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I'm a mom of 2 kids and have been a photographer for over 4 years. I decided to task myself with doing a 365 {or rather 366} photo project for 2012. I will take a photograph every day, with my "big girl camera". It will mostly be about my life, portrayed artistically. I want to challenge myself creatively and try new things. I'm excited about where this project will take me and I hope you will follow the journey with me!


Sunday, January 29, 2012

365 Project | Day 28 & 29 | Seattle Portrait Photographer

In preparation for our upcoming Hawaii vacation for my husband's 40th birthday {yes, I'm pretty excited!!}, we've been doing this Fat Flush liver/body cleansing diet.  It's like Atkins but healthier.  Way healthier, but brutal.  My daily caloric intake is down to 1200 {at most} and I can't eat any carbs, salt, processed foods, or dairy.  And no caffeine or alcohol.  Just shoot me already.

The first two days were brutal for me.  I LOVE coffee in the morning, carbs, salt, butter, more carbs, cheese, and a glass of wine at night after the kids go to bed.  So with the start of this cleansing diet, I started off with a nice headache, transitioned into the shakes, more headaches, and major fluctuations in my energy levels.  Oh, and did I mention the sugar/salt/carb cravings and constant feeling of hunger?!

Its been 5 days now and I feel like I'm over the hump.  My body has gotten used to the new diet of protein, vegetables, smoothies, lots of hard boiled eggs, and the daily flax seed oil/psyllium powder recommendation.  By the way, have you had psyllium powder before?  It is dis-gus-ting!!  I'm not craving carbs anymore {unless you count this weekend when we ordered fries for the kids and the smell drove me crazy}, the headaches and all other side effects are gone, and the food tastes better!  Oh, and its working.

So this was my uber-healthy dinner last night, Day 28.  Grilled hamburgers with sautéed onions and peppers in low-sodium broth and garlic, all on a lettuce bun.  My side for the evening was some brussels sprouts - also sautéed in the broth garlic mixture, tossed with flax seed oil and pepper.  It. was. delicious.  I'm sure I wouldn't have said that on day one!


This is today's photo - Seattle's sparkles this time of year believe it or not.

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