champignons, leafy greens
snack - various citrus fruits, some mascarpone, some dark chocolate
dinner - a cup of bone broth
Movement - none
Sleep - quite poor
Mood - quite bad - a major headache associated with the cold
Work and life balance - some work done, lots of reading