Day 1, Week 2

weight 109.4 lbs.
waist 2" below the belly button 30"
waist at the belly button 28"

My asthma is not gone, but improved.

Oh, and by the way, I have a new love--his name is Goji! It's okay though, my boyfriend loves him too ;-)

While researching about sulfites and rosacea (as sulfites are about the only food allergy I have found linking to rosacea) I decided to check the ingredients on my favorite rosacea products. Guess what they all contain: goji berry.

Curious about this "miracle" superfruit, I headed this evening to the Whole Foods for goji juice and dried goji berries. The juice I will take am/pm, but begrudgingly. The berries are soooo good. I am thrilled to have something with nutritional value to add to cereals, rices dishes, snack on. (With nuts out of the picture, I have spent way too much time munching Allergy Free Chocolate Chips.)

Funny thing is, despite our skepticism, after just 15-20 minutes, we both felt a bit exhilarated. Could goji berries be the answer to all life's questions? Perhaps not, but I will keep you posted on their progress in fighting rosacea.

Now, I must go and enjoy my sulfite free Red Truck vino and see what happens . . .

Here's what kept me going today:

Breakfast
Quinoa (prepared with chicken broth with yeast) Seasoned with Italian Herb Marinade (containing yeast)

Lunch
Beefed Up Fajita Bowl with Quinoa

Snack
Honey Nut Rice Cakes (nut free, of course!)
Rice Cereal with Allergy Free Chocolate Chips

Dinner
Savvy Chicken Sticks with Seasoned Tomato Sauce Over Quinoa

Snack
Glass of Sulfite Free Red Wine
1/3 of a Nana's No Gluten Lemon Cookie