Whew! I've been unusually busy at work, but things have slowed for a minute.

Yesterday for breakfast I just had an apple, a banana and some cherries. Then I had an avocado, sprinkled with salt and pepper and eaten out of the shell with a spoon, as a midmorning snack.

For lunch I didn't have anything prepared, so I went to Jamba Juice and ordered one of their just-fruit smoothies (Pomegranate Paradise). Not quite raw, since it contains juice from concentrate and various preservatives (all citric acids, so not too bad). Anyway, I got the biggest one which is 440 calories. Tasted like much more than that! And I got a buzz from all the sweetness. But, at least it didn't have sugar or corn syrup.

For dinner we made marinated baked portobello mushrooms for me and NT, marinated baked salmon for AS. It was a new marinade recipe and we loved it, especially on the mushrooms! On the side we had new potatoes, with a dill-mustard-lemon sauce, and green beans.

This morning NT and I had held steady in our weight but AS had lost another half a pound. And she was able to pull her belt in another notch!

We all feel like we're just barely hanging on until the cleanse is over. But even though we're listing all the foods we want to have when we're off it, we're also making plans to cut our portions. For instance, when we go to restaurants we've pledged to order a half portion or else box up half right when it gets to the table. And we're going to try and have salads at home to fill us up a little before we get to the main course.