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Day 10- Lentil Soup

Well, I’m sort of struggling today. I think it’s the cold and the rain that is making me miss hot chocolate along with everything else. I’ve craved Chinese, Zaxby’s, Mexican, you name it. I’ve been good though. Even after Kyle said “lets just go to Zaxbys and pick up some chicken tenders”. I did think about it for a bit and then said I’ve been so good and I would feel terrible if we did!

Breakfast was a smoothie refresher with a green banana. I love green bananas!

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Lunch was roasted veggies and beans. They were pretty good but next time I will wait to put the beans in after the veggies have cooked a little more. They were a little dry.

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Dinner was cooking all day long. I put it in the crockpot this morning. The bad news is that neither one of use liked it. I changed up the recipe some from what they suggested and I think I should of just stuck to the original recipe. They used red lentils and I used regular lentils. I also added squash and different seasonings. I made a huge pot and I’m disappointed it wasn’t that great!

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I’m planning on having some type of fruit for a snack before bed. I really wish is was a cup of hot chocolate though!

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  1. LaceyJanuary 10, 2012 at 6:49 PM

    You are awesome for not caving...you have done so well!

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