Day 10

Today has been a very tough day living as a Nutritarian. It didn't start out that way. I woke up early, had a lot of energy, and ate an apple with delicious natural almond butter from Whole Foods. A couple of hours later, I had a snack of ice cold juicy watermelon. I thought I was well on my way to completing another successful day. Then, fatigue and weakness set in. I couldn't bear to make a salad with "no oil" dressing. The thought of eating it was just too unpleasant to go through the effort of making it. I had a couple of errands to run so I decided to stop by Whole Foods on the way back and pick up something ready made and healthy. It really wasn't that easy. There were tons of Vegan items that looked somewhat appetizing, however when I read the labels, they almost always had some sort of oil added. Now if I was on weight watchers, or most other "diets" this really wouldn't be a problem. But Dr. Fuhrman doesn't want us to eat oil in the first 6 weeks of his plan. He believes that all oils, even olive oil are really empty calories that lead to disease. I walked around the store and got more and more discouraged. Finally, I went to the bean aisle and bought a package of black beans. I decided to go home and make a salad and struggle through lunch. But.....I got lucky. I heated the beans, added some fresh salsa, and a really good balsamic vinegar. In a matter of minutes, I had one of the most flavorful soups I have ever eaten. Seriously, it was that good. I also made a romaine salad with avocado dressing. By the time I was finished I was full and hopeful again that I will make it through another day.