Looking for the Energy

I read Amy’s post with envy…this energy that she’s gotten from the few days of this eating plan.  I can’t get out of my own way.  I made myself go for a walk but I pushed through it…I didn’t find it enjoyable at all. 
Breakfast:  Mocha Smoothie (my last with whey protein as my tub of Jay Robb’s Egg White Protein Powder came in the mail today).  Some yellow peppers at the farmer’s market (see Video Journal).   Handful of walnuts on the ride back from Walmart.
Lunch:  2 Cage-free eggs fried in extra virgin coconut oil (EVCO), piece of Ghirardelli Midnight Reverie 86% Cacao (yum, one pc was very satisfying!)
Lunch 2: Nuked Hebrew National Hot Dog and handful of pistachios.
Dinner:  Dark greens salad with maple vinaigrette (just a smidge), 4 oz filet mignon on a bed of mashed sweet potatoes with some sautéed field greens with a glass of pinot noir.
I must elaborate on dinner.  Saturday night is date night in my house and so it has been a quasi-“cheat night” while I’ve been on Atkins.  Not that I’ve gone too overboard but there was the breaded whatnot or the “few fries” kind deal going on.  Tonight we went late (thus the lunch #2) because it was Homecoming and we had to drop off my daughter at the dance at school  and then we went out.

We went to Fifty South in Ballston Spa, NY.  This is a great place that we frequently frequent for breakfast but have only been for dinner a couple times.  At breakfast time, it’s a bustling “diner” type of place but at dinner it is a fine restaurant!  I’m going to have to Yelp! about this place because it’s THAT good.


I felt a little guilty about the sweet potatoes but ate them anyway because they were AMAZING and there was probably only about 1/2-2/3 cup and they complimented the filet so nicely!  The wine, don’t know why I had it.  I have 2-3 glasses of wine per year.  I’m not a big fan but thought that it might help me relax.

Speaking of relaxing, I’m giving myself a 6 out of 10 for sleep.  My body is in the bed long enough (on weekends) buy my quality of sleep leaves much to be desired.  Not sure what to do about that.
Two days “in the can.”