Day 15

I had an alarm set this morning, but had a very rough time actually getting out of bed. I finally was able to get up and get my liter of water into my body around 11:15PM and was hungry just a bit later.

11:45PM
-Green Banana Mango Smoothie-

5 sm. Banana              450 cal
1 md. Banana              105 cal
1/2 Mango                    67 cal
3 Cups Baby Spinach    30 cal
1/2 Cup Water
2 Cups Ice

                      Total     652 cal


Just a regular green smoothie. I decided to add a bit of flavor with a half of a mango. Made just over 1.25 liters and was gone within 45 minutes.

2:20PM
-Exercise-
I had a bunch of energy still remaining from the big smoothie this morning and ended up taking a 3 1/2 mile walk.

3:45PM
-Small Green Salad & Fruit Salad-

1/2 Cup Baby Spinach      5 cal
2 lg. Leaves Romaine      10 cal
1 Cucumber                    30 cal
1 Stalk Celery                  9 cal

1 md. Banana                105 cal
1 lg. Banana                  120 cal
1 sm. Banana                  90 cal
1 md. Apple                     95 cal
4 md. Strawberries           16 cal
20 Grapes                       68 cal

                        Total     548 cal


After my walk, I was extremely hungry. I grabbed a regular sized banana to snack on as I prepared a nice small greens salad and a bit larger fruit salad. They were even more delicious than they looked! Finishing both of these took me nearly an hour.

4:40PM
-Snack-

1 extra sm. Banana 72 cal

Right after I finished up my salads, I was still just a bit hungry so I grabbed another very small banana to fill me up in order to hold me over until later.

7:15PM
-Green Banana Smoothie/Shake-

2 md. Banana (frozen)     210 cal
2 md. Banana                 210 cal
2 Cups Baby Spinach       20 cal
1 Cup Ice

                         Total     460 cal

I went into making this smoothie with the idea that I wanted a thicker more dense flavor. Instead of watering it down so much, I simply used two frozen bananas and only 1 cup of ice, which gave me powerful flavor of the spinach and the sweetness of the bananas I was looking for. Made only 3/4 of a liter, but I managed to get two glasses out of it. Finished them both within 25 minutes.

8:50PM
-Ice Cream Chocolate Brownie-

Ice Cream
2 md. Banana (frozen)                210 cal

Brownie
1/4 Cup Raisins                         109 cal
1/6 Cup Cashews                      125 cal
1 Tbsp. Coconut Oil (melted)      130 cal
1 1/2 Tbsp. Cacao Powder           36 cal

Chocolate Topping
1/2 Tbsp. Date Paste                   24 cal
1/2 Tbsp. Coconut Oil (melted)     65 cal
1/2 Tbsp. Cacao Powder              12 cal

                                     Total     711 cal

Now I've been waiting to make something fun like this! It only took me about 30 minutes to make everything and it was well worth it! I was really craving some desert type food today, and this couldn't fit the bill better. For the brownie, finely chop (in a blender or food processor) the 1/6 cup cashews until in very small pieces. Add the raisins and blend for another few seconds until well mixed. Add the coconut oil and cacao powder and continue blending until a ball forms. I would suggest using even less coconut oil than I did as my brownie was a bet wet afterwards. If you like it more dry, try adding only 1/2 Tbsp. or less. Press the brownie mixture into a store-able container and sit in the freezer while you make the topping and ice cream. For the topping, simply remove the seed of one date, chop up into a small bowl, add water as needed and smash with a spoon to form a paste. Mix 1/2 Tbsp. Coconut Oil, and 1/2 Tbsp. Cacao Powder into the bowl and whisk until a dark chocolate sauce forms. The ice cream is simple, just blend the frozen bananas until fluffy and creamy. Take the brownie out of the freezer, add a scoop of creamy ice cream, top with chocolate sauce, and enjoy the amazing treat along with the rest of the ice cream!
Note* The coconut oil causes the sauce to harden over the ice cream due to the coldness of the ice cream. If you prefer, substitute olive oil and the sauce will remain liquid.

1:00AM
-Small Salad-

1/2 Cup Baby Spinach     5 cal
1 Cucumber                  30 cal
1 md. Apple                  95 cal
6 Baby Carrots              24 cal

                       Total     154 cal

Since I awoke late this morning, it would make sense that I'd still be awake at this time. I had this calorie light salad in order to fill the void in my stomach in order to get me through the next hour or so until I could fall asleep. It was a lot of food despite being so low in calories, so it did the job perfect.



Approximate Daily Totals

Calories
2597 cal

Carbs                    Fat                    Protein                    Total
573.6g                  41.6g                 40.1g                       655.3g
81.10%                 13.23%              5.67%                     100%

Pretty average numbers here. Glad to see my fat intake has been hovering right around above 10%. This means I'm getting what I need to retain my weight and then some, which is my goal here. I want to gain weight.

Very delicious day overall! Lots of beautiful food complimented the perfect flavors. I really think displaying the food in a visually pleasing manners helps the mind anticipate the flavors more, which makes the consumption more enjoyable.

And that concludes Day 15! Officially half way!!!