Cleanse - Day 4

Day 4 was kind of a fog. Little man Wesley had a very rough night that included me driving him on the freeway at 2:00 am to try to get him to fall asleep. We never had to try something like that with the other two. And he stayed awake the whole time! Maybe in addition to his mother's eyes he's got a bit of his grandma's insomnia.

So I wasn't functioning too well. Made it to work and got a few hours in before attending a presbytery meeting up in Fullerton. I forgot to bring my supplement pills with me so when I got home at 6:00 pm I had to take them and then wait the prescribed hour to eat dinner. Rules, man.

The silver lining in this day was my trip to Trader Joe's. I picked up the flax seed chips, the oatmeal, and the honey, and then splurged on some unsalted cashews and wheat bagels. The veggie flax seed chips are really good, but they have a ton of calories. A serving size is "about 7 chips" and that will add up to 130 calories. I think I cut myself off at 14 chips. It was good to munch on something snacky.

I'm fired up for oatmeal (never thought that sentence would come out of me). I really miss my bowl of cereal in the morning. In fact, I was looking in the pantry and we have a serious backlog of breakfast cereal. Two boxes of Raisin Bran Crunch, two boxes of Frosted Mini Wheats, and some Rice Krispies the wife used to make RK treats.

Being off milk now for a few days I think I could quit permanently. We drink 1% at the White House and if I'm to go back at all, I'll definitely switch to fat free. But maybe I'll try soy. Anyone have any experience with soy milk? How does it taste? I thought I read once that drinking soy milk presented its own issues. Anyone know?

I'll ask Yoda next time I see her.