A Steak & Cheese

On a normal day, i.e. one when I'm eating as I would normally do, I may have a craving for a slice of pizza or something wild like ricotta pie. Those things I do not eat, or I should say, allow myself will be what catch my eye or nose. But now my cravings have changed completely.

Last night, I dreamed about a steak & cheese sub. The dream was so real that I had wadded up the blanket so I could hold it like the roll. I can't tell you the last time I had a steak and cheese, but it was definitely in the 80's and most likely from Buddy's on Crest Ave. Suddenly, things I never even desire are first and foremost in my mind: cheeseburger with bacon on an onion roll, or a grilled cheese with bacon and tomato on challah. Um . . . where is my sudden bacon fetish coming from?

I understand that by taking away food, I am craving it more, but you would think I'd want something I actually eat. I'm not craving broccoli and tofu; soba noodles; saag and nan. I don't crave chicken or fish, which have also been out of my diet for 24 years. I seem to crave the one thing that grosses me out the most -- red meat and the other white meat. My face is cringing even as I type the word, meat.

Is my body trying to tell me something? Well, I've already added back into my diet my vegan protein powder, Vega. http://myvega.com/products/whole-food-health-optimizer/features-benefits If nothing else, the Vega shakes will make lunch in the office less expensive and complicated now that I'm juicing. I don't think of it as a cheat, as I occassionaly added soy protein to my fruit juices last year. I also had a superfoods powder that I would add to my juice, but wound up liking fresh wheatgrass more. Besides, the way I look at it -- Chewing is Cheating.

Daily Breakdown: Sunday
Juices Consumed:  Strawberry/Papaya/Pink Grapefruit/Carrot/Banana/1/2 Pear; Aveda Tea; Kale/Pear/Carrot/Papaya/Strawberry/Banana

Weight Loss:  1 lb (Juice Feast Total: 12 lbs)

Bodily Functions:  Normal

Exercise: I somehow wound up taking a 3 hour nap when I went to close my eyes for 2 minutes, so the day didn't go quite as planned.