Day 3 - 30 Day No Ultra Processed Food Challenge #30daychallenge

Day Three of the 30 Day No Ultra Processed Foods Challenge

Things are getting real! The energy and enthusiasm of the first two days are gone and cravings for soda and snacks are on the mind.

I'm ornery, which is very common when quitting processed foods. Our bodies have become addicted to the ingredients in them and tend to throw a fit when we stop eating them.

I'm also thirsty. I read that our bodies store more sodium and water when we eat a lot of processed foods do to increased insulin. When we quit eating all that stuff, our body let's go of the water and can result in an increased feeling of thirst.

I've also lost 2 pounds - which I wasn't surprised about. The first few days of trying to be healthy usually result in a few pounds lost because I let go of water retention.

But the soda.... ugh - if you know a good way to make water taste good (without using ultra processed stuff) please let me know!

Food Dairy:

Breakfast:
Coffee with sweetened and condensed milk
Cottage cheese and strawberries (I'm NOT eating cottage cheese tomorrow)

Lunch:
Hamburger patty (without a bun) topped with pepper jack cheese and jalapeños I canned and the homemade BBQ sauce from Sunday
Canteloupe

Snack:
Zucchini bread and butter

Dinner:
Homemade chili topped with fresh grated cheese

Snack:
More zucchini bread... I need to get another snack on board

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